Sports & Outdoors
Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve
Check pricesA roughly 4,000-acre natural canyon preserve in San Diego, jointly run by the city and county, with trails, wildlife, and historic adobe ruins.
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Sports & Outdoors
Black Mountain Open Space Park
A 2,352-acre city-owned natural area in Rancho Peñasquitos with hiking, biking, and horse trails and wide views from its summit.
San Diego, CA
About Black Mountain Open Space Park
Black Mountain Open Space Park is a large natural area run by the City of San Diego in the Rancho Peñasquitos neighborhood. Its central peak rises to about 1,554 feet and rewards visitors with broad views that reach the ocean, nearby mountains, and downtown San Diego. A dirt trail of roughly 2.5 miles climbs to the top from Hilltop Community Park. The park offers many trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding through hills, canyons, grasslands, and streamside areas. Chaparral and coastal sage scrub cover much of the land, and the park supports many bird species along with mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. Plants and animals here are protected, so visitors are asked to leave them undisturbed. Volunteers can help with cleanups, habitat restoration, and trail upkeep.
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