New Station will Improve Public Safety and Visitor Experience at Mission Trails Regional Park
San Diego – Councilmembers Scott Sherman and Jen Campbell will officially open the doors to a new 5,000-square-foot ranger station at Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP). This investment into the park will give rangers improved resources and facilities to better protect the 8,000-acre park and engage with park visitors. The facility was designed by San Diego-based Davy Architecture, and both the structure and materials used complement the park’s stunning 14,000-square-foot Visitor and Interpretive Center, opened exactly 25 years ago, on February 5, 1995.
In addition, a new public art piece by acclaimed local artist Roman de Salvo will be revealed at the Mission Trails Field Station opening. The artwork, Fountain Mountain, consists of a large boulder with trail-like channels carved into its surface. A functioning drinking fountain fixture rises out of the highest point of the boulder, and water flows through the array of tiny trails in serpentine paths down the slopes of the boulder. The artwork is inspired by the many trails at MTRP.
Mission Trails Regional Park is a jewel in the San Diego region and is one of the largest urban parks in the country consisting of 8,000 acres over 11 square miles. MTRP has 65 miles of hiking, mountain bike, and equestrian trails, a rock climbing area, a spacious Visitor and Interpretive Center, and the Kumeyaay Lake Campground with 46 camp sites adjacent to a small lake.
When: Wednesday, February 5th @12:00 PM
Where: 14450 Equestrian Circle, San Diego, CA 92071. Northeastern portion of Mission Trails Regional Park.
Who:
- Councilmember Scott Sherman, Chair, Mission Trails Regional Park Taskforce
- Councilmember Jen Campbell, Mission Trails Regional Park Taskforce Committee member
- Andy Field, Director, Parks and Recreation Department
- Dorothy Leonard, Chair, Mission Trails Regional Park Citizens Advisory Committee
- Hundreds of park volunteers and supporters
Visual: Councilmember Sherman, Councilmember Campbell and others to cut the ribbon. A senior Park Ranger will be given a key and open the doors of the facility to the public for the first time.
