Printable Peak Guide

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31C

Boucher Hill

5438'

Location: San Diego County, about 17 miles northeast of Escondido, 120 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	San Diego County
Forest Service	Cleveland National Forest
USGS Topo	Boucher Hill 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 570K
	GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files)
	Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo)

ROUTE 1

(Parking Fee required)

Distance: None
Gain: None
Time: None
Rating: Drive-up
Original: Al Campbell, July 1973

DRIVING ROUTE 1

Take I-15 south to Temecula.
Continue south on I-15 to SR 76.
Go east on SR 76 to its junction with S6 at the south end of Pauma Valley. Go left (east). Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 5.5 miles, fork with SR 76 straight and S6 left (north). Turn left on S6.
At 12.0 miles, a junction with S7 at Crestline. Turn left (west) on S7.
At 15 miles, Palomar Mountain State Park entrance. An entrance fee is charged at this point.
Continue to the second left turn, where four roads branch off. Straight ahead is the Nate Harrison Grade Road, take the paved road to the left of it.
Drive 1/2 mile to the summit, where there is a radio installation.

NOTE

The junction of SR 76 and S6 can also be reached from Warner Springs or from Julian. From Warner Springs drive south on SR 79 for 7.6 miles and then turn northwest on SR 76 to the junction of S6, then proceed as above. Or, from Julian drive north on SR 79 for about 14 miles to SR 76. Turn left and go to the junction of SR 76 and S6, then proceed as shown above.