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Page 1: Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Cuyamaca Mountains S ta eWild ... · S t ae P rk T il Highways Date: 4/201 Park Boundary WEST MESA WILDERNESS WEST MESA WILDERNESS E AST M WILD ERN S Previous

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Arroyo Seco Fire Rd.

Japacha Fire Rd.

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Los Vaqueros Trail

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Oakzanita Peak Trail

CA Riding & Hiking Trail

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Wolahi Rd

Quarry Road

Ke lly's Ditch Trail

H a rper Fire Rd

East Side Trail

Park HQ

North Peak

Middle Peak

Japacha Peak

Cuyamaca Peak

Stonewall Peak

Stonewall Mine

Visitor Center

Oakzanita Peak

Arroyo Seco Trail Camp

Cuyamaca Outdoor School

Green Valley CampgroundGranite Springs Trail Camp

Paso Picacho Campground

Los Vaqueros Equestrian Group Camp

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To JulianWilliam Heise County Park

Parcel boundaries are approximate and should not be considered legal descriptions. Maps are intended for study purposes only.

7. At Green Valley on east side of SR 79 (195 acres)

6. At SDGE electrical line easement and dirt access road to power poles(284 acres)

Cuyamaca Rancho State ParkCuyamaca Mountains

State WildernessProposed Boundary Adjustments

February 2014

Cuyamaca

5. Dirt road to old quarry(4 acres)

9. Westside Trail between Japacha Fire Road and Arroyo Seco Fire Road(34 acres)

10. Eastside Trail between Sweetwater Parking Lot and East Mesa Fire Road (45 acres)

11. Blue Ribbon Trail between South Boundary Fire Road and Merigan Fire Road (110 acres)

1. At paved roads:50' from centerline

4. At park boundaries with inholdings:contiguous with park boundary

2. At dirt fire roads:100' from centerline

8. Maintain as wilderness andclose trails to multi-use

3. At perimeter park boundaries:contiguous with park boundary

Legend!È Equestrian Campgroundnp Developed Campground[t Primitive CampingD Peak

FacilityLocal RoadsState Park RoadState Park TrailHighways

Date: 4/22/2014

Park Boundary

WEST MESAWILDERNESS

WEST MESAWILDERNESS

EAST MESAWILDERNESS

Previous April 1986 Wilderness(approximately 672 acres)

Draft Wilderness February 2014(approximately 12,630 acres)

Figure 15

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TABLE XX 

Cuyamaca Mountains State Wilderness 

Proposed Boundary Adjustments 

 

NOTE: Reference numbers on this Table correspond with numbered call‐outs on “Figure 15 – Cuyamaca 

Mountains State Wilderness Proposed Boundary Adjustments” 

 

Since the Cuyamaca Mountains State Wilderness was established in the park in 1982, several conflicts 

with the wilderness boundaries have been discovered which have caused confusion with trail users, 

inconsistent enforcement of wilderness regulations, and an unintended loss of trail connectivity for 

mountain bikers. These conflicts include existing multi‐use trails and utilities in wilderness, as well as 

wilderness boundaries adjacent to fire roads, trails, and park boundaries that are not based on any 

consistent standards. This has precipitated the need to establish consistent wilderness boundary 

standards and an adjustment of some wilderness boundaries to better reflect current management 

practices and visitor uses. Guidelines are presented in the General Plan which establish viable standards 

for wilderness boundaries, adjusts wilderness boundaries to remove utilities and existing multi‐use 

trails, and makes possible future multi‐use trail connections. 

 

Wilderness boundaries are proposed to be adjusted in the following areas and ways (with justification 

following).  The total combined reduction in wilderness acreage after the following boundary 

adjustments is 672 acres: 

1. At paved roads (e.g., State Route 79 (SR 79), Engineer’s Road):  50’ from centerline of road (total of 

100’). 

Need consistent standard for boundary identification and GIS mapping. 

Caltrans easement is already 40’ from centerline of road (total of 80’). 

10 extra feet from Caltrans easement would provide buffer from any Caltrans or State Park 

maintenance operations. 

 

2. At dirt roads (i.e. fire roads):  100’ from centerline of road (total of 200’). 

Need consistent standard for boundary identification and GIS mapping. 

Would provide appropriate buffer for any needed road realignment, or road and brush 

maintenance adjacent to dirt road. 

 

3. At perimeter park boundaries:  Contiguous with park boundary. 

Need consistent standard for boundary identification and GIS mapping (boundary has been 

inconsistently interpreted). 

No buffer needed between wilderness boundary and park boundary. 

Contiguous wilderness and park boundaries would avoid possible confusion and reduce the 

need for signage. 

 

4. At park boundaries with inholdings:  Contiguous with park boundary. 

Need consistent standard for boundary identification and GIS mapping. 

No buffer needed between wilderness boundary and park boundary. 

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Contiguous wilderness and park boundaries would avoid possible confusion and reduce the 

need for signage. 

 

5. At dirt road to old quarry (intersects with SR 79 and travels westward from Lake Cuyamaca):  

Cherry stem 100’ from centerline of dirt road (total of 200’). 

Consistent with buffer for dirt roads 

Park access needed for operations 

 

6. At SDGE electrical line easement and dirt access road to power poles:  Decommission wilderness 

from 100’ from south side of SDGE easement northward to Upper Green Valley Fire Road and La 

Cima Fire Road (reduction of 284 wilderness acres). 

Access required by SDGE for existing easements that predate wilderness. 

North of SDGE easement is an access road used by SDGE to access power poles – this would 

also be decommissioned from wilderness. 

Consistent with buffer for dirt roads 

 

7. At Green Valley on east side of SR 79 between the School Camp and Dyar House to the north, East 

Side Trail to the east, and Sweetwater Parking Lot to the south:  Decommission wilderness 

(reduction of 195 wilderness acres). 

Existing SDGE easement and power lines run through the area that predate wilderness. 

Area adjacent to and visible from SR 79 (noise, visual intrusion) 

 

8. Harvey Moore Trail and Deer Park Trail: Maintain as wilderness area (do not decommission) and 

close trails to multi‐use. 

Trails were inadvertently open to multi‐use after adoption of the current 1986 wilderness 

which shows the Harvey Moore Trail and Deer Park Trail in wilderness. 

Area has strong wilderness values consistent with other wilderness at East Mesa. 

Potential east‐west multi‐use trail connection exists with Cleveland National Forest (tying 

into East Mesa Fire Road just south of Granite Springs Trail Camp). 

 

9. Westside Trail between Japacha Fire Road and Arroyo Seco Fire Road: Adjust wilderness boundary 

from adjacent to SR 79 to 100’ west of Westside Trail (reduction of approx. 34 wilderness acres). 

Provides buffer between SR 79. 

Provides for needed north‐south multi‐use trail connection. 

Consistent with buffer for dirt roads. 

 

10. Eastside Trail between Sweetwater Parking Lot and East Mesa Fire Road:  Adjust wilderness 

boundary from adjacent to SR 79 to 100’ east of Eastside Trail (reduction of approx. 45 wilderness 

acres). 

Provides buffer between SR 79. 

Provides for needed north‐south multi‐use trail connection. 

Consistent with buffer for dirt roads. 

 

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11. Blue Ribbon Trail between South Boundary Fire Road and Merigan Fire Road:  Adjust wilderness 

boundary from adjacent to park boundary to 100’ west of Blue Ribbon Trail (reduction of approx. 

110 wilderness acres). 

Provides for needed north‐south multi‐use trail connection. 

Gives cyclists an alternative to riding on SR 79. 

Consistent with buffer for dirt roads.