15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd.
Escondido
92027

Chargers (lg paddle): 2
Map grid: 130-J5
Lat: 33.10076
Lon: -117.00207

(760) 234-6541

Parking fee: $3.

From Oceanside (I-5) Riverside (I-15) via HWY 78 using non-freeway roads: Take 78 east till it ends into Lincoln PKWY; Continue on Lincoln PKWY till Ash; turn right which will say "TO 78"; Ash becomes San Pasqual Rd., HWY 78. The Wild Animal Park is a few miles ahead on the left and has lots of signs when you get close. (Pay parking).

From San Diego (I-15): Exit Via Rancho PKWY and follow the signs to the Wild Animal Park. Turn right to Via Rancho PKWY which become Bear PKWY; turn right on San Pasqual Rd. you will see a high school; turn right on Pasqual Valley Rd (Not Old Pasqual Rd). The park is on the left and there are signs. (Maps 1150; 1130; 1131). (Pay parking).

-- John Giroux 6/8/98

The chargers are located at the top-right (northeast) corner of the parking lot. After you enter the parking lot, continue up the main road. Just keep going, past all of the aisles. The chargers are just to the right of a bungalow at the top of the parking lot. There is RV parking nearby.

There are two chargers. I didn't notice how many parking slots were available for charging.

There is a fee for parking except for certain levels of Zoological Society membership. The hours of operation of the Wild Animal Park vary according to the time of year.

The park is the only thing in the immediate area (as if that wasn't enough!). The area is an agricultural preserve, so there are lots of fruit and vegetable stands on the way there.

-- Jeff Eby 12/4/98

[Primary info is on Phil Karn's website]