Piedras Pintadas (painted rocks)
There are several trails within the San Dieguito River Park that are well traveled by hikers, bikers and runners. For a short hike that provides spectacular views in addition to many markers along the trail that identify plants and their uses, visit the Piedras Pintadas trail at Lake Hodges in Rancho Bernardo. The interpretive trail markers indicate what the plant was used for by the local Kumeyaay Indians and the Kumeyaay name for the specific plant.
Although not visible in any of the photos below, there are pictographs on the larger boulders drawn by the Kumeyaay several hundred years ago. Anyone planning on taking this hike should being a set of binoculars in order to view the Native American rock art since the site is now off limits due to vandalism.
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