El Caballo Park Master Plan Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026040729
Lead Agency
City of Escondido
Document Title
El Caballo Park Master Plan Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Zone: S-P (Specific Plan Area) / Land Use: SPA 5 (Northeast Gateway SPA #5)
Document Description
The El Caballo Park Master Plan provides a framework for future improvements to the existing El Caballo Park. The park is intended to serve as a public facility that accommodates equestrian-oriented activities and other amenities, designed for a range of visitors that may include the Charros Association, horse riders, dog lovers, therapeutic equestrian groups, local residents and visitors, educational institutions, and charitable organizations. Improvements would include a central, passive recreational lawn area surrounded by natural play opportunities, picnic groves, an equestrian center, and a pedestrian path linking Mayflower Dog Park with El Caballo Park to create one cohesive park. The project would naturalize Escondido Creek within the park boundary, providing improvements to change the channel from a concrete channel to vegetated channel.
Contact Information
Name
Sally Schifman
Agency Name
City of Escondido, Development Services Department
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Bob Stark, AICP
Agency Name
Michael Baker International
Job Title
Project Principal
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Escondido
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Beven Drive/Save-A-Life Way
Zip
92025
Total Acres
Approx. 20 acres
Parcel #
760-246-1700; 760-246-3300 (portions of)
State Highways
N/A
Railways
Sprinter
Airports
N/A
Schools
Hidden Valley Middle School, Heritage Elementary School
Waterways
Escondido Creek, Vista Canal, Lake Wohlford, Dixon Lake
Township
12S
Range
02W
Section
1
Base
SBB&M
Other Location Info
Other Schools: Heritage Junior High School, Orange Glen Elementary School, Orange Glen High School, Oak Hill Elementary School, Glen View Elementary School, Rose Elementary School, Valley High School, Quantum Academy, Escondido Charter High School, Palomar College - Escondido Campus, Community Montessori
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Recreational (El Caballo Park)
Local Actions
Master Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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