Rock House — Attraction in La Presa

We decided to spend our afternoon off hiking and we found this awesome trail. It's is a little hard to find so I recommend that you read previous reviews to help you find it. I especially liked the one that tells you to look for Mount San Miguel Park in google maps. That's the most accurate way to find the trail. Once you are in the park, look for the dog park and park near there. Just follow the path that leads to the mountain.

I think there are several ways to get to the top. If you want to make it kind of fast and are up for the challenge, take the step path, it'll take you like 30minutes to get to the top if you are in pretty decent shape. Otherwise, there's another path that kinda goes around the mountain, not sure how long will that take to make it to the top.

The view along the way is very pretty and once you are on the top, you can see the ocean and downtown San Diego, -stunning view!

The whole thing is a good workout and a great way to spend time with family or friends or even for a nice alone walk.

Bring lots of water and some confortable shoes, hiking shoes if you are going to take the...

This trail is not well-maintained - it is badly eroded and slippery with lots of loose rock. The initial incline is crazy-steep so it's a great workout, especially for how short the hike is (2.5 miles to the rock house and back) and the views are amazing. There is a lot oftrash along the trail, so I recommend taking a trash bag and doing your part to clean up, and of course pack out your own trash. This is a dog-friendly hike (please clean up after your pet) and there's a trash can and poop bags at the trailhead kiosk. The sign at the trailhead doesn't state that dogs have to be on-leash so just be aware of your surroundings and if your dog doesn't reliably respond to voice commands, please keep it leashed. Plenty of street parking, and bathrooms available at the nearby Mt San Miguel...

Awesome quick hike, good for dogs. Kids are ok but not if first time hiking (personal opinion) the view is amazing. People can also use their mountain bike so both hikers, runners and bikes share the space. Great outdoors experience with the family and very close if you live south Side, CV area. Hiking with kids can be challenging and not all kids love the idea of climbing a mountain so it's important to make it attractive for them, specially if they are not very athletic. Always take a first aid kit with essentials, plenty of water specially summer time, and most importantly snacks but for the kids we always take CANDY, best regard for getting to the top and it also helps getting there. Bring good shoes because of loose dirt...