Canyonside Community Park (Lois J. Mangarelli Recreation Center)

Rancho Peñasquitos · City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department

Booking

To hold an event at a community, neighborhood or mini park, the city says to contact the staff at the nearest recreation center; fees follow the department's fee schedule. (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)Reserve through the owner ↗ (opens a new tab)

Hours

Center hours: Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Sunday and City holidays. (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)Open hours are not permission to play; the rule above is.

Cost

No fee is posted for use without a permit. The department's fee schedule (effective March 1, 2026, updated July 1, 2026) lists hourly rates for sports programs: field rental $13 for youth and $31 for adults, field lighting $11. Leagues and commercial activities in community park recreation areas also pay a Recreation Center Fund fee of $12 an hour per field for youth ($18 for adults). (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)

Parking

Not posted

What's there

The soccer fields are listed as lighted. (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)

No wall on record: we haven't found one on the owner's page.

Play areas for children (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)

Picnic areas (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)

Beside the Rancho Peñasquitos Preserve's trails (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)

Goals aren't listed. Bring a pop-up goal; never move a park's goals.

Rules

• It is unlawful to play any game of ball or engage in any sport except at the places and times the Parks and Recreation Department designates (SDMC §63.0102(c)(17)). (docs.sandiego.gov, Oct 15)
• During every permitted use or rental, at least a portion of the park must stay open to the public, and no area may be roped off unless it is one designated to be reserved (the department's park ground use rules, April 2024). (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)
• A park use permit is required for any group of 50 or more people per venue. (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)
• Providing a service in a park for a fee, such as a class, needs the City Manager's written consent (SDMC §63.0102(c)(14)); the city says fitness permits are obtained by contacting the park's location directly. (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)

Address

12350 Black Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92129 (sandiego.gov, Oct 15)

The center was Canyonside Recreation Center until its renaming in 2025. Center: 858-538-8131. Not reachable by bus, the city says.

Checked on October 15, 2026. Rules change and fields close for weather or upkeep: check the owner's page before you go.

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