Santee Secrets: Sky Ranch Park Overlooks East County

Sky Ranch Park (5850 Cala Lily Street)

Offering some of the best views of any park in the city, this 1.3 acre mini-park located on Cala Lily Street in the Sky Ranch neighborhood is pure splendor in the grass. A quarter-acre oval-shaped lawn is inviting for everything from pickup football games to tossing a Frisbee to a friend.

There’s just something about a big grassy lawn like this that makes a person, especially a youngster, want to run around and blow soap bubbles.

The park provides scenic views overlooking the surrounding region of Santee and El Cajon, including Gillespie Field Airport and nearby mountains. A pedestrian walkway lined with intermittent benches wraps around the turf and covered playground area. There are also picnic shelters, picnic tables and barbecue grills.