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Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Review
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Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Parks, Julian
Fodor's Review:
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park spreads over more than 25,000 acres of open meadows, oak woodlands, and mountains, rising to 6,512 feet at Cuyamaca Peak. Much of the park, including all of its infrastructure, burned during a wildfire in 2003. Local volunteers have been rebuilding the 120 mi of hiking and nature trails, picnic areas, campgrounds, and museum, and much has been completed. However, even five years later a drive through the park will reveal nature's healing processes as abundant seasonal wildflowers and other native plants emerge from the blackened earth in a breathtaking display. For an inspirational desert view, stop at the lookout about 2 mi south of Julian on Route 79; on a clear day you can see several mountain ranges in hues ranging from pink to amber stepped back behind the Salton Sea.
INFO
- Address: 12551 Highway 79, Descanso, CA, 91916
- Phone: 760/765-0755
- Web site
WHAT'S NEARBY
- Restaurants
- Julian Grille
- Julian Pie Company
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