Department of Fish and Game

San Felipe Wildlife Area

San Felipe Wildlife Area - San Diego County

General Location/Directions: Approximately 10 miles northeast of the town of Julian between State Highways 78 and 79. County Highway S-2 bisects the length of the wildlife area and provides public access. Current boundaries are displayed at the information kiosk located on the southwest side of S-2, approximately 11.4 miles east of the junction of Highways S-2 and 79.
(858) 467-4201

Map: Directional Map (PDF)

Acreage: The total acreage of the wildlife area is currently 6,690 acres. Please see the maps available in the kiosk to determine which areas are open for public use.

History/Purpose of Acquisition: The Wildlife Conservation Board has acquired land in three phases for the creation of the San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area. Funding sources have been Proposition 70 (Wildlife and Natural Areas Conservation Program of 1988), Proposition 117 (Habitat Conservation Fund/ Mountain Lion Initiative) and from Proposition 12 (Parks Bond Act of 2000).

Also, an additional 5,044 acres adjacent to the existing wildlife area was recently purchased using Proposition 40 funds. Although escrow closed in October 2003, this area is not yet open to the public. Efforts to acquire an additional 7,500 acres on the southeast side of the wildlife area are underway. The purpose of acquisitions includes critical deer migration corridor and deer fawning habitat and oak woodland and riparian habitat protection.


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