
Hilliker’s Ranch Fresh Eggs is a family affair since 1942. Frank & Josephine Hilliker began ranching in Encanto. As San Diego began encroaching on the farm they moved it to El Cajon, California where the farm continues to this day. There they began their family and grew the business. Harold Hilliker was born in 1942 and worked the farm until his passing in 2009. His children, Frank & Lara, grew up working the farm, and continue the family tradition. Other family members also help the farm run smoothly and the next generation is also spending free time working on the farm.

Barona Creek golf course offers four tees to accommodate golfers of all skills and abilities. For those looking to be challenged at the expert level, the course provides a championship layout from the Black Tees which boasts a course rating of 74.4 and 140 slope. It is ranked as one of California’s top courses, in company with Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill.

A primary recreation center for the El Cajon community, this park provides family and group picnic areas, a dance ramada, a skate park, a children’s playground, a softball field, a butterfly garden, horseshoe pits, and tennis courts.
Get your power-walk on and discover 17 physical fitness stations that offer a scenic, no-cost workout on the westernmost peninsula’s south shore. On site are 1.5 miles of ADA-friendly multi-use trails, a special TRACK Trail for kids which combines education with prizes via scavenger hunt that is logged online, and regular hosted hikes and programs with both rangers and park volunteers.

A gorgeous setting encompassing 88-acres, El Monte County Park is one of the original properties in San Diego County Parks’ inventory. The spectacular rocky face of El Cajon Mountain stands high over this popular picnic destination where recreational opportunities abound!
Enjoy ample grassy lawns, play areas, historic tables and mature trees. Travel up the hillside on the historic flume trail, to view remnants of early water transportation. Or head a mile west to a second property managed by the El Monte County Park team – the Helix Flume Trail – where more remnants are found, along with exceptional views.

As San Diego County’s first museum on an Indian reservation dedicated to the perpetuation and presentation of the local Kumeyaay-Diegueño Native culture, the Barona Museum offers a unique educational journey for visitors of all ages. The Museum’s collection represents thousands of years of history—some objects dating as far back as 10,000 years—and it demonstrates the artistry and skill of the hemisphere’s first inhabitants.