Kit Carson Park...

Heading home from our lagooning, we detoured to visit this amazing park in the City of Escondido.

Indians of the acorn culture were the first inhabitants of Kit Carson Park. The park was named after Christopher (Kit) Carson, the famous scout who guided Captain John C. Fremont over the Sierra Nevada Mountains during a government exploration expedition. The park sits in a valley that is approximately five miles west of where Kit Carson fought in the Battle of San Pasqual.

According to San Diego Audubon, birding is excellent here. A creek flows southward through willow and sycamore woodland, past grass lawns with scattered trees, and a small pond at its center. Birding is active all year long aided by a good network of trails. Hawks, woodpeckers, ducks, warblers, bluebirds, and sparrows are among the birds to be seen. While we mainly observed ducks at play, the variety was pretty amazing for the short time we were there.



The City of Escondido acquired the land for its largest regional park from the City of San Diego in 1967. One hundred acres of the park have been developed and 185 acres have been preserved as natural habitat. With miles of trails, we plan to come back to this new found urban oasis for hiking and birding. Who knew?!
Like the explorer for whom this park is named, we continue to discover new lands with wonder! What fun and so close to home.

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