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Dixon Lake
Image credit and rights
- Credit
- Photo by Mark Skovorodko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Local copy uses Wikimedia's 1280px resized file; no Escondidopedia edits.
- Creator
- Mark Skovorodko
- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Skovorodko_Photography_-_Dixon_Lake_Escondido_Sunrise_Aerial.jpg
- Original
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Mark_Skovorodko_Photography_-_Dixon_Lake_Escondido_Sunrise_Aerial.jpg/1280px-Mark_Skovorodko_Photography_-_Dixon_Lake_Escondido_Sunrise_Aerial.jpg
- Reuse
- Reuse under CC BY-SA 4.0 with attribution, license link, share-alike for adaptations, and change indication if modified.
Map
Address or area: 1700 La Honda Drive, Escondido, CA 92027
Map precision: site
Public lake/facility site centroid for pilot map navigation; not a boundary, water-condition, rule, or access-condition statement.
Map location is for context and navigation, not legal boundaries, property lines, trail maps, or current access conditions.
Overview
Dixon Lake is a City of Escondido park and lake facility on La Honda Drive. City facility information checked on May 20, 2026 describes access, recreation features, camping reservations, and fishing-permit details. Check the current City page before relying on hours, fees, rules, permits, camping availability, or closures.
Visitor Information
- Address listed by the City: 1700 La Honda Drive.
- The City facility page says Dixon Lake is open year-round except Christmas Day, with gates opening at 6 am daily and closing hours varying by season.
- The City facility page lists bike trail, fishing, hiking trails, and nature trails among Dixon Lake's features.
- The City facility page says reservations for camping are available.
- The City facility page lists the Dixon Lake Ranger Station phone number as 760-839-4680.
Fishing And Permits
The City facility page says Dixon Lake has been granted an Aquaculture Permit by the State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, so fishing licenses are no longer required there. The same source says daily lake fishing permits are required for anglers eight years and older.
Source Notes
The source used here is an official City of Escondido facility page checked on May 20, 2026. Hours, fees, rules, permits, camping reservations, closures, and amenity availability can change; those details should be checked against the current City page before practical use.
Sources
source-2026-05-20-dixon-lake-web-page: Dixon Lake, published by the City of Escondido and retrieved on 2026-05-20.- Origin URL: https://www.escondido.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Dixon-Lake-22
- Local path: /home/davidmarsh/Dropbox/Escondidopedia/sources/parks-public-spaces/2026-05-20-dixon-lake-web-page.html
Claim Audit
claim-2026-05-20-dixon-lake-web-page-dixon-lake: address statement.claim-2026-05-20-dixon-lake-web-page-dixon-lake-2: open-year-round and gate-hours statement.claim-2026-05-20-dixon-lake-web-page-dixon-lake-3: listed recreation features statement.claim-2026-05-20-dixon-lake-web-page-dixon-lake-4: camping-reservation availability statement.claim-2026-05-20-dixon-lake-web-page-dixon-lake-5: aquaculture permit and daily lake fishing permit statement.claim-2026-05-20-dixon-lake-web-page-dixon-lake-6: ranger station contact statement.