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town.descanso

Horse country, the back country of San Diego County. Beautiful mountain foothills, oaks, wild grasses, big squirrels, snow sometimes, & seasonal streams. This residential community is on the way to Julian, the apple pie town of San Diego mountains. This rural residential area should not b confused with Descanso Gardens -one of Los Angeles's oldest botanical gardens.

descanso, California

elevation: 3395'
population: 2,000
zip code: 91916

Country

country
terrain
:
mountain foothills town with oaks & meadows


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Descanso

location:
San Diego County
East of San Diego
off Interstate 8

lodging

Descanso
lodging

recreation

recreation:

  • backpacking
  • camping
  • Cedar Creek Falls
  • hiking
  • horseback riding
  • Green Valley Falls
  • mountain biking
  • rock climbing
  • parks, forests, rivers & lakes

    parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

  • Cleveland National Forest
  • El Capitan Reservoir
  • Lake Cuyamaca
  • Rancho Cuyamaca State Park
  • description:
    Small residential town in the San Diego backcountry. Ranches & farms line the oak countryside roads. Cabins, camping & creeks nearby.

    nearby towns
    nearby towns:
    Alpine
    Julian
    Ramona
    Mount Laguna
    Pine Valley
    Campo








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