San Dieguito Heritage Museum at The Heritage Ranch

The San Dieguito region comprises the area surrounding and including communities of Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas (Leucadia, Cardiff, Olivenhain), and Rancho Santa Fe – roughly the area between the Batiquitos Lagoon and the Los Penasquitos Lagoon. It is hard to imagine that just a hundred years ago this area was primarily a dry-farming and cattle ranching community with just a few thousand residents. But as the area has grown and developed, it has acquired an extensive and fascinating history. The active members of the museum have a strong desire to help people understand how they fit into the community in which they live by illustrating what they share and how they differ from people of the past.