We went to Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park fully intending to walk the loop around the park. We missed the trailhead and ended up sightseeing in a place barely five miles from our home.
Saturday morning dawned with sunshine bright and early. A very unusual occurrence in San Diego during those periods we call Graypril, May Gray, or June Gloom. One thing we’ve learned over the years is that when the sun decides to show, it’s time to grab your shoes and go. And that’s exactly what we did. Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough information about where to find the trailhead.
Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park
The historic park covers 27 acres. It opened to the public in 2003. While the ranch is open to the public most days, docents conduct guided tours only on weekends. Fortunately for us, we were there on a Saturday and one of the free tours was in process. We didn’t join the tour, but did listen in briefly. The docent was kind enough to let us join her tour through the hacienda. We did that for a short time, but didn’t want t overstay our welcome. So we made our exit, and definitely plan to make a return trip when we have time for the whole tour.
About those peacocks
Most of us know them as peacocks, but they’re actually called peafowl. It turns out that Leo brought six peafowl to the ranch in 1937. They’ve long since made themselves comfortable and, as you can see, consider the buildings part of their domain. I can’t help but wonder what they think of all these busybodies who come through their space, make noise, and take pictures!
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