Discovering Cities in California Series - El Cajon

Welcome to El Cajon, California.
Located in region 1.
The county is San Diego.
The city has nearly 100,000 residents living in 14.6 square miles of land area.
The city was incorporated in November 1912.
The city is in Southern California.

Some interesting facts about El Cajon, California.
City nickname “The Big Box” came to be because of the cities location nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains.

Located inland from the Pacific Ocean of San Diego County this area is a border area to the country of Mexico. The city is within a valley along State Route 8 that runs from the downtown area of the City of San Diego and heads east into the Sanoran Desert in Imperial County pretty much the State Route 8 runs along the border towns of Mexico.

Things to do in and around El Cajon, California.
The areas and city of El Cajon is supported by a small airport named Gillespie Field a small airport with one great place to visit please meet a division of the San Diego Air and Space Museum open to the public, however the main Air and Space Museum is located in Balboa Park a major park of live entertainment, shows music food animal zoos and fun for all ages mostly an outdoor venue see Balboa Park here is the Balboa Park main Air and Space Museum. 

Located only a short drive from downtown San Diego makes El Cajon a great place to visit and explore not to mention it is far more a rural area then the bigger cities along the California Coastline.

Visit the Downtown El Cajon area and especially stop into the Knox House Museum a house built in the late 1800’s is open, full of history and a true understanding of how El Cajon became to be, what it is today. 

City of El Cajon, California web sites.
City of El Cajon, California City of El Cajon, California  

El Cajon, a part of the east San Diego County, California Chamber of Commerce El Cajon, California Chamber of Commerce   

ElCajonWeather.com