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Highlights: Cattail-rimmed Guajome Lake and secluded Upper Pond, freshwater marsh, nature trail, birding, overnight camping, QR Fit Trail

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Afternoon ocean breezes keep Guajome Regional Park temperate year-round, making it a popular destination for neighbors and visitors to engage in outdoors activities, including hiking, biking, or riding horseback on nearly 4 miles of trails that wind through and around this gentle coastal terrain. The park is home to a variety of native birds and animals and serves as an important rest stop for seasonal migrators. According to the park brochure, at least 186 species of birds have been recorded here.

Located 7 miles east of Oceanside and the ever-busy I-5, Guajome Regional Park features a deceptively natural setting that has been developed in various ways, going back to the California mission period. Originally inhabited by the native Luiseño Indians (so named by the padres of Mission San Luis Rey), this land was granted to two Luiseño brothers by the last governor of Mexican California in 1845. Ownership passed to several other parties before being gifted to Ysidora Bandini de Couts as a wedding present. Ysidora’s husband, Cave Johnson Couts Sr., built Rancho Guajome Adobe, located 1 mile to the east. Rancho Guajome Adobe is a National Historic Landmark operated by San Diego County Parks and provides a wonderful venue for guided or self-guided trips back in time.