The City of Escondido is happy to announce the start of construction on the Escondido Creek Trail project. Construction crews anticipate beginning preliminary work the week of Feb. 17, with surveying the area and locating utilities. The full start of construction will begin the following week, with work taking place between Citracado Parkway and Quince Street. The project is expected to wrap up in late 2025, pending any unforeseen delays.  

About the Escondido Creek Trail 

This project extends from Citracado Parkway to North Midway Drive and aims to encourage safe and healthy lifestyles through an improved sense of security, enhanced street crossings, fitness and play amenities, native and CA-friendly landscaping, and further opportunities for walking and jogging. The project also aims to revitalize the Creek Trail Corridor through enhanced activities and partnerships with local businesses, artists, schools and other organizations. This project is part of a comprehensive neighborhood improvement initiative by the City of Escondido, to improve safety and ensure long-term vitality of the Creek Trail Corridor.   

Project Benefits  

• A more enjoyable trail: We’re enhancing the trail with new activities and partnerships.  
• Beautified corridor: The Creek Trail will be transformed through artistic design elements and the planting of native, CA-friendly landscaping.  
• Improved accessibility: Better signage and easier access to local businesses along the trail; new sections of decomposed granite (DG) trail will be constructed to help separate wheeled and non-wheeled users; and more lighting will brighten the trail.  
• Consistent look and feel: The entire Creek Trail Corridor will have a cohesive look, feel, and overall branding.  

 What to expect during construction  

Construction will commence at Citracado Parkway and generally move from west to east through completion at North Midway Drive. Construction hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, with exception of City recognized holidays. 

Residents can expect standard construction noise, dust and traffic delays. This construction will NOT impact access to homes and businesses.  

Upcoming work 

In the upcoming weeks, construction crews will begin removing sections of fence along the trail and replacing it with a temporary fence. Work will shift from Citracado Parkway and Quince Street to North Broadway and Juniper Street once this section of work is completed.   

Contact us  

We appreciate the community’s patience as we work to improve the Creek Corridor. Please reach out to the project team if you have any feedback or questions. 

• Phone: Call us at 760-839-4949
• Email: Email questions or feedback to creek@escondido.org 

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More about the project  

When completed, amenity additions will include:   

• Wayfinding and educational signage   
• Lighting   
• Paving/striping on the Creek Trail   
• New landscaping   
• Public art mural installments   
• Fitness stations   
• Seating and gathering spaces   
• Children’s play areas   
• Trash receptacles and water bottle filling stations   
• Safer pedestrian crossing and ramps where the Creek Trail intersects with local roadways   

 Website: escondido.org/ECT