Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Glen Arbor Park
Busy park with off-leash dog areas. Tree-filled, grassy park & popular local haunt for dogs to run around off-leash.
Cole Canyon Trail
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Lower Copper Canyon Park
Retreat for outdoor sports & picnics. Neighborhood recreational park offering a baseball field, basketball hoops & trails.
Murrieta Barratt Park
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Warm Springs Park and Preserve
City park with trails & horseshoe pits. Public park with walking & biking trails, picnic tables, mature trees & horseshoe pits.
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve
Rugged hiking site & a visitor center. 9,000-acre nature conservation with varying terrain & habitats, open trails & a visitor center.
Harveston Lake Park
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Sylvan Meadows Trail Head
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Sky Canyon
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La Alba Trail
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Discovery Park
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Greer Ranch Trailhead
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Vernal Pool Trailhead
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French Valley Wildlife Area
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Lake Elsinore Levee
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Salt Creek Trail
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Walking Trails @ Audie Murphy Ranch
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Wolf Creek Park
Scenic neighborhood green space. Recreation area with a sports field & playground, along with picnic shelters & mountain views.
Temecula Creek Trail Park
Natural area with playground & paths. Children's play area along with pathways, lawns, picnic tables & an exercise route.
Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve
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Salt Creek Trail
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Santa Margarita County Preserve
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Tenaja Falls
Scenic rocky hiking trail to waterfall. National forest waterfall accessed via a trailhead with spring cascades teeming with birdlife.
Cross Hike Menifee
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Mahogany Creek Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District
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San Juan Loop Trailhead
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Ortega Falls Day Use Site
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Monserate Mountain Preserve
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Los Jilgueros Preserve
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McVicker Canyon Park
Recreational area with sports facilities. Easygoing hangout offering a skate park & baseball/softball fields, plus a concession area.
McVicker Stairs Hiking Trail
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Hill of Abraham
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Dripping Springs Trailhead
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Wildflower Trail
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Owlbee Organic Farm
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Walker Canyon Trailhead
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Valley-Wide's Diamond Valley Lake Community Park
Many baseball fields & a fitness trail. Straightforward, 85-acre park with multiple ball fields, picnic areas & a fitness trail.
Northeast Trailhead Entrance
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McSweeny Park
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Hemet Maze Stone
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Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park
Large preserve with camping & wildlife. Huge, 8,000-acre park preserve with camping, wildlife sightings, nature walks, trails & more.
Simpson Park
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Hafliger Park
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Lake Mathews Estelle Mountain Reserve
Preserve with birds & kangaroo rats. Mountainous nature preserve along the Lake Mathews reservoir featuring birds & kangaroo rats.
San Jacinto Wildlife Area - Davis Road Unit
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Two Streams Fork
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Cougar Pass Trailhead
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Garrison Creek Nature Trail (Town Center Entrance)
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Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
Scenic park boasting 17 miles of trails. Sprawling park with canyons & rock formations plus 17 miles of hiking, biking & equestrian trails.
Oak Riparian Park
Playground with a field & picnic spots. Scenic neighborhood green space next to trails with a playground, grassy field & picnic areas.
Lake Calavera Preserve
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Wilderness Glen Park
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Wilderness Glen
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Calavera Lake
Scenic hiking area on a dormant volcano. A warren of trails on a dormant volcano draws hikers & cyclists to this serene locale with a view.
Lake Calavera Trail Head
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Lake Calavera Hiking Trail
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Daley Ranch Park
Nature reserve with hiking trails. Conservation area featuring 20+ miles of trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding, plus views.
Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve
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Calavera Nature Preserve
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Hosp Grove Park
Unpaved nature trail with ocean views. Winding through a eucalyptus tree grove, this trail with elevations of 100 feet offers ocean vistas.
Red Rock Canyon Park Trail
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Whiting Ranch Wilderness Trail, Portola pkwy
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Nature Park
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Buena Vista Park
A duck pond, ball fields & hiking too. Large park offering a tranquil duck pond, ball fields, a hiking trail & other features.
Buena Vista Park Loop Trailhead
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Lamb Canyon Trailhead 1
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South Fork Trail 2E17
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Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park
Park bordered by residential communities. Several trails connect this 1,424-acre public space to the communities surrounding it.
Sheep Hills Park
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Aliso & Wood Canyon Wilderness Park
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Box Springs Mountain Reserve
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Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (Discovery Center)
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