This is a great place to go with your horse! The trails are good and have differing degrees of difficulty. Beautiful, especially in the spring! There are mountain bikers but most are very considerate about not spooking your horse!

We are not REAL hikers but always enjoy our trips to Daley Ranch to hike the wide trails there. The Ramona lilac is in blossom on the hills at this time of the year, giving a lavender-blue tinge everywhere. There is a box at the trail entrance with maps, but the suggested price is $2, so we didn't take one.... More

Many miles of trails most with little elevation gain. You can get a climb if you do the trail that takes you up to Tom's Peak. Cool Ranch House and Historic area. Easy to get to off of the 15 freeway. A little hot to hike during the months of June-September but the rest of the year it's a real... More

Adjacent to Dixon Lake, Daley Ranch is a 3,000+ acre chunk of SoCal wilderness right in the middle of Escondido. Hike/Bike/Horse trails run all throughout the park with differing degrees of difficulty. (it also has a ton of Geocaches if your into that sort of thing). There is an old Ranch house on the property though I've never made it... More