San Luis Rey River Bike Trail, Oceanside California May 2009
It has been a week since Raymond learned to ride without training wheels. He rides his bike down the alley to the park everyday to play with his friends. This weekend we went to the San Luis Rey River Trail which is conveniently located next to the Oceanside Swap Meet (the old drive-in movie screens in some of the shots) the drive-in has not shown a movie in years and will eventually be the site of a proposed mega-mall. We rode about 4.5 miles.
Rando Rides San Luis Rey River Bike Path Extension
San Diego Randonneurs take part in the Ribbon Cutting for the new San Luis Rey Bike Path Extension in Oceanside, CA. From the Pacific Ocean towards Bonsall, this extension make the path 9 miles long and enhances the Bicycle Friendly Community slogan. Close up of cyclists, ceremony hi-lites and ride me information included!
San Luis Rey Walking Path Oceanside, CA
Oceanside Realtor Mindi Landry enjoys the San Luis Rey River Trial that goes from Jeffries Ranch to the Ocean.
San Luis Rey river Oceanside
Record rainfall makes the river flow like we've never seen
San Luis Rey River 2013
The San Luis Rey river is located in sunny Southern California. The river travels a long path to the ocean. The San Luis Rey is also part of the San Diego landscape. The San Luis Rey River Estuary is located in the City of Oceanside. The river mouth gives way to ocean beaches and a picturesque Harbor.
San Luis Rey River is an ephemeral river which stays dry most of the time. The San Luis Rey River is a river in northern San Diego County, California. The river's headwaters are in the Cleveland National Forest near Palomar Mountain. The river drains into the Pacific Ocean on the northern end of the city of Oceanside. Discharge: 36.3 feet³/s (1.028 meters per second), Length: 69 miles (111 km), Basin area: 557 square miles (1,443 km²).
The river's mainstem starts east of Rocky Mountain in the Cleveland National Forest and flows generally south-southwest. The West Fork's headwaters rise as a pair of tiny streams, Fry Creek and Iron Springs Creek, just to the north of Palomar Mountain. These two streams combine into the West Fork, which flows southeast through the Mendenhall Valley. The West Fork joins the main stem at Lake Henshaw The Henshaw Dam, built in 1922, controls 36% of the watershed. The river continues through Indian (Native American) reservations and farms for some distance. At some points of the river there is enough water to ride in a tube. The river then crosses the 15-Freeway, intersects historic highway 395, and runs along-side Highway-76. Highway-76 has been under-going upgrades that include expansion of the highway over the recent years.
The river eventually reaches the coastal city of Oceanside, passing a small airport (City of Oceanside Municipal Airport), and crossing the 5-Freeway and a railroad bridge. The river is confined by a 400-foot wide earthen channel bounded by two levees along the lower seven miles. There is also a trail used by walkers, bikers, photographers, and others alongside the river levees in Oceanside. In the past, mineral and aggregate mining has occurred at several sites within the river channel. The San Luis Rey finally empties out into the Pacific Ocean. Much of the water is diverted from reaching it's natural destination (The Oceanside Harbor).
The City of Oceanside discharged treated wastewater into the river from 1958 to 1974. The Oceanside General Plan Land Use designates the majority of the San Luis Rey River floodway for Open Space and Agricultural Use. Much of the agriculture includes Citrus trees and Avocado trees. A Habitat Conservation Plan has been developed and is currently being implemented. West of the 5-Freeway, 12 acres of riparian habitat have been designated for the Conserved Habitat. The estuary located at the river mouth is a mix of fresh river water and salt water pushed from high ocean tides. The estuary at the mouth of the river was dredged in 1964 to create the Oceanside Harbor. The Oceanside harbor sits on the north side of the river mouth. The Oceanside Harbor and the lower river channel are owned by the City of Oceanside.
The river-mouth is reinforced with a jetty that protrudes into the ocean from the shore. A second set of jetties just north of the river-mouth Jetty (South Jetty) define the harbor mouth used by boaters. Occasionally sand and rocks are dredged from the harbor entrance and pumped south where it is deposited on shore adjacent to the south-end of the river mouth. These deposits help to maintain a beach area and the river mouth. Both sides of the shore are blooming with life. The surf in the immediate area is generally good. The combination of features at the shoreline attract surfers, swimmers, boaters, and outdoor enthusiasts.
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Riding the San Luis River Trail from Oceanside to Douglas & Brisbane.
Oceanside High School Cleans Up San Luis Rey River
H2O Trash Patrol was called in by the City of Oceanside to set up and teach recycling to Oceanside High School. In order to bridge the gap as to why they should recycle, H2O took them on a waterway cleanup in the San Luis Rey River. The experience made a huge impact on the students who participated. And this video of the adventure was used as a powerful message to the rest of the OHS student body. To find out more how your school can get involved with waterway cleanups, contact H2O Trash Patrol at H2oTrashPatrol.org
San Luis Rey River Drone Flight - By Bike Bridge
Rando Rides the San Luis Rey River Revival Permanent
Rando Rides continues...San Diego Randonneurs Ride the SLR River Revival from Oceanside, CA to Lake Henshaw and return. Mostly rural riding with 7000' of climbing. 181 K/113 miles. Follows the RAAM route from the Oceanside Pier, passing through Ag country around Bonsall, up Old Castle climb, through Valley Center & up around Palomar Mtn. to Lake Henshaw. The return trip descends into the Pauma Valley before busting up Cole Grade Road climb just like the Tour Of California, Stage 8 did! Great year round training route. Check it out!
Old California State Route 76 bridge over San Luis Rey River
I5 Bridge over San Luis Rey River
Jackson Exploring the San Luis Rey River
Newsbrief: San Luis Rey River Clean-Up (2012)
Chief Petty Officers in the Navy gather together to clean up litter around the San Luis Rey River to help give back to the community.
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San Luis Rey Mowing Operations Begin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins vegetation clearing operations along the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, Calif.
River Road
8/25/12 - Nice effort up River Road into Ojai. Starting to regain some fitness and was able to take a few pulls. Yay!
There were a few speed spikes and dropouts in the gauges I tried to fix but gave up. See the data on Strava at
River Mouth Opens at the Oceanside Harbor January 2017
San Luis Rey River Mouth blows wide open and pours into the Pacific Ocean. The river mouth is located south of the Oceanside Harbor in California. Due to recent storms the sand berm gave way. It had not been breached in years due to the severe drought that the region experienced. This year the storms have brought much needed rain.
The surf was good today but definitely looked like chocolate milk and definitely contained urban runoff. Surf at your own risk.
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San Luis Rey river .MOV
This is a quick little video to show where the water level rose during the storms. I would estimate an increase of 8-10 feet by the pushed over bamboo and brush 30- 80 feet from the banks of the river. Anyway you look at it, a heck of a lot water was moving towards the ocean.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Presentation
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BATTLESHIP OFF BEACH OCEAN SIDE CALIFORNIA BY SAN DIEGO NOVEMBER 5 2010 . SURFERS WATER COLD BUT I GOT IN AND IT WAS GREAT