Explore the Mutt Kupshuw – ‘Éexil Kwáavichush National Monument
The mountains and desert of eastern San Diego County, southern Riverside County, and western Imperial County provide many opportunities to visit and enjoy a landscape of special natural and cultural lands. The following is a partial list of nature preserves, parks, campgrounds, and hiking trails in or adjoining the proposed Mutt Kupshuw – ‘Éexil Kwáavichush National Monument.
Regional Conserved Lands
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638
Cleveland National Forest
https://www.fs.usda.gov/cleveland/
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=667
Pacific Crest Trail
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Beauty Mountain Area
Beauty Mountain Wilderness
https://www.blm.gov/visit/beauty-mountain-wilderness
https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=706
Beauty Mountain Wilderness Study Area
https://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/wilderness_study_reports/BeautyMountain.pdf
Caliente Recommended Wilderness
Hot Springs Mountain and camping – Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupenño Indians
https://www.loscoyotestribe.org/
Indian Flats Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47550
Oak Grove Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47556
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area
https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/San-Felipe-Valley-WA
Palomar Mountain Area
Barker Valley Recommended Wilderness
Boden Canyon Ecological Reserve
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Boden-Canyon-ER
Clevenger Canyon Open Space Park
https://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/osp/sanpasqual
Dripping Springs Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47534
Dripping Springs Trailhead
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47538
Fry Creek Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47540
Henshaw Scenic Vista Observation Site
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47436
Mt. Palomar North Side Area
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=75027
Palomar Mountain State Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=637
Observatory Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47560
San Dieguito River Park
http://www.sdrp.org/wordpress/
San Luis Rey Picnic Site
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47582
Desert Vistas Area
San Dieguito River Park
http://www.sdrp.org/wordpress/
San Felipe Hills Wilderness Study Area
https://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/wilderness_study_reports/SanFelipeHills.pdf
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area
https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/San-Felipe-Valley-WA
Santa Ysabel East Preserve
http://www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/SantaYsabel.html
San Ysidro Mountains Wilderness Study Area
https://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/wilderness_study_reports/SanYsidroMountain.pdf
Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve
http://www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/VolcanMountain.html
San Diego River Headwaters Area
Cedar Creek Falls
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=80293
Cedar Creek Recommended Wilderness
https://www.fs.usda.gov/nfs/11558/www/nepa/76364_FSPLT3_1462231.pdf
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=667
Eagle Peak Preserve
https://sandiegoriver.org/eagle_peak_preserve.html
Eagle Peak Recommended Wilderness
https://www.fs.usda.gov/nfs/11558/www/nepa/76364_FSPLT3_1462231.pdf
El Cajon Mountain Preserve
https://sandiegoriver.org/el_cajon_mountain.html
El Capitan County Preserve
https://www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/ElCapitan.html
Inaja Memorial Picnic Site
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47546
No Name Recommended Wilderness
https://www.fs.usda.gov/nfs/11558/www/nepa/76364_FSPLT3_1462231.pdf
Sill Hill Recommended Wilderness
https://www.fs.usda.gov/nfs/11558/www/nepa/76364_FSPLT3_1462231.pdf
Three Sisters Falls
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=82316
Upper San Diego River Recommended Wilderness
https://www.fs.usda.gov/nfs/11558/www/nepa/76364_FSPLT3_1462231.pdf
Laguna Mountains Area
Big Laguna Trail
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47406
Burnt Rancheria Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=47424&actid=29
Cibbets Flat Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=47426&actid=29
Desert View Picnic Site
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47434
El Prado Group Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47436
Horse Heaven Group Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47460
Laguna Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=47476&actid=29
Laguna Mountain Recreation Area
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cleveland/home/?cid=STELPRDB5278458
Laguna Mountain Visitor Information Center
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47478
Meadows Information Kiosk Trailhead
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47482
Noble Canyon Trailhead
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47486
Pacific Crest Trail Kitchen Creek Falls
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47570
Pioneer Mail Picnic Site
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47500
Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
https://www.blm.gov/visit/sawtooth-mountains-wilderness
https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=537
Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness Study Area
https://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/wilderness_study_reports/SawtoothMountainsC.pdf
Wooded Hill Group Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47520
Las Californias Area
Barrett Lake
https://www.sandiego.gov/reservoirs-lakes/barrett-reservoir
Boulder Oaks Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=47412&actid=29
Carrizo Gorge Wilderness
https://www.blm.gov/visit/carrizo-gorge-wilderness
https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=101
Carrizo Gorge Wilderness Study Area
https://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/wilderness_study_reports/CarrizoGorge.pdf
Clover Flat
https://www.bcltme.com/habitats
Cottonwood Campground
https://www.blm.gov/visit/cottonwood-campground
Hauser Wilderness
https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=232
Hauser Mountain Wilderness Study Area
https://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/wilderness_study_reports/HauserMountain.pdf
Jacumba Wilderness
https://www.blm.gov/visit/jacumba-wilderness
https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=271
Lake Morena County Park
https://www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/LakeMorena.html
Las Californias Binational Conservation Initiative
https://consbio.org/products/projects/conservation-california-baja
Long Potrero
https://www.bcltme.com/about-us
Pine Creek Trailhead
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47496
Pine Creek Wilderness
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/cleveland/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5286397&width=full#pine
https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=457
Other Links
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Forest Service
Sky Island isolated mountains
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_island