Oakoasis County Preserve

12620 Wildcat Canyon Road, Lakeside, CA 92040
Park: (619) 561-0580
Reservations Center: (858) 565-3600, (877) 565-3600
Hours: 8 a.m. – sunset, daily
Pedestrian access available sunrise to sunset, daily

Ideal for hikers, Oakoasis Preserve boasts nearly 400 acres of chaparral, manzanita, and woodlands. A 2.5-mile loop trail is well marked as part of the future Trans-County Trail system, which is planned to go all the way from Torrey Pines State Reserve to Anza-Borrego Desert. 

Explore the woods, hills, trail and sweeping views of the mountains and bring your four-footed friends! Horses are welcome, along with dogs on leash are welcome. 

Star parties are common at this preserve; join park rangers and the San Diego Astronomy Association on the second Saturday of each month for an evening of free stargazing. You can take a twilight hike to search for bats and scorpions, use high-powered telescopes with pros.

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