SAN MARCOS–The City of San Marcos Community Services will sponsor a Discover San Marcos hike to the San Elijo area on Saturday, June 1. This free, moderately difficult, 4-mile hike will explore the hills and canyons south and west of San Elijo Park, including Sunset, Canyon, Old Creek Ranch, and Copper Creek trails. There will [...]
Julian Gold Rush Days Returns
May 9, 2013 By
WYNOLA—Experience the era of California’s gold rush at Julian Gold Rush Days June 1 and 2 at the Julian Mining Company in Wynola. The old fashioned mining camp will offer free admission and parking, vendors, an arts and crafts market, food and drink, gem mining, children’s pioneer games and plenty of family fun. There will [...]
South Park Businesses Next on Bike Local Sunday Tour
May 8, 2013 By
SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition and the San Diego Business Improvement District Council announced South Park as the next Bike Local Sunday event, in conjunction with the City’s first CicloSDias Mini in Balboa Park. The Bicycle Coalition, an organization that advocates for and protects the rights of all people who ride bicycles, encourages folks to [...]
Friends Of Oceanside Parks To Host Heritage Park Festival Fundraiser
April 24, 2013 By
OCEANSIDE–The city’s Parks and Recreation Division and the Friends of Oceanside Parks will host the annual Heritage Park Day Festival fundraising event at Heritage Park. The event will feature live music, dance performances, an antique car show, historic building tours, food booths, vendors and chances to win opportunity drawings. Festivities kicks off on May 11 [...]
Concert Series Returns To Julian
March 10, 2013 By
JULIAN–While apple pie, wine and the beautiful back country contribute to its allure, San Diego County’s scenic and historic community of Julian, has become the place to go to hear – and learn from -some of the best acoustic musicians anywhere. Indeed, the buzz these days is about the Julian Family Fiddle Camp, its instructional [...]
San Marcos To Hold Hike
March 8, 2013 By
SAN MARCOS–The City of San Marcos Community Services will hold a Discover San Marcos Hike on April 6. The moderately difficult, six-mile hike will explore the Cerro do Las Posas ridgeline trails with overlooks of Lake San Marcos and the Pacific Ocean. There will be steep climbs with an elevation gain of 500 feet. Hikers that [...]
National Parks Serve as Powerful Economic Engines For Local Communities
February 26, 2013 By
WASHINGTON–National Parks continued to be important economic engines for local communities, with visitors generating $30.1 billion in economic activity and supporting 252,000 jobs nationwide in 2011, according to a peer-reviewed report released today by the National Park Service. “Places like the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty take our breath away and inspire us [...]
San Marcos Hikers To Visit Discovery Lake
February 18, 2013 By
SAN MARCOS–The City of San Marcos Community Services will sponsor a Discover San Marcos Hike on March 2 from Discovery Lake Park. This easy, 3-mile hike will circle Discovery Lake and follow the Discovery Creek and Cima Drive trails. Two challenging, 7-mile hikes to Double Peak Park and the ridgeline trails will also be offered, [...]
San Marcos To Sponsor Hike On Santa Fe Hills Trails
January 27, 2013 By
SAN MARCOS–The city’s Community Services will sponsor a free Discover San Marcos Hike on Saturday. The easy, 3-mile hike on urban trails will head east on the Santa Fe Hills Trail, south through the Arboretum and west on part of the Rail Trail. A more difficult side trip to the top of “P” Mountain will [...]
San Marcos To Hold Hike
December 18, 2012 By
SAN MARCOS–The City of San Marcos Community Services will sponsor a Discover San Marcos Heart of the City Hike on January 5. The hike is free and will begin at 9 a.m.; participants can sign up for the hike at 8:30 a.m. The easy, 3 1/2-mile hike will be on urban trails that will follow [...]
