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The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, located at the southern end of the Santa Ana Mountains in southwest Riverside County near the city of Murrieta, is a hidden gem that offers a fascinating glimpse into the history and ecosystems of the area.
Deer, mountain lions, and bobcats are probably the next most-frequent category of large animals, but they are extremely-infrequently seen. If you hike once a week at the Santa Rosa Plateau for most of the day each time, you'd be lucky to see even one individual of one of these species.
The approximately 7,500-acre Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve is a relatively undisturbed area of oak woodland, chaparral, and native grassland habitat. Preservation of the plateau could begin to provide a corridor for movements of deer and mountain lion.
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The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve and other protected lands in the area—known collectively as the Santa Rosa Plateau—comprise an unusually intense concentration of extraordinary species rarely encountered anywhere.
The Santa Rosa Plateau is approximately 20,000 acres in size, and is bounded by Los Alamos and San Mateo Canyons in the north, the Santa Margarita Mountains in the west, the Temecula/Murrieta Valley on the east, and Mesa de Burro in the south. The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve manages approximately 8,000 acres of the Plateau.
Coordinates: 33.54336°N 117.26952°W. Engelmann Oak Woodlands. Trail through Oak Savanna. Purple Needlegrass Prairie. The Santa Rosa Plateau is an upland plateau and southeastern extension of the Santa Ana Mountains in Riverside County, southern California.
