Walnut Grove Park — Attraction in San Marcos

Walnut Grove Park is gorgeous! The surrounding scenery is breathtaking with the mountains by Mesa Rock. This park has massive lawns and an amazing running trail around the park which continues on Sycamore Drive as well. Because there are horse arenas on the premises, I was hoping my son would be able to see some equestrian practice. Unfortunately, the only horses we saw were the ones grazing on some grass at a house nearby.

📍1950 Sycamore Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069 🚙Plenty of free parking in lots surrounding the whole park 💰This park is free ⏰Park hours: outdoor areas are sunrise to sunset 🎠There are 2 separate play structures. There is one with standard and bucket swings on all mulch ground surface. The playground without swings is on a rubber/mulch ground surface 🚽Restrooms at both playgrounds 🧺Multiple picnic tables under pavilions 🍔Charcoal grills 🌄Beautiful Mountain Views 🖼Gigantic lawns (parts of which double as soccer fields) 🌳Not very many shady trees so make sure you wear sunscreen and have water 🌟Clean grounds 🛣Good distance away from busy roads 🏘Tucked into a quiet beautiful neighborhood 🥾Dirt trail surrounding entire park and extends beyond the park along Sycamore Dr. 🚲Paved path perfect for small bikes, scooters, roller blades. It doesn’t surround the entire park like the dirt trail does, but it does extend beyond the park along Sycamore Dr. 🐴Horse arenas on the premises so you might get lucky and see some horses 🚜We were lucky enough to see a tractor pulling a few trailers full of plants to the nursery across the street 🎉Event center (big red barn) 🏠Heritage Park historical center is currently closed...

Feels like being in the country. This is a large park that includes many sports fields, vast lawns, playgrounds, 2 meeting buildings, historic houses that can be toured, and equestrian facilities. Horses can often be seen in the ring or on the trails. There is a dual track surrounding most of the park, one soft surface and the other paved. They are great for all activities. The trail also connects to the surrounding community trails. The dual trail along Twin Oaks Valley Parkway, adjacent to the golf course, is very shaded...

This park is a good place to park and walk or even just sit in my truck and relax. The park has equestrian parking. I can't tell you much about the equestrian uses their as I don't own/ride horses. San Marcos historical society also has a couple buildings there. I'm under the impression that is where the headquarters, or at least a meeting hall, is located. There are a couple historical buildings within the park, however they're not open everyday. There is also a party hall that looks great for things like...