One of my Meetup groups met for a Kumeyaay Ethnobotany Hike. We learned about native plants and how they were used by the indigenous Kumeyaay people.

Eucalyptus, Jade plant horehound, and Mexican Fan Palm are among the invasive species found here.

One section of the park has been restored to what it would have been like before the arrival of the Spanish.

Most of the native plants we saw were used for teas to treat problems like fertility, fever, indigestion, and constipation. Buckwheat was primarily used for food.

Chollas Lake is a reservoir created in 1901. They are recreating a typical riparian habitat along part of the shoreline.

In 1966 the lake became part of the Parks & Recreation department and is was designated a youth fishing lake in 1971.

A few Eucalyptus stumps have been turned into public art.