Carrizo Creek Area

Trail Head in De Anza Resort, fee require check with the resort on fees. Otherwise will have to park off site. Warning De Anza Resort is clothing Optional.

Morteros within a rock, The area is rich with signs of older inhabitants.

Crossing the Creek.

If rockscapes are your thing there's plenty here.

A rock seeming to be teetering on the edge.

The area abounds in plant life that has spines and thorns.

Looking back one can see Round Mountain in the distance. Round Mountain is an extinct Volcanoe.

Old Cabin ruins reduced to a pile of wood.

Old Wagon road running down to Carrizo Creek. Across the way The Impossible Railroad.

A tall pile of boulders overlooking Carrizo Creek and The Impossible Railroad.

The old wagon road leads down to Walkers Creek, above a small trestle on The Impossible Railway.

Small trestle on The rail line, some miles beyond lays one of the largest wooden trestles in the world, The Goat Canyon Trestle.

Goat Canyon Trestle

Old train cars parked on a spur.

I apologize for not give out directions to most of my trips, trails change and I do not have the time to keep the site always updated. My hikes also span from the easy to the extreme, a lot of places do not even have trails, as well as extreme conditions. Some sites need to be protected as they are fragile and historically sensitive. So if you decide to hike some of these areas, do your research and know your limits, have the proper provisions .Every year many hikers die from not understanding these Simple Rules. San Diego County and surrounding areas are diverse in climate and terrain. Remember if you do decide to Hike do your research, carry the essentials and do so at your own risk. An alternative is to join one of the many hiking groups such as meetup or on facebook ,as well as other social sites. Not only is there safety in numbers but a pooling of knowledge.