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Carlsbad Beach, Bluffs, & Seawall

City of Carlsbad

Explore the worlds of the ocean intertidal zones

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Rating: Easy
Distance: 4.25 miles
Elev Min/Max: 5/60 ft
Elev Gain/Loss: +182/-199 ft

This beach hike extends from North Carlsbad Beach and Carlsbad State Beach to North Ponto Beach. Along the way, notice our natural beach ecology, especially the intertidal zone, its plants and wildlife, along with the impacts of human activities.

Mine Canyon

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Visit a large Kumeyaay village site with grinding areas and hundreds of agave-roasting pits. Then continue after a short drive, by foot, into the North Pinyon Mountains via Mine Wash.

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Rating: Easy
Distance: 5 miles
Elev Min/Max 2416 ft/3044 ft
Elev Gain/Loss: +750 ft/-750 ft

A major archeological site, a treasure trove of fascinating plants and animals, and beautiful scenery ranging from wide-open desert views to narrow winding mountain canyons all await anyone who takes a drive and hike up Mine Wash and Canyon.

Ghost Mountain

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Visit poet/author/artist Marshal South’s adobe ruins on a desert mountaintop

Rating: Easy to Moderate
Distance: 2 miles
Elev Min/Max: 2769/3215 ft
Elev Gain/Loss: +643/-643 ft

A rugged one-mile trail up the Ghost Mountain ridge leads to Yaquitepec (elev. 3215 feet), the ruins of an adobe home built by poet/author/artist Marshal South and his wife Tanya on top of waterless Ghost Mountain.