Cuyamaca State Park Travel Information (Descanso, CA)

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Sweetwater River Loop Trail (Distance: 1.9 mi) Fed by countless ravines and rivulets on the slopes of the Cuyamaca Mountains, the Sweetwater River eventually becomes a watercourse worthy of the name river—albeit a sometimes-seasonal one. Below Gre...

Descanso, CA - Hiking - length:7.2 mi

Upper Sweetwater River (Distance: 1.9 mi) In the south end of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, the Sweetwater River slides placidly down a pleasant little gorge lined by alders, willows, and live oaks. Only during and after the rain or snow season...

Descanso, CA - Trail Running - length:7.2 mi

Sweetwater River Trail (Distance: 2.2 mi) Fed by countless ravines and rivulets on the slopes of the Cuyamaca Mountains, the Sweetwater River eventually becomes a watercourse worthy of the name "river" - at least in the rain or snow season. ...

Descanso, CA - Hiking - length:3.8 mi

Oakzanita Peak Trail (Distance: 3.7 mi) If water is an element essential to your hiking pleasure, you won’t want to miss this hike. Along Juaquapin Creek, you can sit in the shade and listen to the most peaceful of sounds—the gentle flow of...

Descanso, CA - Hiking - length:4.6 mi

Roberts Ranch Trail (Distance: 3.7 mi) Thanks to the crusading efforts of Descanso cabinetmaker Duncan McFetridge, affectionately known by some as the “Robin Hood of Cleveland Forest,” certain private inholdings in Cleveland National Fores...

Descanso, CA - Hiking - length:2 mi

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San Vincente San Vicente Inn & Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6633 yards, par 72 13.3 miles from center of Cuyamaca State Park

Barona Creek Barona Creek Golf Club Public, 18 holes 7111 yards, par 72 14.3 miles from center of Cuyamaca State Park

Oak Glen Sycuan Resort Public, 18 holes 6597 yards, par 72 15.7 miles from center of Cuyamaca State Park

Willow Glen Sycuan Resort Public, 18 holes 6605 yards, par 72 15.7 miles from center of Cuyamaca State Park

Pine Glen Sycuan Resort Public, 18 holes 2508 yards, par 54 15.7 miles from center of Cuyamaca State Park

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