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Kit Carson Park tournament guide

Escondido, California · 3333 Bear Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025

Last verified 2026-10-17

Field surface: not yet verified

Not yet verified. City and design pages list lighted adult and youth softball fields and Little League fields here, but none says what the infields or outfields are. (4 lighted adult softball fields, plus a youth area with lighted girls softball fields (including Youth Softball Fields 3-5) and Little League fields (Hirsch & Associates; City of Escondido).)

Source: Hirsch & Associates (park landscape architects): Kit Carson Adult/Youth Athletic Facility (adult softball complex of 4 lighted softball fields with restroom/concession building and parking; youth area with 3 lighted girls softball fields, 2 lighted Little League fields, a T-ball field and lighted soccer fields; CPRS Award of Merit 1988) · City of Escondido via BidNet Direct: Kit Carson Youth Softball Fields Fencing Project (new fencing, backstops and netting at Area 1 Youth Softball Fields #3, #4 and #5; published July 2024) · City of Escondido: Kit Carson Park map (Adult Softball Fields, Sports Center, Tree Lake, Duck Lake, Eagle Scout Lake, play structure, restrooms, parking)

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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites San Diego-Escondido by IHG

1250 W Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029 · about 9 min / 5.5 mi to the main campus

Listing amenities: Pool, Breakfast included.

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Courtyard by Marriott San Diego - Rancho Bernardo

11611 Bernardo Plaza Ct, San Diego, CA 92128 · about 9 min / 5.2 mi to the main campus

Listing amenities: Pool, Hot tub.

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Best Western Escondido Hotel

1700 Seven Oakes Rd, Escondido, CA 92026 · about 12 min / 7.8 mi to the main campus

Listing amenities: Pool, Hot tub.

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Feeding the team

Joe's Italian Dinners

403 W Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025 · about 9 min drive

Family-run Italian restaurant on Grand Avenue since 1980, now run by the founder's daughter: pastas, lasagna and house specialties. Dinner only, closed Sundays and Mondays; call (760) 489-6835 for a team table or takeout.

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Coffee: Manzanita Roasting Company (Escondido)

301 E Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025 · about 9 min drive

Husband-and-wife-owned North County roaster with a café in the restored Ritz theater building at Grand and Juniper; breakfast all day, and dogs are welcome.

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Kit Carson Park lakes, skate park and sculpture garden

3333 Bear Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025 · in the park drive

Three small lakes, hiking and bike trails, a free 17-hole disc golf course, a 22,000 sq ft skate park at the Sports Center and Queen Califia's Magical Circle, a sculpture garden by Niki de Saint Phalle (check its open days before you walk over).

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