San Diego Off the Beaten Path Tips by Aimdogg

This is great place to go hiking that is only about 20 minutes from downtown SD. Another name for this canyon is Marion Bear Memeorial Park, it runs paralell to the 52 freeway, directly south of it, between the 5 and 805 freeways. At the east end of the park, by the 805, there is a trail that leads up to a plateau where there are fabulous views of the surrounding areas. On the west side, there are more trails that run north along the 5. You will come across an old cement man made river that is dry. Above that are train tracks which are very much in use by amtrack, so carefull when crossing. You will see tons of lizards and birds. There are rattle snakes in this area, but i never saw one, just heard them. As long as you stay on the trail and are alert, you'll be fine! Enjoy!!

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