San Elijo Lagoon

Please don't park in front of my house to make out or smoke out. There are plenty of other places in the neighborhood without street lamps showing me what you're doing.

There are multiple plant communities and more than 250 species of shore and water birds at the lagoon. Read more

Leave a car/bike at one end of the lagoon and hike the whole thing. El Camino Real (in Rancho Santa Fe) to the ocean (seaside reef, south Cardiff beach parking lot )... Great, few mile hike .

So peaceful and relaxing walking the Trail

Such a beautiful place for a morning hike !

Fun trails but wear mosquito repellent after 4

The best place to start is at the end of N Rios Ave .

Bring Binoculars !!!

Watch out for rattlesnakes.

dont start off of Santa Helena...not sure what this person was thinking...go over off of Rios Ave