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Every day is a great day to be outdoors when it comes to San Diego County Parks and Recreation. Are you ready for an adventure? We can help with that. Here are some ideas for the month of September! |
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There are many job classifications within the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation. Some staff work in the field, like volunteers, Park Maintenance Workers and Supervising Park Rangers. Others are stationed in an office environment, for example, our Community and Teen Center staff and Human Resources and Finance representatives. There is room to grow no matter what your title and where you work - not to mention regular opportunities to advance within the County workforce. Learn more at sdparks.org.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The North Coast Region of the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation encompasses five major properties between Oceanside and Solana Beach: Guajome Regional Park, Rancho Guajome Adobe, San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve and Nature Center, San Dieguito County Park and the San Diego Botanic Garden which is leased and operated by another agency. Additional properties include Val Sereno, Gopher Canyon, Diamond Trail and Magdalena Ecke County Preserves.
Teamwork is essential to maintaining, beautifying and offering programs in these parks. Staff work internally and with partners like California Center for the Arts Escondido, California Fish and Wildlife, Miracle League, Nature Collective, San Diego County Libraries, the San Dieguito River Park Foundation and San Elijo Water Campus, to name a few. Below are some recently completed projects.
- Last fiscal year, this region supported the County's Climate Action Plan by planting 662 trees!
- A fully accessible trail was updated at the San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, along with an ADA lookout point.
- With co-lead Nature Collective, San Elijo staff have been welcoming more than 1,000 5th graders every year—transportation provided.
- Sewer upgrades at Guajome Regional Park made it possible to transition 33 RV campsites to include full hookups.
- June marked the completion of the I-5 expansion project, featuring railroad double-tracking, trail connections and a massive restoration and wildlife protection effort at San Elijo Lagoon.
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO, THIS YEAR AND BEYOND:
Among other projects, Guajome Regional Park will soon have an ADA cabin, the bridges and towers on San Dieguito County Park’s Activity Hill will be updated, and a Wildlife Conservation Board grant (made possible through Nature Collective and other regional partners) will help will help fund restoration of 89 acres of riparian habitat in Val Sereno County Preserve and San Elijo Lagoon – treating and/or removing 150 non-indigenous tree species, maximizing water availability and climate resilience in the Escondido Creek basin and greater San Dieguito watershed, and reducing regional fire risk.
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
The San Dieguito Community Planning Group meets at 7 p.m., the second Thursday of every month at the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Station. Attendance is free and topics include regional priorities, funding, major maintenance, construction projects and recreation opportunities.
 Inside the Fall/Winter edition of our Program Guide are dozens of free activities that are sure to please park visitors of all ages, interests and abilities. Programs are planned and led by park staff – showcasing their individual areas of expertise and the wow-factors that exist within each diverse park location. We encourage you to peruse this publication, attend a program, plan a play day and tell us what we can do to improve your park experience. We look forward to sharing the ‘upside of outside’ with you!
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SEPT. 3, 10 A.M. - 6 P.M.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 2ND ANNUAL YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENT
Waterfront Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-232-7275
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SEPT. 4, 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
SUNDAY FAMILY FUN DAY
San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center
Learn more by calling the park at 760-634-3026
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SEPT. 9, 4 – 5 P.M.
TEDDY BEAR CELEBRATION
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 17, 2 – 4 P.M.
PET PHOTO EVENT
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 18, 12 – 1 P.M.
PICNIC WITH THE GOATS
Rancho Peñasquitos Adobe
Learn more by calling the park at 858-484-7504
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SEPT. 24, 2 – 4 P.M.
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY EVENT
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 25, 10 A.M. – 2 P.M.
CRAFTS ON THE PATIO: HIKING STICKS
Santa Ysabel Nature Center
Learn more by calling the park at 760-765-4098
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SEPT. 3, 9 – 11 A.M.
SATURDAY MORNING HIKE
Wilderness Gardens County Preserve
Learn more by calling the park at 760-742-1631
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SEPT. 3, 10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
INTERPRETIVE WALK
San Dieguito County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 858-755-2386
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SEPT. 17, 9 A.M. – 12 P.M.
RANGER-LED INTERPRETIVE HIKE
Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch
Learn more by calling the park at 858-513-4737
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SEPT. 17, 2 – 3 P.M.
MINDFUL WELLNESS HIKE
Tijuana River Valley Regional Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-428-2946
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SEPT. 17, 9 – 11 A.M.
SATURDAY MORNING HIKE
Wilderness Gardens County Preserve
Learn more by calling the park at 760-742-1631
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SEPT. 17, 5 – 6:30 P.M.
WILDFIRE EDUCATIONAL HIKE
Sweetwater Summit Campground
Learn more by calling the park at 619-472-7572
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SEPT. 18, 9 – 11 A.M.
RANGER-LED HIKE TO ANNIE’S CANYON
San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve
Learn more by calling the park at 760-634-3026
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SEPT. 24, 3 – 4 P.M.
NATURE HIKE
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 25, 9 A.M. – 12 P.M.
TRAIL TREK
Wilderness Gardens County Preserve
Learn more by calling the park at 760-742-1631
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SEPT. 25, 3 – 4 P.M.
NATIVE PLANT NATURE WALK
San Dieguito County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 858-755-2386
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SEPT. 3 AND 4, 9 A.M. – 12 P.M
WEEKEND NATURE DISCOVERY TABLES
Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch
Learn more by calling the park at 858-513-4737
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SEPT. 8, 3:30 – 4:30 P.M.
AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 8, 7 – 8 A.M.
WORKOUT GROUP
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 10, 8 – 9 A.M.
YOGA AT LOS PENASQUITOS
Rancho Peñasquitos Adobe
Learn more by calling the park at 858-484-7504
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SEPT. 10, 2 – 3 P.M
JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 10, 8 – 10 A.M.
EARLY MORNING BIRDING
El Monte County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-443-1474
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SEPT. 10 AND 11, 9 A.M. – 12 P.M
WEEKEND NATURE DISCOVERY TABLES
Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch
Learn more by calling the park at 858-513-4737
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SEPT. 11, 10 A.M. – 2 P.M.
ADVENTURES IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND GOLD PANNING
Santa Ysabel Nature Center
Learn more by calling the park at 760-765-4098
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SEPT. 11, 10 – 11 A.M.
CONNECTING WITH NATURE MEDITATION & QI GONG
San Dieguito County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 858-755-2386
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SEPT. 15, 7 – 8 A.M.
WORKOUT GROUP
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 15, 3:30 – 4:30 P.M.
AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 17 AND 18, 9 A.M. – 12 P.M
WEEKEND NATURE DISCOVERY TABLES
Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch
Learn more by calling the park at 858-513-4737
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SEPT. 22, 7 – 8 A.M.
WORKOUT GROUP
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 22, 3:30 – 4:30 P.M.
AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 24, 8 – 9 A.M.
YOGA AT LOS PENASQUITOS
Rancho Peñasquitos Adobe
Learn more by calling the park at 858-484-7504
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SEPT. 24 AND 25, 9 A.M. – 12 P.M
WEEKEND NATURE DISCOVERY TABLES
Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch
Learn more by calling the park at 858-513-4737
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SEPT. 29, 7 – 8 A.M.
WORKOUT GROUP
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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SEPT. 29, 3:30 – 4:30 P.M.
AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT
Potrero County Park
Learn more by calling the park at 619-478-5212
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