Best San Diego Hiking trails is a free resource of over 200 hiking trails in San Diego County from the coast to the desert. We have included hikes with waterfalls, hikes with great views but most importantly hikes you can really enjoy. We decided to put this site together because we love hiking in San Diego County but couldn't find a great hiking trail resource for San Diego County.

Hikes on the site range from easy to difficult so make sure you are prepared before setting out. Always check weather and take a map or gps just in case. Our ratings are subjective and how hard they are depends on your level of fitness, how hot it is, whether you had a good breakfast and how much fun you had the night before.

Best Waterfall Hikes - Cedar Creek Waterfall - Three Sisters Falls - Kitchen Creek Falls - Cottonwood Creek Falls

There are many different hikes in San Diego, some easy, some moderate and some difficult. Some well known trails include of course Cedar Creek Waterfall (Trail sadly closed) mentioned above which is one of the busiest hikes other than Iron Mountain and Cowles Mountain. Cedar Creek also has the dubious honor of having the most accidents of any hike in San Diego, so please be careful out there and take plenty of water for you and your dog!
These trails are still fun and we encourage you to hike them if you haven't already.

Some of the hikes listed are off trail so please make sure you are prepared. Here is a checklist of what you should be carrying.

If you have a great hike and you would like it to be included on our site please use add a hike and follow the instructions.

Please note we monitor new hike submissions for errors but we don't catch them all so please double check your details before submitting. If you have made a mistake please contact us and we will fix it.

Please enjoy your hiking safely and ALWAYS CARRY ENOUGH WATER!