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City of San Diego
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16 Feb
TRAILS CLOSED - Los Peñasquitos Canyon Ranger District - 2/16/26 The storm has arrived and the trails in Los Peñasquitos Canyon Ranger District, including Los Peñasquitos Canyon, Del Mar Mesa and Carmel Mountain Preserves are closed. With nearly an inch of rain expected for today, nearly half an inch tomorrow and potentially a quarter inch Wednesday, our little creek will be a torrential river. Trails in canyons and low areas will likely be submerged in a swift current carrying debris and at least a couple of our bridges. This storm is also projected to have high winds. Combined with saturated soils and long-term stressors, there’s a high chance for treefalls in our preserves. After the immediate flood and wind dangers pass, unsafe trail conditions will probably extend well beyond the end of the storm system. Rangers will continue to conduct safety assessments and update you as conditions change. Trails in higher areas, like our mesa top preserves, are closed, too, as use when wet not only damages the trails, but also the adjacent habitat. The vernal pools will be refilled by these rains, so while uplands tend to dry out faster than lowlands, that does not apply to the mesa top trails. They are likely to stay closed longer to allow the vernal pools and their watersheds time to recede by evaporation. Thank you for respecting our trails and habitats. Stay cozy and enjoy the rain! (M. Fontana, Park Ranger)

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