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Dos Picos Park LbNA #9691

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jul 30, 2004
Location:
City:Ramona
County:San Diego
State:California
Boxes:1
Planted by:DillShayTess
Found by: oldhounder & Siamese
Last found:Nov 14, 2007
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaa
Last edited:Jul 30, 2004
This Letterbox is fun because it shows off one of San Diego county's little Gems...Dos Picos County Park. The Nature Trail is ideal for all ages including children as young as three. The trail length, one-way, is about 3/4 of a mile. At the end of the trail is a pond and on the other side of the pond, if you walk up a slight hill, you'll see a great play area for kids.

The Letterbox is located at Dos Picos Park in Ramona, CA. From south San Diego, take Rte 67 north towards Ramona. After passing Mt. Woodson, watch for a brown sign on the right side of the road stating 'Mussey Grade/Dos Picos Co. Park'. Take a right onto Mussey Grade and follow about 1 mile to Dos Picos Park Rd.

Dos Picos Park Rd. dead ends at the main entry to park (Ranger Station). Enter park and follow signs towards "Caravan" (on maps this is denoted as "Pavilion"). Bearing to the right, in the campsites, will lead you toward the camping Pavilion. When faced with a fork in the road, take a left. The western trail head of the Nature Trail is visible on your left before you reach the Pavilion. Take the almost 3/4 mile trail to the end near the pond. The end (eastern end) of the trail is marked by a bench made out of a telephone pole and there are cut-telephone poles flanking either side of the trail's east entry/exit. As you exit the trail, make a 90' sharp turn to your left and stand next to the last, short, cut-telephone pole. From this position, take 20 (small) kid paces (12-15 adult paces). On your left you will pass a stacked, medium-sized boulder and end up next to a grouping of medium-sized boulders. The Letterbox is in a crevice between the two closest boulders. There are some smaller rocks placed in front of the gap, facing outward to hide it from view and some branches placed on top of the gap. As always, look carefully before reaching your hand into any gaps/holes as there are many snakes/spiders in the area.

We hope you enjoy the trail and take the time to notice all the damage done by the Cedar Fire of Oct. 2003. Many of the giant, granite boulders are a pink color now due to the air drops of red phosphate fire retardant. Nature is working its magic now and bringing back much of the green plants that once covered the area.