Backpacking in San Diego County
There are some great places that you can go backpacking in San Diego County. Some of my favorite places are in the Cleavland National Forest, and the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Backpacking in San Diego's Cleveland National Forest
Anyone can go overnight backpacking almost anywhere in the Cleveland National Forest for free. All you need to do is contact the Cleveland National Forest and ask for a backpacking permit. I live in Ramona, so I usually just drive over to the Palomar District Goose Valley Ranger Station located on Black Canyon Road (off of Magnolia) in Ramona. When filling out the permit, you will need to know the dates you will be going, the area you will be at, the number of nights you will be camping, the make/color of your vehicle(s) and the vehicle(s) license plate number.
When backpacking in San Diego's Cleveland National Forest, you will never be allowed to have a campfire. Your backpacking permit will be stamped with a "NO CAMPFIRES ALLOWED" stamp.
Here are a few of my favorite places to backpack/camp in the Cleveland National Forest:
Backpacking in San Diego's Anza-Borrego State Park
Anyone can go overnight backpacking anywhere in the Anza-Borrego State Park for free. You do not even need a permit to camp in the Anza-Borrego State Park. There are only a few places in Borrego where you will have access to fresh water, most of the time, you will only have the water that you bring with you.
When backpacking in The Anza-Borrego State Park, campfires are only allowed in metal containers. Since it is not practical to bring a metal container with you when backpacking, you should plan on not having a campfire.
Here are a few of my favoriet places to backpack/camp in the Anza-Borrego State Park:
- Smoke Tree Canyon
- Sheep Canyon
- Goat Canyon
General Backpacking Tips
There are lots of places where you can camp near a water source (creek or stream). It is highly recommended that you filter the water before you use it to drink or cook with.
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Have you tried Alder Canyon (near Sheep Canyon, off Coyote Canyon)? I recently moved back to San Diego county from AZ after many years away. Hope to get back to some of my remembered sweet areas. Cuyamaca has more rules now, and only two trail camps, whereas 40 years ago, I would just get dropped off and start hiking for several days up there.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone backpacked/camped the Aqua Caliente Trail lately. It's May 28th, 2015 today. I'm taking a group of Boy Scouts and am inquiring about the availability of good camping spots and water (very important). According to the report on this website there is water in the creek year round. But, I'm just checking because that post is over a year old. Thanks. Larry
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