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miles of multi-use paths used by hik- ers, bikers and horseback riders. Te Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 would see added changes to the local fold. From California’s statehood two years later to the 1920s, San Juan’s ranchos thrived as a wave of settlers followed the Gold Rush of 1849. By the 1880s, many ranchers gave way to farmers planting barley, walnuts and oranges. Over the years, orange and grape-
fruit groves yielded to acres of lemon and avocado trees at sites like Rancho Mission Viejo—a large-scale farm and the county’s last working ranch car- rying on the traditions of its founders for more than 130 years. Tat’s an ever-present theme in San Juan—preservation.
FROM HERE ON OUTDOORS Made up of nearly 50 percent open
space, San Juan is a naturally-scenic, historic city with a steadfast dedica- tion to preserving Southern Califor- nia’s remaining wilderness. Te community’s proven endorse-
ment of open-space preservation and support from the all-volunteer San Juan Capistrano Open Space Foundation have expanded San Juan’s park-space portfolio. Today, San Juan Capistrano is
home to more than 20 community parks, a dozen horse stables, sports parks, two golf courses, a canine park and first-rate equisports complex that plays host to world-class equestrian events, such as the World Cup Quali- fying Grand Prix and the nation’s richest two-day rodeo. San Juan will soon add a Juaneño
cultural-heritage center and 1.3-acre park to its outdoor offerings. Te center will be a hub for public educa- tion year-round and during seasonal equinoxes and solstices will be exclu- sively used by the approximately 1,900 tribal blood descendants for official ceremonies and celebrations. San Juan is justly an outdoor ad-
venturer’s utopia. A web of trails will take wilderness
seekers to isolated desert-scapes in the east or the sands of Doheny State Beach to the west where volleyball, surf breaks and camping can be en- joyed year round. For a different out- door essence, the trails and campsites of Caspers Wilderness Park lie just eight miles east of the city’s center at the base of the Santa Ana Mountains. From coast to mountain, San Juan’s
open air is calling, “Come explore.” For a printable map of San Juan’s
biking, hiking and horse riding trail system, go to
visitsjc.com.
Historic Town Center Park PARK
Acu Canyon Park Arce Park Arroyo Park Bonita Park Cook Cordova Park Cook Del Campo Park Cook La Novia Park De La Vista Park Descanso Park Dr. Joe Cortese Dog Park El Camino Real Park Four Oaks Park Historic Town Center Park Junipero Serra Park La Ronda Park Los Rios Park Lucana Good Neighbors Park Marco Forster Field Mission Bell Park Reata Park and Event Center Rio Oso Park Ronald W. Caspers Park San Juan Creek Park
Sports Park 5VQPGƒGNF 2CTM Veterans Park
Park Features Restroom
LOCATION
Camino Las Ramblas east of Avenida Pescador Del Obispo Street/Alipaz Street Sundance Drive south of Ortega Highway Via Del Rey/Avenida Olivera Calle Arroyo/Via Cordova Calle Arroyo/Calle Del Campo Calle Arroyo/La Novia South end of Avenida De La Vista 32506 Paseo Adelanto 30291 Camino Capistrano Camino Capistrano between La Zanja and Calle Chueca Via Madonna between Calle Santa Ynex and Via Del Cerro 31806 El Camino Real Calle Santa Rosalia/Calle Bonita Camino La Ronda off La Novia Paseo Adelanto north of Del Obispo Street Alipaz Street/Calle Lucana Del Obispo Street/Paseo De La Paz Alipaz Street north of Calle Jardin Avenida De La Vista/Oso Road Avenida De La Vista/Oso Road 33401 Ortega Highway San Juan Creek Road/Lacouague Camino Del Avion/Via Positiva Camino Capistrano/La Zanja Camino Capistrano/Yorba Street
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