Poway, California Travel Information

Escondido / Lake San Marcos: Wine, Potatoes, and Safari This varied two-day itinerary takes you on new adventures, with plenty of change of pace and scene. Using Escondido as a convenient hub to explore the rural area, you visit and taste-tour local wineri... Escondido, CA

Escondido: Wild Adventures San Diego has two zoos, as most residents and visitors know. There’s the world-famous facility located in Balboa Park and the lesser-known San Diego Wild Animal Park, located in San Pasqual Valley abo... Escondido, CA

Golfing Torrey Pines and Barona Creek: Thirty-six Holes of Natural Wonder Golf isn’t very high on the list of nature-centric outdoor activities. Sure, you’re outside; there’s lots of green all around; you might even see a rabbit or two while you’re whipping around asphalt p... La Jolla, CA

Horse Whispering Country: Ramona and Warner Springs If the two of you need to get away from it all, Ramona offers an easy escape from the pressures of city life. It is San Diego County’s own “horse whisper” country, home to countless ranches that raise... Ramona, CA

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Rancho Santa Fe Looking around as the two of you drive east on Lomas Santa Fe Drive toward Rancho Santa Fe, you know you’re entering a special place. To the south are polo fields and horse sta-bles—a sure sign that y... Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Twin Peaks Trail (Distance: 1.1 mi) Twin Peaks, a scruffy, boulder-studded promontory rising amid Poway’s suburban streets, is most known for the street it is named after: Twin Peaks Road. After a briefly vigorous climb, it’s fun to pok...

Poway, CA - Hiking - length:2 mi

Lake Poway Loop (Distance: 2.9 mi) The Lake Poway Recreation area offers boat rentals and fishing, a walk-in campground, and a grassy picnic area. For day hikers, even busy weekends in this spacious area let you feel close to nature an...

Poway, CA - Hiking - length:3.2 mi

Lake Poway to Mount Woodson Trail (through Warren Canyon) (Distance: 2.9 mi) The trail runs along the base of the nearly 2,900- foot-high Mount Woodson. Lake Poway makes the start of this sometimes strenuous trail quite peaceful.

Poway, CA - Hiking - length:8 mi

Woodson Mountain—West Approach Trail (Distance: 2.9 mi) This more challenging hike to Woodson Mountain’s summit (compared to the east approach) takes you through a veritable obstacle course of gigantic boulders. The variety of shapes is amazing, from smoot...

Poway, CA - Hiking - length:6.8 mi

Lake Poway Loop Trail (Distance: 3.0 mi) This looping trail around Lake Poway serves two purposes. It’s an excellent exercise trail for runners and walkers, with a good mixture of flats, gentle hills, and a few fairly steep switchbacks. It i...

Poway, CA - Hiking - length:2.4 mi

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Carmel Mountain Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club Public, 18 holes 6296 yards, par 71 2.2 miles from center of Poway, California

Bernardo Heights Bernardo Heights Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6748 yards, par 72 3.2 miles from center of Poway, California

Doubletree Doubletree Golf Resort Public, 18 holes 6500 yards, par 72 3.2 miles from center of Poway, California

StoneRidge StoneRidge Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6425 yards, par 72 3.6 miles from center of Poway, California

Rancho Bernardo The Country Club of Rancho Bernardo Private Equity, 18 holes 6428 yards, par 71 4.5 miles from center of Poway, California

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