Places to Explore In North County and Around

Borrego Springs

• 3 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 1 Things To Do

Carlsbad

Once-sleepy Carlsbad, lying astride I–5 at the north end of a string of beach towns extending from San Diego to Oceanside, has long been popular...

• 8 Restaurants
• 8 Hotels
• 8 Things To Do

Cuyamaca Mountains

The Cuyamaca and Laguna mountains separate coastal and inland San Diego from the desert. In most years abundant winter rainfall here produces thick oak and...

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 0 Things To Do

Del Mar

Del Mar comprises two sections: the small historic village adjacent to the beach west of I–5 and a growing business center surrounded by multimillion-dollar tract...

• 9 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 6 Things To Do

Encinitas

Flower breeding and growing has been the major industry in Encinitas since the early part of the 20th century. The city, which encompasses the coastal...

• 12 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 6 Things To Do

Escondido

Escondido and the lovely rolling hills around it were originally a land grant bestowed by the governor of Mexico on Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1843...

• 6 Restaurants
• 4 Hotels
• 13 Things To Do

Fallbrook

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 1 Things To Do

Julian

Gold was discovered in the Julian area in 1869, and gold-bearing quartz a year later. More than $15 million worth of gold was taken from...

• 9 Restaurants
• 6 Hotels
• 22 Things To Do

Oceanside

The beach culture is alive and well in Oceanside with surf shops, casual restaurants, museums, and a boardwalk that leads to the pier and harbor...

• 7 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 8 Things To Do

Palomar Mountain

Palomar Mountain, at an altitude of 6,140 feet and with an average of 300 clear nights per year, has the distinction of being the home...

• 1 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Ramona

• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 1 Things To Do

Rancho Bernardo

Rancho Bernardo straddles a stretch of I–15 between San Diego and Escondido and is technically a neighborhood of San Diego. Originally sheep- and cattle-grazing land...

• 4 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 1 Things To Do

Rancho Santa Fe

Groves of huge, drooping eucalyptus trees cover the hills and valleys of this affluent and exclusive town east of I–5. Rancho Santa Fe and the...

• 4 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Things To Do

Solana Beach

Once-quiet Solana Beach is the place to stroll with a latte and look for collectibles, artwork, and contemporary fashions. The Cedros Design District, occupying four...

• 8 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 12 Things To Do

Temecula

• 6 Restaurants
• 6 Hotels
• 16 Things To Do