Its is what it is. A nature preserve take a hike take a walk bring your dog bring your kids. And enjoy the nature around you. There are rattler warning but they only come out in the summer.

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One of the best local hiking end biking trails through local nature scenery including a creek with little bit of a waterfall mountain to climb. And all around great place to be one with nature. One note of caution watch out for Rattle snakes. Thats seriously there are some big ones.

Beautiful spot to park, eat some lunch, and enjoy the scenery! We picked up some Poki from down the street and came here to enjoy. There was a perfectly cool breeze coming over the mountain.

Lake Hodges is beautiful always. Very fun hike. Beware! They close and lock the gates at 5, dont get stuck!!

Cute little gem in the heart of Calsbad.

Great hicking trails all around. Well open with plenty of visibility to see bike riders approaching. Really good trails with lots of greenery.

Best place for a great hike Nice and easy some uphill spots were kinda rough but still it was a great time

Favorite spot to run. A lot of different trails around there.

I went for a early morning, muddy hike with my friend at the Calavera Nature Preserve. It was a beautiful space, where you can see what the countryside was before the city of Carlsbad decided to fill in or top off every other Hill. There are lots of nice hiking trails, although I wish there was still mountain biking available here. In all of my years of mountain biking, I had never been to Calaveras, and now that is closed off to mountain biking, I am sad I never explored the area.

Training for the Camino De Santiago in Spain & enjoying the trails to get in shape with.

Best place to ride or hike for the tri city area! I go here often alone or with my children. There are many trails so bring a map.

Good hiking trail all around.

Perfect for running or walking even hiking!

A great way to spend an afternoon!

Nice hike. Go early!

Nice use if open spaces. Hard to give Nature less than 4 stars but honestly 3.5 stars because the trails do need some maintenance in some areas and better trail markers throughout. Nice elevation changes gives you some exercise so not an easy walk but nothing determination cant easily handle. Not too much shade if any especially mid day so be prepared.

Beautiful place with tons of trails all over, hiking and biking

I absolutely LOVE nature and hiking with my best friend or my mom here

Beautiful area

Great reserve to go hiking with the whole family! We bring our puppy and 5 yr old here, challenging if you want it to be but also able for the kids to enjoy as well. Oak Riparian Park is a great and beautiful trail that leads to a fun park too!

Great hike to one of north Americas smallest volcanic rock!

Easy to find and to find your way around, close to anything and everything in carlsbad. Cool wildlife and solar system walk. Its a volcano... so thats neat. Not to hot cuz its only 7 miles inland. Not over populated. But, bikes not allowed :-/ Not particularly beautiful and houses are built up all around it... at least from the area where i accessed it off college.

Long wide range of fields with a beautiful trail to run through and along it anytime for free!

The trail head at College and Carlsbad Village Rd is an easy place to park but the first bit of the hike is down steep trail, be ready. The view on the way down is pretty great, with a clear view of the volcano plug all the way south to Sage Creek HS. If youre in it to win it then this trail will connect to the entire calavera trail system and you can go for miles and miles.

Beautiful 1st time visiting.

I live here and it is awesome to have so much open land to explore

Its a nice place to exercise. We enjoyed it.

Very little signage so its hard to know which way to go on trails.

Outdoors in the suburbs. Love this place

It about a 4mile loop. Pretty easy.

Im sorry this best place for all life live in Carlsbad because love this beautiful place thanks

Lots of fun trails to hike. Nice views from the top.

Nice short hike. Super cool volcano!

What a magnificent viewpoint!!! Love this location!

If you like to bike or take your dog for a walk on a trail that is different than the usual paved trails.. This is the spot... Stay hidrated

Needs better paths

Beautiful hiking and a refreshing ocean breeze as a reward when you climb up out of the canyon

I love the many trails, flowers, and, for the most part it’s cleanliness. Needs more people to pick up after their dogs and their toilet paper.

Beautiful

I love the view from this location, it covers all of Calaveras beauty.

Hidden gem. Good hiking trails with lots of mountains bikers

Amazing views and great workout!

Always amazing

Good hiking and running trails.

Cool place ten minutes from hotel. Great little kids for kids and adults alike.

Try the boardwalk crossing along the creek. The city did an excellent job!

Beautiful hiking spot, many different trails to choose from

Its a nice place to 2alk the trail

Very easy to get lost

One of my favorite local spots to enjoy a nice bike ride!

That means on a hot day you Cannot go in the water…

Hard... but fun!

Must see and hike!

Fun hike

Birds, flowers, lagoon, knowledge ! Its all here

Great view and great place to run or hike

Like the signs and cleanliness of the park

Good and quick hike.

Lots of trails.

We watched the moonrise!

Close by hikes like this are rare and valuable

Poop everywhere

Elevation changes !

Lit

Lots of trails.

Nice walking and hiking.

Very good place

I love hiking!!

The best

I walked next to it, not in it, but do plan to check it out.

Peaceful nature hike