Ramona San Vicente Resort
This fine Ramona Golf and Tennis Resort is located 45 minutes from San Diego and 20 minutes from Wild Animal Park. Extensive Equestrian facilities, walking and hiking trails.

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Tour Cleveland National Forest CNF
10845 Rancho Bernardo Rd, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92127-2107; 858-673-6180; NFS Website;

Southern most of protected forest lands in California includes 430,000 acres of San Diego, Orange and Riverside divided into three distinct areas. Comprises of conifer woodlands and chaparral.

CNF was originally set aside by President Roosevelt in 1908 to protect its watershed (not all national forests are designated to manage timber).

Until the arrival in San Diego of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, these lands were known only to the desert and coastal Indian tribes who used them. The Kumeyaay, Luiseños, Cahuilla and Cupeño found a good living on the abundant acorns and game. Many of our trails today follow those routes first used by these early dwellers.

The popular driving loop to see the best of Cleveland N.F. is to follow Sunrise Highway (County Hwy-S1) up past Mount Laguna.

Forest Wildlife
Wildlife native to the forest include mountain lions, bobcats, mule deer and even a subspecies of banana slug. Over 78 sensitive, threatened or endangered species live here.
Birding - Includes the Golden Eagle.
Laguna Meadow - One of Southern California's great mountain meadows. Scenic hiking trails and spring wildflowers located of Sunrise Highway (Hwy-S1).
El Prado Campground - Located off Sunrise Highway (Hwy-S1).
Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve - Outdoor trails (619) 765-0650;
Roberts Ranch - Outdoor trails (619) 445-3904

Hunting Seasons
Cleveland NF provides limited opportunities for game and bird hunting during select seasons only. Licensed game hunting is limited to rabbits, deer, pigeons, quail, geese and turkey. No hunting permitted within 150 yards of any residence, campground, ranger station or highway.

Mountain Trails
Forest Trail Guide;
Cleveland NF maintains many miles worth of mountain trails suitable for hiking, mountain biking, equestrian and/or ATV use. This includes Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.

Tour Pacific Crest Trail PCT
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is the jewel in the crown of America’s scenic trails, spanning 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada. Hikers cross the beauty of the desert, glaciated expanses of the Sierra Nevada, and provides commanding vistas of volcanic peaks and glaciers in the Cascade Range. The trail also passes through historic mining sites and evidence of human’s endless quest for natural resources.

Trabuco Ranger District - North
1147 East Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92879; (951) 736-1811
Consists of most of the Santa Ana Mountains in Southwest Riverside County and is bisected by the Ortega Highway, which runs from San Juan Capistrano to Lake Elsinore.

Campgrounds - Trabuco Forest District
If you have any questions, please contact your local district office regarding forest restrictions that may apply to the location you are planning on visiting.
Blue Jay - 3500 elev / 50 sites / Year Round / Near Lake Elsinore
El Cariso - 2600 elev / 24 sites
Upper San Juan - 1800 elev / 18 sites - Located Adjacent to the Ortega Highway (SR-74), 21 miles east of San Juan Capistrano and 9 miles west of Lake Elsinore.
Wildomar - 2400 elev / 11 sites

Rancho Bernardo Inn
San Diego's Legendary Golf Resort and Spa
Set in the San Pasqual Mountains just 25 miles north of San Diego and surrounded by 265 acres of carefully manicured golf course and lush California landscape, the Rancho Bernardo Inn features 108 holes of great golf.

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ViaTor Discount Pass to Park - Please enter code TRVLNOW at check-out.

Palomar Ranger District - Center
1634 Black Canyon Rd., Ramona, CA 92065(760) 788-0250
Includes the "Highway to the Stars" from State Route 76 to the top of Palomar Mountain in San Diego North County.

Palomar Mountain
One of the best outdoor wilderness locations in San Diego and home to formerly the largest astronimical observatory in the world. Site of Palomar State Park.

Rancho Cuyamaca State Park
The beautiful park offers camping and hiking in an oak woodland forest, with a sprinkling of pines and lovely meadows with creeks. There are over 100 miles of trails which accommodate hikers, bikers, and equestrians.



