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Lake Cuyamaca – Chambers Park Campground loop from Cuyamaca Meadow Natural Preserve

Lake Cuyamaca – Chambers Park Campground loop from Cuyamaca Meadow Natural Preserve

Hard

3.1

(28)

riders

Lake Cuyamaca – Chambers Park Campground loop from Cuyamaca Meadow Natural Preserve

05:39

66.1km

1,430m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.39 km for 200 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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569 m

Lake Cuyamaca

Highlight • Lake

Lake Cuyamaca is a picturesque 110-acre reservoir nestled in the Cuyamaca Mountains. Created in the 1880s to supply water to the city of San Diego, it now serves as a recreational haven for fishing, boating, and picnicking.

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975 m

Chambers Park Campground

Highlight • Rest Area

This is one of the three campsites available at Lake Cuyamaca. You can choose between RV or tent camping, and they provide electric and water hookups, as well as bathrooms …

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986 m

Lake Cuyamaca Tent Camp site

Highlight • Rest Area

There isn't free parking along the route any more. This site is $10 like everywhere else and you get safe parking, nice picnic tables, and most importantly...really clean bathrooms! A good place to start and stop the ride.

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1.48 km

Lake Cuyamaca

Lake

3.92 km

Cuyamaca Meadow Natural Preserve

Nature Reserve

13.3 km

Dyar House Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The Dyar house was built in 1923, had two-stories, and measured 60' by 35′. There were six bedrooms upstairs and two full baths. The basement contained a wood burning furnace …

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20.1 km

Thousand Trails Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

Really friendly staff, great place to grab some refreshments

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66.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.1 km

10.3 km

7.45 km

5.68 km

3.56 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.7 km

27.4 km

2.03 km

1.07 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,480 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

20°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Lake Cuyamaca – Chambers Park Campground loop from Cuyamaca Meadow Natural Preserve

Lake Cuyamaca

Chambers Park Campground

Lake Cuyamaca Tent Camp site

Dyar House Ruins

Thousand Trails Campsite

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