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In 2015, the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation (County Parks) acquired a 63-acre former golf course off Camino Del Rey. The site was formerly known as SLR Downs, and it is one of two active recreation parks identified in the San Luis Rey River Park (SLRRP) Master Plan.
The Master Plan for SLRRP is made up of more than 1,700 acres (or 9 linear miles) of parks, multi-use trails, staging areas, and open space along the San Luis Rey River between Interstate 15 and the Old Bonsall Bridge.
Bonsall Community Park was selected for active recreation because of its location. The acreage is in a more populated area – next to Bonsall Elementary School, Bonsall Community Center, several housing developments and Highway 76. It is also land that is already disturbed which reduces the impact that construction and increased use will have on the environment.
Building this park makes progress toward the County’s goal of providing 3 acres of local, public parkland for every 1,000 residents. Currently, the Bonsall community does not have any designed public parks.
County Parks staff hosted three public meetings in addition to stakeholder meetings, focus groups and online surveys. Feedback from this outreach helped the design team identify the features residents valued the most and was used to develop a Final Design Concept. This concept was approved by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 15, 2021.
As of fall 2024 the project is out to bid. Construction is set to
begin in 2025.
Future SLRRP projects will focus on trail
access, trail connections, and equestrian and vehicle staging areas.
During construction, efforts will be made to keep surrounding trails
open unless the safety of trail users or construction workers is compromised.
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For further information contact the Park Project Manager Faye Pokletar at Faye.Pokletar@sdcounty.ca.gov or 619-510-1278.
To learn more about the vision for San Luis Rey River Park, view the web page.
