Los Penasquitos Canyon Trailhead

"This place is a surprising little gem in SD and I’ve spent many moments here on walks with friends, trail runs, training for long backpacking trips, lounging in trees with hummingbirds, and hanging out by the water. You can do an out and back, or take the whole thing and uber back which isn’t so bad if you’re just visiting and wanting to see the whole place. Some days I’ve found that there aren’t very many people out and it makes it that much more peaceful to just be. The weekends will be much more crowded. The trails are well maintained and the waterfall area is nice to sit on the rocks an"

4 months ago

"The trail is amazing! It winds through lush forests, open fields, and finally ends at a refreshing river surrounded by rocky cliffs. It's the perfect place to cool off after a hike. There's a convenient parking area at the trailhead and a picnic area to relax before or after your adventure."

7 months ago

"This has been to this waterfall hike more than once . The reason I give this game 3/5 star for the fact I can tell too many people who are coming here to be partying and leaving their trash . I’ve seen bottles of alcohol and other containers. This makes me sad 😔when I see results like this it makes me not want to share hiking spots . The water looked contaminated with trash . It made me very emotional (sad and mad ) because I used to be able to actually go inside the water and enjoy being in the water here . Now I can see the side effects of results of too many people pollute this beautiful p"

11 months ago