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Kit Carson Park

Part of North County Inland, our guide to Escondido, San Marcos, Vista, Poway and Ramona.

Kit Carson Park, at 3333 Bear Valley Parkway in Escondido, is open daily from sunrise to sunset. The city calls it Escondido’s largest regional park, with about 100 developed acres and 185 acres of natural habitat. It has a playground, picnic shelters, an amphitheater, a skate park and a free 17-hole disc golf course.Checked October 23, 2026.

DailySunrise to Sunset
17Free Disc Golf Holes
100Developed Acres
185Acres of Natural Habitat
Still water with ducks and a shaded shore at Duck Lake in Kit Carson Park
Duck Lake at Kit Carson Park. Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Address3333 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025. Phone 760-839-4691.
HoursOpen daily from sunrise to sunset.
AdmissionThe city page states no entry fee. The disc golf course is “free, open during park hours.”
Inside the ParkPlayground, picnic shelters, amphitheater, skate park, sports center and the free 17-hole disc golf course.

Queen Califia’s Garden

Queen Califia’s Magical Circle is inside the park. Its own hours are not confirmed.

Kit Carson Park Open the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What We Could Not Verify

  • Any park-wide fee: the city page states none, so we show none.
  • Amphitheater event dates: none were read.
  • Map point is the road (OpenStreetMap), not an entrance.

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FAQ

When is Kit Carson Park open?

The City of Escondido says it is open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Sources

  1. City of Escondido: Kit Carson Park

Checked October 23, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 23, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.