Lakeside River Park

Cappie’s Scoop: Mom was really excited about this trail and kept saying, look for wildlife like jackrabbits, roadrunners, red-tailed hawks, butterflies and goldfinches. Then as we passed the water, she said, look for egrets, mallards, coots and blue heron. I told her she can look for wildlife because I’m looking for sticks and pine cones! Priorities mom! Don’t hesitate to add YOUR scoop in the comments below!

Tips: If you happen to look up information about this trail, while it’s all a part of the San Diego River Trail, it’s shared between Lakeside and Santee. The trail from Channel Rd to the Lakeside Baseball Park is Lakeside and the trail from the Lakeside Baseball Park to Magnolia Ave. is Santee. This latter section is named the Walker Preserve trail.

Directions: Starting point is different than what’s in the write-up under more info. Can use address 10354 Channel Rd, Lakeside, CA 92040 which will get you close. From I-8 E or 52 E to 67 N to Mapleview St. Turn left on Mapleview St. and then turn right onto Channel Rd. After 0.2 miles, trailhead parking lot will be on your left.