San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers

08/23/2026

Are you getting excited? 3 weeks from today our season kicks off at Crest Canyon Open Space! 🎉
We've got several new hikes, including a 10 mile❗️hike through the Lagunas ⛰️ and a new canyon in Anza Borrego Desert State Park 🌵. Something for everyone.
We can't wait to see you!
more info and register here https://www.sdnhm.org/education/canyoneer-hikes/canyoneer-hike-list/

08/18/2026

https://www.sdnhm.org/education/canyoneer-hikes/

Canyoneers are trained naturalists who offer free, guided nature hikes throughout the County.

08/14/2026

Our hike 🥾schedule is live! Join us for an amazing season of interpretive hikes featuring several new trails as well as some old classics. We’ve got something for everyone - coastal 🏖️, inland🌳, mountain ⛰️, and desert 🌵, flat and hilly, easy and hard, short and long, and all filled with the unique flora and fauna of San Diego County. Our guides are ready to show you all the sights along the way.
Follow the link for the full list, a comprehensive trail map, and registration info. Our first hike is September 13th in Del Mar - hope to see you there!

Canyoneers are trained naturalists who offer free, guided nature hikes throughout the County.

08/04/2026

Our 🥾hiking season is starting soon! Our first hike is September 13th at Crest Canyon in Del Mar. Here's a sneak peak of what's blooming! Can you name all of these natives?
Our schedule and registration info will be posted soon - keep an eye 👁️ on our website.
https://www.sdnhm.org/education/canyoneer-hikes/

07/02/2026

On Sunday June 28th the Canyoneers held our end of season meeting at The Nat!

We recapped our season with some fun statistics:
55 hikes (8 cx due to weather),
1166 public joined us,
205 miles hiked,
Over 152,000 volunteer hours contributed by our wonderful canyoneers to make this season a success 🎉🎉

We awarded permanent badges to some of our newer graduates. We also said thanks to Samantha for her service as our 2025/2026 President, and hello to Allison and Lewis as our new President and Vice President for the 2026/2027 season!

Thanks to all of you who joined us on our hikes 🙏 We’ll see you in September on the 13th to kick off our next season!
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06/25/2026

Thanks 🙏 to all of our hikers for a fantastic season! We enjoyed each and every adventure with you, and hope that you continue getting out there over the summer (and stay 😎!). We will be posting our 2026-27 season soon, and look forward to see you again in September🥾!
📸 mine from the season), please feel free to add some of your own in the comments!

06/12/2026

Our final hike of the season is Saturday June 20 and we’re having a party 🎉!

The Canyoneers would like to invite you to an end-of-season potluck/picnic following this hike. We'll be barbequing hamburgers 🍔and brats 🌭and also some other items for you to enjoy. Please feel free to bring your own drinks and anything else you'd like to have or share.

William Heise County Park at 9am. We hope to see you there!

Register here https://www.sdnhm.org/education/canyoneer-hikes/

06/10/2026

Only two hikes left 🥾!
If you've been hiking with us all season, come help us say so long for summer! If you've never been on a Canyoneer hike, come see what you've been missing 😃

June 14 Sunday 8am Batiquitos Lagoon - easy hike along the lagoon shoreline 🦆

Saturday June 20 9am William Heise County Park - intermediate hike through the canopy of oaks, cedars, and pines in the northern end of the Cuyamaca range 🎄

By the way, we have a fantastic season planned for 2026/2027 so stay tuned for the schedule coming later this summer! 🤐

Register for hikes here https://www.sdnhm.org/education/canyoneer-hikes/

05/22/2026

Join us Saturday May 23rd at 9am for a guided interpretive hike through Los Peñasquitos Canyon!
This is a 6 mile hike through a mix of grasslands and riparian habitats. The water is flowing!
For more info and to sign up go here https://www.sdnhm.org/education/canyoneer-hikes/