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Lake Murray, La Mesa

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Lake Murray is a reservoir in San Diego, California, operated by the City of San Diego's Public Utilities Department. It is located within Mission Trails Regional Park. When full, the reservoir covers 171.1 acres (69.2 ha), has a maximum water depth of 95 feet (29 m), and a shoreline of 3.2 miles (5.1 km). The asphalt-paved service road lining roughly two-thirds of the lake's perimeter is a popular recreation site for the Navajo community. It lies south of Cowles Mountain and is an important reporting point for aircraft inbound to land at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (identifier: KMYF).

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4.6

By MILLARTY10

Now Lake Murray is a very peaceful, very nice atmosphere, and the water is beautiful. This place is really good if you like are going to propose to your, mate. Overall 4.9/5.

Now Lake Murray is a very peaceful, very nice atmosphere, and the water is beautiful. This place is really good if you like are going to propose to your, mate. Overall 4.9/5. more »
By 588kmk

Great place to walk if you are recovering from back/hip issues. After 18 hours of travel time my back was pretty sore and I wanted an easy walk with good footing. Lake Murray fit the bill, we saw..... more

Great place to walk if you are recovering from back/hip issues. After 18 hours of travel time my back was pretty sore and I wanted an easy walk with good footing. Lake Murray fit the bill, we saw..... more »
By jenniffertaylorSD

We rented kayaks for the first time with the family. Had a blast for grandmas birthday. Always a beautiful area to walk. But this time was a more unique experience. Like being a tourist in...

We rented kayaks for the first time with the family. Had a blast for grandmas birthday. Always a beautiful area to walk. But this time was a more unique experience. Like being a tourist in... more »

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By Andrew Singh Randhawa

Nice walking path with little league fields. Plenty of space to get fit and walk on trails that have a good view at night. Clean with no bugs really. Good walk with friend or significant other.

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By Dalissa R

Perfect place to go for a walk, Relax or make a Carnita asada, there’s some grills available.

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By Michael M.

Beautiful lake with extraordinary views. Lacks efficient parking. There are some cracks in the pavement, which could be a hazard to to those who walk or run the road around the lake. The smell of weed in the parking lot areas was not good…

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By Hiep Huynh

Really nice easy biking path for young kids. It's about 6 miles total (3mi to the blocked bulls-eye fence and 3mi back to the parking). The biking path is not a loop. There are several spots to stop and have the kids feed the duck.

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By Colton Noyes

Beautiful and quiet place to get a nice walk in or go for a ride on a paddle boat. Lake Murray offers plenty of space for everyone, with parking in several spots and multiple entering points. Paved running trail and regular dirt running trail for different terrain feels. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a stroll through the area, a picnic, fishing, exercise, or just taking in the view.

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