Descanso, California
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Descanso is a small unincorporated town east of San Diego, California of about 2,000 residents. The community is named after the Spanish word "Descanso", meaning a place of rest. At a 3,450 feet elevation it is located at the south entrance to Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and also borders Cleveland National Forest to the west and east.
The area was heavily threated by the 2003 Cedar Fire. The community is comprised of many small ranches and newer homes of San Diego commuters. Horseback riding and hiking are a frequent pastimes due to the close approximatey to San Diego's back country recreation areas. Its is approximately a 50 minute commute from downtown San Diego.
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[edit] Local Attractions
Local Attractions include the Laguna Mountains[1]
Viejas Casino[2]
Lake Cuyamaca[3]
Lake Morena[4]
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum[5].
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Current Weather Conditions [6]
Google Maps [7]
Microsoft Live Local [8]
Local News Paper Alpine Sun [9]
Terra Server USA Aerial Photo [10]
WikiMapia[11]
[edit] Local Church's
Chapel of the Hills Methodist Church [12]
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Cities
Population over 100,000: San Diego (County seat) • Chula Vista • Oceanside • Escondido
Population 50,000 – 100,000: Carlsbad • El Cajon • Encinitas • La Mesa • National City • San Marcos • Santee • Vista
Population under 50,000: Coronado • Del Mar • Imperial Beach • Lemon Grove • Poway • Solana Beach
Census-designated places
Alpine • Bonita • Bonsall • Borrego Springs • Bostonia • Camp Pendleton North • Camp Pendleton South • Casa de Oro-Mount Helix • Crest • Fairbanks Ranch • Fallbrook • Granite Hills • Harbison Canyon • Hidden Meadows • Jamul • Julian • La Presa • Lake San Marcos • Lakeside • Pine Valley • Rainbow • Ramona • Rancho San Diego • Rancho Santa Fe • San Diego Country Estates • Spring Valley • Valley Center • Winter Gardens
Other unincorporated communities
4S Ranch • Boulevard • Campo • Descanso • Dulzura • Jacumba • Jesmond Dene • Lincoln Acres • Ocotillo Wells • Pala • Santa Ysabel
Colleges and Universities
Colleges & Universities: California State University, San Marcos • Point Loma Nazarene University • National University • Alliant International University • San Diego State University • University of California, San Diego • University of San Diego
Two-Year and Community Colleges: MiraCosta College • Palomar College • San Diego City College • San Diego Mesa College • San Diego Miramar College • Grossmont College • Cuyamaca College • Southwestern College
State Parks
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park • San Onofre State Park • Torrey Pines State Park
