Ecology

Escondido Creek begins near Lake Wohlford and flows toward San Elijo Lagoon through a watershed the Escondido Creek Conservancy describes as more than 75 square miles. This page uses May 2026 Conservancy sources for broad route, watershed, and monitoring context.

Keithley Preserve is a 910-acre conservation area in the Elfin Forest region, managed by the Escondido Creek Conservancy. Originally known as Cielo Preserve, it was renamed in 2020 to honor Elizabeth Keithley. The preserve contains diverse habitats including riparian oak woodlands and coastal sage scrub, and provides habitat for the federally threatened coastal California gnatcatcher.

The San Dieguito River Park page gathers founding, mission, extent, governance, and trail-system context for the regional greenway from the park's official web page checked in May 2026. It is not a current trail-conditions report, trail map, access guide, or schedule.

Sardina Preserve is a Conservancy preserve near Lake Wohlford that the source names as the George Sardina, MD Preserve and says was formerly the John Henry Ranch. This page covers only broad preserve identity, location context, and acreage/date facts from a May 24, 2026 source.