San Diego River Trail

The Carlton Oaks Golf Course segment includes two miles of a new multiuse path between West Hills Parkway and Mast Park. The SANDAG Transportation Committee adopted the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration at its June 16, 2017, meeting.

SANDAG suspended active design work on this segment to allow a private developer to complete the multiuse trail as part of the larger Carlton Oaks Country Club and Resort redevelopment.

Planning and preliminary engineering for the Carlton Oaks Golf Course Segment were funded by a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy and by TransNet Active Transportation Program funds.

In 2016, SANDAG completed a study to identify the best route from Fenton Parkway, through the Mission Valley stadium site, to the parking lot exit on the east side at Rancho Mission Road. The SANDAG Board of Directors adopted the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration on January 22, 2016.

In 2018, SANDAG suspended work on the project to avoid conflicting with the City of San Diego’s stadium redevelopment plans, which were included in voter-approved Measure G. In 2020, San Diego State University (SDSU) took ownership of the property. SANDAG coordinated with the project development team to ensure that this segment of the San Diego River Trail was included in the proposed river park redevelopment. In 2022, SDSU started construction on the river park. Construction was completed in 2024 and included the extension of the San Diego River Trail that overlaps with SANDAG’s proposed extension.

Planning and preliminary engineering for the Stadium segment was funded by a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy and by TransNet Active Transportation Program funds.