OTAY MOUNTAIN – PIO PICO APPROACH Enjoy rarely seen expansive views on this hike Driving directions: From Eastlake/Chula Vista, take Otay Lakes Road towards Jamul, past Lower Otay Lake, to Pio ...

Abandoned food wrappers litter migrant trails up Otay Mountain. The hike was organized by Border Patrol agents to show journalists how dangerous the trek can be for migrants.

The off-road trail where the person was hiking “ traverses (Otay Mountain) east to west,” according to the Bureau of Land Management. It’s used to access the Otay Mountain Wilderness ...

The Otay River is one of three rivers that discharge into San Diego Bay. It empties at the southern end of the bay while Sweetwater and San Diego river watersheds discharge further north.

A stroll along South County’s Lower Otay Reservoir Hikers can enjoy views of nearby mountains and the water at one of San Diego’s oldest reservoirs ...

Cal Fire crews are battling a brush fire that erupted on Otay Mountain Thursday afternoon, with evacuation orders and warnings in place for surrounding areas.

The rugged desert wilderness. Coniferous forests. Luscious rolling grasslands. Sandstone canyons. For outdoor enthusiasts, San Diego County boasts more than just its stunning shoreline.

Border Patrol agents and firefighters rescued five border-crossers early Thursday morning near Otay Mountain and airlifted one of them to a hospital for treatment of severe hypothermia.

U.S. Border Patrol said the woman and teenager found after being lost and without food and water in a mountainous area of southeast Otay Lakes Reservoir at about 12 p.m.

A deadly mountain Though water drops intended to help migrants survive hostile desert conditions have happened for years in San Diego County, the efforts on Otay Mountain are relatively new.

SAN DIEGO — Dare yourself to take on new trails in 2025 with one — or all — of these local and regional hiking challenges. There are more than 50,000 acres of open space in San Diego County ...

Otay Mountain Truck Trail actually has three entrances; all three converge at the 3,500-foot summit. If you enter off Otay Lakes Road, follow the trail south up the mountain, take a right turn ...