San Diegans can sample one of America’s largest urban parks during Explore Mission Trails Day on Saturday.
The annual celebration beginning at 9 a.m. offers dozens of “Discovery Stations” that focus on connecting kids to nature. Children and adults can ascend climbing walls, ride mountain bikes, experience close-up encounters with birds of prey and other animals, take a guided twilight hike, as well as a many other activities.
Food service will be provided between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the visitor center, as well as the East Fortuna staging area. Shuttles are also being provided from West Hills High School between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Mission Trails Regional Park encompasses nearly 6,800 acres of both natural and developed recreational land. Its rugged hills, valleys and open areas represent a San Diego prior to the landing of Europeans in San Diego Bay in 1542.
Explore Mission Trails Day is presented by the San Diego Park and Recreation Department, Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, and City Councilman Scott Sherman.
