You'll see a sign on the canyon's edge at the bend. The trail begins adjacent. Mt. Woodson Oak Canyon Rockhouse Canyon Pine Valley Pt. And then there's Crest Canyon. Crest is not a part of Torrey Pines State Reserve, but it probably should have been.
Native trees grow here, some of the biggest anywhere.
Today, Crest Canyon is an open space preserve jointly owned by the citizens of Del Mar and San Diego. Crest Canyon is an interesting one-mile jaunt ending at the lagoon system surrounding the Del Mar Fairgrounds. You descend a rough stretch right at the start. At canyon bottom, note the openness. I once saw eight coyotes sitting on a huge brow of sandstone here, howling at the darkening sky at sunset.