San Luis Rey River bike path
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The San Luis Rey River bike path is an easy, 9-mile paved class one bicycle and pedestrian trail that follows the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California
. The trail is relatively flat and straight, and there aren't any stop signs, traffic lights, or street crossings on it.
Oceanside, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Oceanside had a population of 167,086. The population density was 3,961.8 people per square mile...
. The trail is relatively flat and straight, and there aren't any stop signs, traffic lights, or street crossings on it.
The route
- See "http://www.efgh.com/bike/redroute.htm#oceanside" for a map of the route with detailed pictures.
- Mapquest.com Here is a map showing the Western trailhead/main entrypoint.
- From Neptune Way on the east side of the train tracks, enter the trail. Follow it to the end. Turn around and come back to complete the ride. Wind usually blows in from the ocean so expect to battle the wind on the ride back. During Santa Ana windSanta Ana windThe Santa Ana winds are strong, extremely dry offshore winds that characteristically sweep through Southern California and northern Baja California in late fall and winter. They can range from hot to cold, depending on the prevailing temperatures in the source regions, the Great Basin and upper...
season the wind will blow from East to West.
Cautions
- Parking is available on the city streets but be aware of the street sweeping signs. The City of Oceanside gives out citations to cars parked on the street during posted street sweeping periods. During street sweeping, use the pay parking lot behind Pappy's Market on Surfrider and Cleavland. The lot costs $1 per day. Contact Parking Enforcement at (760) 435-5195 for more information.
Entry Points / Parking
- Mapquest.com Here is a map showing the Western trailhead/main entrypoint. Parking is available on the city streets but be aware of the street sweeping signs. The City of Oceanside gives out citations to cars parked on the street during posted street sweeping periods. During street sweeping, use the pay parking lot behind Pappy's Market on Surfrider and Cleavland. The lot costs $1 per day. Contact Parking Enforcement at (760) 435-5195 for more information.
- There are numerous entry points along the trail. Most of these can be found at points where a road crosses over the trail.
- The west end of the trail is within a few blocks of the Oceanside Transit Center. Commuters can board the Coaster, Metrolink trains or NCTD Busses, many of which can accommodate bicycles. Contact http://www.metrolinktrains.com and http://www.gonctd.com. For more information and a map to the Oceanside Transit Center go to http://www.gonctd.com/rider/otcparking06.pdf.
Ownership and Contacts
- City of Oceanside Neighborhood Services - Parks & Recreation
- E-mail contact: Stisdale@ci.oceanside.ca.us
- See the next section of this article entitled "Future Plans" for additional contacts
Future plans
- http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/docs/slr/mpcondensed.pdf San Diego County's San Luis Rey project page