A fantastic hike to accompany little children, the visitors center loop offers a little of everything for everyone in a relatively flat easy to navigate set of trails.
The trail begins and ends at the fantastic visitors center (which holds a nice natural history display of the region, and a deck that offers sweeping views of the park) and meanders in and around the San Diego River. The trail provides natural rest stops under gnarled old oak trees, and stops at a flat rock on a sandy little beach that is riddled with morteros. The trail is well marked, and has signs explaining the features of the park. If you have a couple of hours to spend connecting to the outdoors, and would like to learn a little more about our region, the visitors center loop is the place to be.
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1 k // Jan 1, 2009 at 8:05 pm
we *just* did this hike yesterday but haven’t written it up yet. Much better than one would expect from something so generically named – we really enjoyed it.
One thing for people with dogs to worry about on this hike are all the mountain bikers. They come shooting down the trails & if you aren’t careful you might not be able to move your dog out of the way in time.
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