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Returning to Luiseno Trail, turn left and follow it through the heart of Guajome Regional Park, coming out at the Lower Picnic Entrance in 0.6 mile. Along the way, you pass along marshy grasslands, palms, and a few relics of the irrigation system that helped create these wetlands. This is another great area for birding.

After pausing for lunch or a snack or enjoying playground time with children young and old, head back to the Luiseno Trail and proceed northerly on a wide path that crosses over small channels that bring water to the marshland in the westernmost section. Turn left in 0.125 mile to follow the Nature Trail or just beyond it on a path along the lower margins of the campground to reach Guajome Lake, 0.33 mile to the west. Once again, you can choose to go clockwise or counterclockwise around this 0.7-mile loop. The lake margins are less closed in than at Upper Pond, and several openings provide access for admiring the beauty of this oasis for humans and animals alike. Late afternoon lighting on the lake, as viewed from the west end, can be particularly attractive and a good excuse to have a camera with you.