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William Heise County Park, 4945 Heise Park Road, Julian, covers 929 acres at 4,200 feet in pine and oak forest and gets snow every year, the county says. It has nearly 11 miles of trails, cabins and campsites. Day use is 9:30 a.m. to sunset; parking is $5.Checked October 23, 2026.
What You Will Find
Pine and oak forest, nearly 11 miles of hiking and horse-riding trails, cabins, trailer, tent and group sites, playgrounds, coin-operated showers and a small museum in the park office. The page lists ranger activities each weekend.
The county calls it one of the few San Diego County parks that gets snow every year.
What We Could Not Verify
- Dog rules, and current snow or road conditions, are not confirmed. County Parks can confirm. No map point is shown because none was confirmed. County pages carried a Storm Recovery banner about park closures and updates when read on 2026-10-23; no closures were itemized there. Check the official page before you go.
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FAQ
Does it snow?
The county page says it is one of the few parks in San Diego County that gets snow every year.
Sources
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.