A wildfire that erupted Tuesday afternoon in the San Diego County community of Lakeside was threatening structures, prompting ...

A wildfire that has blackened 1,051 acres in rugged open terrain near El Monte County Park has been 90% contained, ...

A brush fire broke out near El Monte County Park in Lakeside Tuesday, leading to almost immediate evacuation orders.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Award-winning jet skiing enthusiast Steve Gordenker remembers the good old days at El Capitan reservoir in East County. “This was a very special place to the San Die ...

A wildfire that erupted Tuesday afternoon in the San Diego County community of Lakeside was threatening structures, prompting mandatory evacuations.

EAST COUNTYEAST COUNTY — A rock climber died Sunday after falling about 200 feet on El Cajon Mountain ... according to Allied Climbers of San Diego County.

EAST COUNTY EAST COUNTY — A 34-year-old San Diego man found dead this ... post at a church a few miles from the mountain, which is also known as El Capitan and rises more than 3,300 feet above ...

El Capitan and Mt. Gower will be closed Aug. 1-31, joining Agua Caliente and Vallecito County parks near Anza Borrego which are closed all summer and will reopen Labor Day weekend.

Adam Shmidt, 34, died while climbing El Capitan mountain on July 31, 2023. (Becca Fink) A cause of death has not been confirmed, but SDSO Sheriff Lt. Chris Katra said his body had trauma ...

On Tuesday around 8:45 a.m., crews found a man’s body in their search for a 34-year-old hiker near one of the hiking trails on El Cajon Mountain, Lt. Chris Katra with the San Diego County ...

Located near Lakeside, El Cajon Mountain is a strenuous hike. With a length of nearly 11 miles and an elevation gain of around 3,900 feet, the hike will take most people 6+ hours. Dogs are allowed ...