Get Outside and Explore
Here is a guide to Hiking to Chiquito Falls near Lake Elsinore, along with the San Juan Loop Trail, and San Juan Falls. One thing to note about the hike to Chiquito Falls is that it is less technical to reach it than other waterfall hikes, while being longer, with more elevation gain. A hike here does not require Class 2+3 scrambling over large boulders, such as in Black Star Canyon.
The town of Lake Elsinore became developed and took off in1888. It was a stop on the famous Butterfield Stage route. The healing waters of the mineral springs here, drew in visitors from far and wide. Coal and clay mining, gold, ranching, fruit, and nut growing, helped drive growth. A series of boom and bust… Continue reading The Town Of Lake Elsinore
It’s early March as I drive down Highway 78 toward the town of Julian. California is cool right now at sea level, and at about 4000 feet in elevation, there is snow. I would visit Inspiration Point, Galletta Meadows, and Hellhole Canyon, in Anza Borrego.
Serafina Hikes 