El Cajon - La Mesa Hotels

East San Diego stretches into the foothills of the rugged Santa Rosa Mountains. Communities here include the satellite cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, and Lemon Grove. This area has one of the nation’s largest urban parks: the Mission Trails Regional Park, offering boating and more than 40 miles of walking trails. Sites include an historic dam that irrigated water to the Mission San Diego de Alcalá.