Explore The Stars - Summer / Fall / Public
An exciting amateur astronomy project occurs each summer and fall at Palomar Mountain's Observatory Campground. A group of amateur astronomers from all across Southern California bring the beauty and the awe of the night sky to more than a hundred non-astronomers at a location only two miles from the world renowned Palomar Observatory.

Campgrounds - Palomar Forest District
If you have any questions, please contact your local district office regarding forest restrictions that may apply to the location you are planning on visiting.
Fry Creek - Elev 4900 / 15 sites / Near Santa Ysabel
Indian Flats - Elev 3600 / 17 Sites / Seasonal / Near Warner Springs / Pacific Crest Trail Access / No Water
Observatory - Elev 4800 / 42 sites - Site of Explore The Stars Amateur Astronomy Project - Location two miles from the observatory
Dripping Springs - Elev 1600 / 33 Equestrian Sites / Seasonal June to February - Near Temecula, adjacent to Agua Tibia Wilderness area.



Agua Tibia Wilderness
15,934, wilderness area created in 1975 in the Northern portion of the Palomar Ranger District. This mountainous area is cut by many deep canyons containing only intermittent streams with chaparral, oak woodlands and some coniferous forests at the higher elevations. Elevation ranges from 1,700 feet in the canyon bottoms to the 5,077 foot Eagle Crag Peak at the southeast corner. Small pools of water in the canyon bottoms become warm in summer months and thus the name Agua Tibia—Spanish for warm water. Late autumn through springs is a popular time to explore several major trailheads leading off from Dripping Springs Campground.

Descanso Ranger District - South
3348 Alpine Boulevard, Alpine, CA 91901; (619) 445-6235
Forest area east of City of El Cajon including Mount Laguna in San Diego East County.

Tour Mount Laguna
Mountain Resort, Astronomy Observatory and Wilderness Adventures in the southeastern corner of CNF.

Loveland Reservoir - Fishing
Northshore access from Japatul and Dehesa Roads; Reservoir Website;
Fish Stock: Bass, Catfish, Bluegill, Red-eared Sunfish;
Loveland Reservoir, near Alpine, has a capacity of 25,400 acre feet. Its dam is 203 feet high and 765 feet wide, and was completed in 1945. Loveland reservoir is owned and operated by Sweetwater Authority, a pubic water agency. They established 1997 to provide pubic fishing access along a five-mile portion of the shoreline. Fishing access is limited to posted areas between sunrise and sunset only.

Sunrise Scenic Byway - County Road S1
Highway Detail Map
This alpine highway leads to many desert and coastal scenic overlooks, campgrounds and winter snowplay areas in the Laguna Mountains.

Campgrounds - Descando Forest District
If you have any questions, please contact your local district office regarding forest restrictions that may apply to the location you are planning on visiting.
Bobcat Meadow - Elev 3800 / 20 sites / firerings
Boulder Oaks - - Elev 3300 / 30 sites / 17 equestrian sites / Seasonal / Pacific Crest Trail Access
Burnt Rancheria - Elev 6000 / 111 sites / firerings / seasonal / Pacific Crest Trail Access - Take Interstate 8 to the Sunrise Highway (S1) and travel 9.4 miles North. Pines and oaks abound in the campground.
Cibbets Flats - Elev 4200 / 25 sites
Corral Canyon - Elev 3500 / 20 sites / firerings / open yearround
Laguna - Elev 5200 / 104 sites / grills / open yearround - Site of SDSU "Star Parties" on most Saturday evenings during the summer months.

Inaja & Cosmit Reservation - Cuyamaca CA
Kumeyaay / Diegueno Indian Band
Probably the least-known Indian reservation in San Diego County. This 851-acre reservation is tucked away in Julian’s backcountry. Very few people have actually seen this land, yet at one time it was home to many people and even had its own school.

El Capitan Reservoir
El Capitan Reservoir has the largest capacity in the City of San Diego Lakes system. It has public access for swimming, boating, and fishing. It's located approximately 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego, on the San Diego River.

Viejas Resort - Alpine CA
Indian gaming resort, shopping mall and RV Campgrounds. Calendar of upcoming concerts and live entertainment.