Palm Canyon Trail Walk, Balboa Park

To see palm trees galore against a blue sky, walk down into a canyon and enjoy the Palm Canyon Trail in Balboa Park. The entrance is at a wooden boardwalk across the street and slightly uphill from the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. The trail is quite secluded, so come with a friend. It is magical walking down the stairs into the garden. Then you feel like you've been transported to a tropical location. This is the canyon that you see from the high bridge when you walk the western part of El Prado. There are several branches of the trail, and the southernmost one leads to Kate O Sessions Cactus Garden.

Directions

The red tab on the map shows where the wooden boardwalk is located, where the stairs to the Palm Canyon Trail begin. 
The Veterans Museum has a large parking lot that is free and a fifteen minute walk to the Palm Canyon Trail.

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