San Luis Rey River bike path

The San Luis Rey River bike path is an easy, 7-mile paved class one bicycle and pedestrian trail that follows the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. The trail is relatively flat and straight, and there aren't any stop signs, traffic lights, or street crossings on it.

The Route

* See [http://www.efgh.com/bike/redroute.htm#oceanside "http://www.efgh.com/bike/redroute.htm#oceanside"] for a map of the route with detailed pictures.
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=Neptune%20Way%20%26%20N%20Cleveland%20St&city=Oceanside&state=CA&zipcode=92054&country=US&geodiff=1 Mapquest.com] Here is a map showing the Western trailhead/main entrypoint.
* From Neptune Way on the east side of the train tracks, enter the trail. Follow it to the end. Turn around and come back to complete the ride. Wind usually blows in from the ocean so expect to battle the wind on the ride back. During Santa Ana wind season the wind will blow from East to West.

Cautions

* Parking is available on the city streets but be aware of the street sweeping signs. The City of Oceanside gives out citations to cars parked on the street during posted street sweeping periods. During street sweeping, use the pay parking lot behind Pappy's Market on Surfrider and Cleavland. The lot costs $1 per day. Contact Parking Enforcement at [phone] for more information.

Entry Points / Parking

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=Neptune%20Way%20%26%20N%20Cleveland%20St&city=Oceanside&state=CA&zipcode=92054&country=US&geodiff=1 Mapquest.com] Here is a map showing the Western trailhead/main entrypoint. Parking is available on the city streets but be aware of the street sweeping signs. The City of Oceanside gives out citations to cars parked on the street during posted street sweeping periods. During street sweeping, use the pay parking lot behind Pappy's Market on Surfrider and Cleavland. The lot costs $1 per day. Contact Parking Enforcement at [phone] for more information.
* There are numerous entry points along the trail. Most of these can be found at points where a road crosses over the trail.
* The west end of the trail is within a few blocks of the Oceanside Transit Center. Commuters can board the Coaster, Metrolink trains or NCTD Busses, many of which can accommodate bicycles. Contact [http://www.metrolinktrains.com http://www.metrolinktrains.com] and [http://www.gonctd.com http://www.gonctd.com] . For more information and a map to the Oceanside Transit Center go to [http://www.gonctd.com/rider/otcparking06.pdf http://www.gonctd.com/rider/otcparking06.pdf] .

Ownership and Contacts

* [http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/Datarelation.aspx?Content=90 City of Oceanside Neighborhood Services - Parks & Recreation]
* E-mail contact: [e-mail]
* See the next section of this article entitled "Future Plans" for additional contacts

Future Plans

12/6/06 at 7PM and 1/18/06 at 7PM at Libby Lake Community Center in Oceanside there will be meetings held to discuss extending the trail from College Blvd. to N. Santa Fe Ave. See [http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/pdf/sanluisreymeeting.pdf] for more details or contact Nathan Mertz at [phone] or Megan Crooks at [phone]. If you are unable to attend but would like to e-mail comments or questions please send an e-mail to [e-mail]
* [http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/docs/slr/mpcondensed.pdf http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/docs/slr/mpcondensed.pdf] San Diego County's San Luis Rey project page

References

* [http://efgh.com "http://efgh.com"] San Diego and North County Red Routes website
* [http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us "http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us"] City of Oceanside Incorporated online

ee also

* List of cycleways
* List of San Diego bike paths
* List of Los Angeles bike paths

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