Desert View Trail

Desert View Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Desert View Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Desert View Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.86654, -116.41374. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Desert View Trail

• Cuyapaipe Mountain · viewpoint · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Valley · viewpoint · San Diego · ~15 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Stage Station County Park · park · San Diego · ~17 km · Must-see
• Agua Caliente County Park · sanctuary · San Diego · ~17 km · Must-see
• Oakzanita Peak · viewpoint · San Diego · ~18 km · Must-see
• Oriflamme Mountain · viewpoint · San Diego · ~19 km · Must-see
• Green Valley Falls · waterfall · San Diego · ~20 km · Must-see
• Carrizo Valley · viewpoint · San Diego · ~21 km · Must-see
• Little Stonewall Peak · viewpoint · San Diego · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rodriguez Canyon · viewpoint · San Diego · ~22 km · Must-see
• Carrizo Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · San Diego · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cuyamaca Peak · viewpoint · San Diego · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Cuyamaca · lake · San Diego · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chiquito Peak · viewpoint · San Diego · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pine Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · San Diego · ~27 km · Must-see
• Earthquake Valley · viewpoint · San Diego · ~32 km · Must-see
• Goat Canyon Trestle · viewpoint · San Diego · ~33 km · Must-see
• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park · sanctuary · San Diego · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Desert View Trail

Other treks near Desert View Trail

• PCT - California Section A · trek · San Diego · ~16 km
• Coast to Crest Trail · trek · San Diego · ~65 km
• South Poway Trail · trek · San Diego · ~73 km
• PCT - California Section B · trek · Riverside · ~105 km
• Mastodon Mine Loop Trail · trek · Riverside · ~140 km
• Pioneer Mail Trail · trek · San Diego · ~12 km
• Eastside Trail · trek · San Diego · ~19 km
• Sunrise Trailhead Trail · trek · San Diego · ~20 km
• Mountain Palm Springs Loop · trek · San Diego · ~22 km
• Black Oak Trail · trek · San Diego · ~27 km

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