San Diego California Events. Area focus - San Carlos

City: San Diego
Area Population: 21,850
Elevation: 738 feet above sea level
Distance from downtown SD: 16.7 miles northeast

Mission Trails Regional Park
1 Father Junipero Serra Trail
San Diego, CA 92119
(619-668-3281) Map

Easily the most popular area in San Carlos is Mission Trails Regional Park including: Cowles Mountain, Lake Murray and home to a state-of-the-art Visitor and Interpretive Center, Mission Trails Regional Park is operated and maintained by the City of San Diego in close partnership with the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation.

Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor's Center
1 Father Junipero Serra Trail
San Diego, CA 92119
(619-668-3281) Map

Park Rangers and volunteer docents provide a wide range of interpretive programming, including tours and hikes, as well as video and slide presentations. Over 60,000 school children have toured the park. With over 5,900 acres, Mission Trails is one of the largest urban parks in the country. It is also home to the Kumeyaay Campground and new Equestrian (Multi-use) Staging Area.

Kumeyaay Lake Campground
2 Father Junipero Serra Trail
San Diego, CA 92119
(619-668-2748) Map

Campers have their choice of 46 primitive sites (no water or electricity) for tents or recreational vehicles. Each site contains picnic and food preparation tables, a fire box, tent pad, and parking space. Water, bathrooms, and hot showers are provided nearby.

Cowles Mountain
Mission Trails Regional Park
San Diego, CA 92119

Cowles Mountain is a prominent feature within the city limits of San Diego, California and also within Mission Trails Regional Park. The hill is named after George A. Cowles, an early ranching pioneer in San Diego County. Its 1,592 foot (485m) summit is the highest point in the city of San Diego. The main trail to the summit is a popular hiking destination taking hundreds of people per day to a breath-taking 360 degree panorama of San Diego County. The hike to the top is 1.5 miles long and an elevation change of about 950 feet. This trail is on the corner of Golfcrest Drive and Navajo Road. A much-less-used but maintained trail begins near the intersection of Boulder Lake Avenue and Barker way. This trail meets the main trail near the summit.

Old Mission Dam
Mission Trails Regional Park
San Diego, CA 92119

The Old Mission Dam, located in San Diego, California was the first major irrigation project on the Pacific coast. The stone and cement dam is 220 ft long, 13 feet (4.0 m) wide at its base and 12 feet (3.7 m) high. Water was released for a sawmill and irrigation at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, 5 miles (8.0 km) away. It is now part of Mission Trails Regional Park, the largest municipal park in California.

Lake Murray
Murray Park Drive
San Diego, CA 92119
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Lake Murray Reservoir is located within the boundary of Mission Trails Regional Park, which lies between the city of San Diego and the neighboring communities of La Mesa and Santee. The lake is open for picnicking, walking, jogging, etc., seven days a week year round. It is also open for fishing and boating (when water level allows) seven days a week year round. Rental boats are available on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday only. Trails: This lake is very popular for bicycling, jogging, walking, rollerblading, and picnicking. Patrons can walk on paved road only as far as the dam gate (approximately 3.2 miles) and then must return, making it a 6.4 mile round trip. Directions: From Interstate 8, exit on Lake Murray Boulevard north, turn left on Kiowa Drive.

San Carlos Recreation Center
6445 Lake Badin Avenue
San Diego, CA 92119
(619-527-3443) Map

The San Carlos Recreation Center opened in 1970, following planning meetings held in area resident's homes. Many of the people who were committed to having recreational opportunities in the San Carlos community then, remain involved with current on-going programs and special events. Facilities: A gymnasium, a game room, a craft room, a kitchen, and meeting rooms that are available for rent. There is a children's tot lot, a lighted multi purpose court and four youth ball fields near a large picnic area which offers tables and benches.

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Services
San Carlos

Library
7265 Jackson Drive, San Diego, CA 92119
(619-527-3430) Map

Post Office
6519 Bisby Lake Avenue, San Diego, CA 92119
(800-275-8777) Map

Police
7381 Jackson Drive, San Diego, CA 92119
(619-287-7787) Map

Fire
6565 Cowles Mountain Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92119
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Schools
San Carlos

Benchley-Weinberger Elementary School (K-6)
6269 Twin Lake Drive, San Diego, CA 92119
(619-463-9271) Map - Website

Gage Elementary School (K-6)
6811 Bisby Lake Avenue, San Diego, CA 92119
(619-463-0202) Map - Website

Green Elementary School (K-6)
7030 Wandermere Drive, San Diego, CA 92119
(619-460-5755) Map - Website

Pershing Middle School (4-8/7-8)
8204 San Carlos Drive, San Diego, CA 92119
(619-465-3234) Map - Website

Useful Links
San Carlos

Bird Friends Of Lake Murray
City of San Diego Community Profile - Navajo
City of San Diego Community Profile - Navajo Map
City of San Diego - Mission Trails Regional Park
City of San Diego - Murray Reservoir
City of San Diego Neighborhood Maps - Eastern Neighborhood
Cowles Mountain History
East County Magazine
Greater Navajo Area Business Association
Kumeyaay Indians
Kumeyaay Lake Campground
Lake Murray Information
Mission Times Courier
Mission Trails Regional Park
Navajo Neighbors
Old Mission Dam History
San Diego County Business Directory - City of San Diego
San Diego Fish Online - Lake Murray
San Diego Unified School District
Wikipedia - Cowles Mountain
Wikipedia - Lake Murray (California)
Wikipedia - Mission Trails Regional Park
Wikipedia - Old Mission Dam
Wikipedia - San Carlos, San Diego, California

Community Profile: Navajo

The Navajo community, encompassing approximately 14 square miles, lies roughly north of Interstate 8, northwest of the city of La Mesa, west of the cities of El Cajon and Santee, and southeast of the San Diego River. The community includes the neighborhoods of Grantville, Allied Gardens, Del Cerro , and San Carlos.

The planning history of the Navajo community began in 1887, when the Junipero Land and Water Company developed plans for a town with a post office registration called Orchard. The area, located along present-day Mission Gorge Road north of Interstate 8, became known as Grantville in honor of President U.S. Grant. Between 1948 and 1954, a number of tracts were annexed to the City of San Diego totaling more than 6,600 acres. The San Carlos and Del Cerro communities were ultimately developed within these annexation areas. Today, the community enjoys its situation among some prominent and attractive geographic features, including the San Diego River and Lake Murray, Cowles Mountain, and Mission Gorge areas of Mission Trails Regional Park.

A wide variety of land uses are represented in the western portion of the Navajo community, including detached and attached residential in Allied Gardens, and some significant commercial and light industrial centers in Grantville, situated along both sides of Mission Gorge Road. The central and eastern portions of Navajo are primarily residential in character in the Del Cerro and San Carlos neighborhoods. Pockets of neighborhood- and community-serving commercial are situated at the intersections of major transportation corridors, such as Navajo Road at the intersections of Jackson Drive and Lake Murray Boulevard.

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San Carlos is a neighborhood in the eastern area of San Diego, California. It borders the neighborhoods: Del Cerro, Lake Murray, Tierrasanta, Navajo, Allied Gardens, the city of La Mesa and Mission Trails.

Developed by Carlos Tavares after who it was later named.

San Carlos is geographically defined largely by its proximity to Mission Trails Regional Park, and to the manmade reservoir Lake Murray. Patrick Henry High School serves all three neighboring communities of San Carlos, Allied Gardens, and Del Cerro.

Community centers include the high school, a community park and recreation center, and a performance venue and community room called Casey's Place.


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