UCSD Open Space Park
About
UCSD Open Space Park is a 137-acre park in California, about 5.6 miles from the town of Del Mar. It sits within its own land unit, UCSD Open Space Park, and serves as a base for a cluster of trails and climbing areas in the surrounding area. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and October highs near 78°F, with only a few wet days in each. Summer runs warmer, with August highs averaging about 82°F. The closest outing is the Par Course Trails, just 0.3 miles away. The Scripps Coastal Reserve Biodiversity Trail and La Jolla Trail are each about a mile off, and the Lower Falls climbing area lies roughly 4.3 miles away.
Park size
137 acres
Location
UCSD Open Space Park
California
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Year-round. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 67–82°F and lows of 46–65°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the San Diego Miramar Nas, CA weather station, 6 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan67° high47° low
- Feb67° high48° low
- Mar68° high50° low
- Apr70° high52° low
- May72° high57° low
- Jun75° high60° low
- Jul80° high64° low
- Aug82° high65° low
- Sep81° high63° low
- Oct78° high58° low
- Nov72° high51° low
- Dec67° high46° low
Where it is
- UCSD Open Space Park · Public land
- Nearest town
- Del Mar, California · 5.6 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Par Course TrailsHiking0.3 mi
- Scripps Coastal Reserve Biodiversity TrailHiking1 mi
La Jolla TrailHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi- South Side TrailHiking2 mi
- Lower FallsRock climbing4.3 mi
- Still Waters Run DeepRock climbing4.4 mi
Rancho Penasquitos CanyonRock climbingPhoto: RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.4 mi- Del PoconitosRock climbingPhoto: RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit UCSD Open Space Park
Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
67° / 47°
8 wet
Feb
67° / 48°
8 wet
Mar
68° / 50°
7 wet
Apr
70° / 52°
5 wet
May
72° / 57°
3 wet
Jun
75° / 60°
1 wet
Jul
80° / 64°
1 wet
Aug
82° / 65°
1 wet
Sep
81° / 63°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 58°
3 wet
Nov
72° / 51°
5 wet
Dec
67° / 46°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Diego Miramar Nas, CA, 6 mi away at 477 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
