Please review our hiker info page to familiarize yourself with hiker safety rules and our hike ratings so that you can select hikes that meet your level of fitness. Unless specified otherwise in the activity descriptions below, hikes have a 15 person limit, and they begin in the ABDNHA parking lot.
Week of Events
Sunday, February 8, 2026
No events on this day.
Monday, February 9, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
No events on this day.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Virtual EventFebruary 11, 2026 -Webinar: Geology of San Diego County’s Peninsular Ranges – POSTPONED
Webinar: Geology of San Diego County’s Peninsular Ranges – POSTPONED
This presentation is postponed to a later date. The new date will be posted here as soon as possible
Speaker: Geologist Don Barrie
Please join Mesa College geology professor and ABDNHA board member, Don Barrie, for his repeat lecture on San Diego County’s Peninsular Ranges, with emphasis on the Laguna Mountains west of Borrego Springs. Don’s lecture will focus on how plate tectonic processes have created the complex collage of igneous and metamorphic rocks exposed both regionally, throughout southeastern California, and locally, in the Lagunas. GP $12, M $10, V $8 (per connection).
Thursday, February 12, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, February 13, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, February 14, 2026
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February 14, 2026 -Hike: Exploring Coyote Canyon
Hike: Exploring Coyote Canyon
Leader: Marlin Burke, Naturalist Volunteer
We meet at ABDNHA and then carpool to Coyote Creek, where we explore the history of Native Americans and early settlers, geology, paleontology, Plant life, Coyote Creek itself, and whatever else catches our attention. Easy walking; driving on a dirt road. High clearance 2WD or SUV acceptable due to dirt road with possible rocks or potholes. No charge, but registration is required. Call or visit the ABDNHA Nature Center, 760-767-3098.