Palomar Mountain State Park
Friday through Sunday November 6-8, 2026 for 2 Nights!
Who says you have to book a flight to Mammoth just to see fall colors? Less than ninety minutes from San Diego, Palomar Mountain State Park serves as a lush, dramatic, floating oasis. Thanks to a moody unique microclimate that regularly traps coastal mist and heavy mountain fogs, this alpine island thrives in conditions far wetter and cooler than the dry valleys below.
Photo: Doane Valley, Palomar Mountain State Park, by Pink Floyd Fan 101 (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).