The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation has embarked on a crucial fire safety project, clearing brush and invasive plants from one of the country's largest urban parks. This initiative comes ...

Crows soared overhead as I made my way up the steep staircase leading to South Fortuna Peak in Mission Trails Regional Park. The mountain is only 1,094 feet tall, the smallest of the five peaks in ...

Kumeyaay Lake Campground is part of the 5,700-acre Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP), owned and operated by the City of San Diego. Until the early 1970s, the lake was part of a sand and gravel ...

Max Lenail, 21, of Palo Alto, died on Jan. 29 during a hike at Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego. Courtesy Cynthia Hess. Max Lenail, a 21-year-old man from Palo Alto, died over the weekend ...

One of the largest urban parks in the United States, Mission Trails Regional Park spans 7,220 acres and offers a variety of hiking trails. One of the most recommended trails is Cowles Mountain.