Palomar Mountain State Park

San Diego County, California · State Park

A forested mountain park in San Diego County featuring meadows, pine and oak woodlands, hiking trails, and campgrounds, offering cool high-elevation escapes near the famous Palomar Observatory.

Campgrounds

• Cedar Grove Group Camp — April – November · 3 tent sites · Group camp · Drive-in · reserve
• Doane Valley Family Camp — April – November · 34 tent sites · Drive-in · reserve

Top trails

• Boucher Trail and Palomar Mountain Loop — 9.3 mi · Loop
• Boucher Trail, Thunder Spring, Silvercrest Trail — 6.1 mi · Loop
• Doane Valley Nature Trail — 0.9 mi · 113 ft gain · 21m · Loop
• Scott's Cabin Trail — 1.3 mi · 400 ft gain · 39m · Out & back
• French Valley — 1.3 mi · 9 ft gain · 26m · Out & back

More trails here: Chimney Flat, Upper Doane Valley Trail, Weir Trail, Baptist Trail, Boucher Trail, Thunder Springs.

Coordinates: 33.3391, -116.9067.

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