Julian CampingYour Peek into William Heise County ParkJulian camping is a fun way to enjoy the great outdoors while visiting the quaint town of Julian. There are many ways to camp available for your family: -RV sites with electricity
Being the hard core camper that I am (not!), our family chose the wilderness cabins at William Heise County Park for our Julian camping experience. I was ready for the worst. I knew there would be no running water or bathrooms in the cabin. But I was pleasantly surprised by this very clean cabin. It had a fireplace that kept the room very comfortable at night and a big light overhead. The bathroom was a short walk and it was very well lit at night. Plus it was so clean. I’ve never seen an outdoor bathroom that was so clean!
Here, you can see for yourself in this video of the cabins and restroom.
We had Cabin B and our friends had Cabin F. Guess what? There is a difference! Cabin F was newer and bigger. In Cabin B, we had bunk beds (no mattresses). Cabin F had the same bunk beds, plus a queen size bed (no mattress). So if you go, reserve Wilderness Cabin F.
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As you can see here, our daughter thought wilderness cabin camping was tons of fun. This was her first opportunity to climb up a bunk bed. Of course, we didn’t let her sleep up there!
Kids will think the cabins are a blast. Of course if you're a true camper, you can enjoy living in a tent in the park. Or there's space next to the cabin to pitch a tent, so you're family can choose where they want to sleep. The cost of the wilderness cabin is very reasonable. It’s $45 per night with a $5 use fee. Visit
the Julian camping website for more information.
About William Heise County Park
William Heise County Park is set in the Cuyamaca Mountains and about a 15 mile drive from historic Julian. In October of 2003, the Cedar Fire burned much of the 1,000 acres of oak, pine, and cedar forests. You can see in this picture the burnt trees ahead of us. As devastating as the fire was, the park is still beautiful and you can see new life springing up throughout the park.
Mule deer are frequently seen throughout the park, along with large flocks of Rio Grande turkey (a few of those really scared me in the evening!).
But with a toddler in a backpack and a preschooler saying "I'm tired, please hold me!" - we opted to just do the one mile loop. Can you blame us?
Your family may be able to hike more - we heard the Kelly Ditch trail is really beautiful.
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Hikers will enjoy the spectacular views from more than five miles of trails adjacent to the campgrounds. We walked the Cedar Trail which is a one mile loop. You can walk further to the Kelly Ditch Trail which is 5.75 miles.
By the end of our family adventure, all the kids were packed on dad's back. Go super dad! Who needs a gym when you have kids, right?
