INDIAN RESERVATIONS
in San Diego County
Longhorn
Photo Courtesy of USD May Collection

San Diego County has more Indian reservations than any other county in the United States. However, the reservations are very small, with total land holdings of just over 124,000 acres, or about 193 square miles of the 4,205 square miles in San Diego County (reservation acerage source from the San Diego County Tax Assessor).  Of the 20,000 Native Americans who make up the 4 tribal groups that live in San Diego County, only a small percentage live on reservation land. Click here to see a map showing the locations of reservations within San Diego County.  

The following tables provide contact information, along with acreage and population figures for the tribes located within San Diego County. Population figures are based on 2000 U.S. Census Data (available at: http://censtats.census.gov/data/US), and acreage information is from the California Department of Transportation (http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist11/departments/planning/nal/index.htm).

 

Barona Reservation Cuyapaipe Reservation La Jolla
Reservation
Manzanita Reservation Pauma & Yuima Reservation Santa Ysabel Reservation
Campo Reservation Inaja & Cosmit Reservation La Posta Reservation Mesa Grande Reservation Rincon Reservation Sycuan Rancheria
Capitan Grande Reservation Jamul Indian Village Los Coyotes Reservation Pala Reservation San Pasqual Reservation Viejas Reservation

 
 
 
Barona
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE
Ipai-Tiai
(Diegueño)


Barona Band of Mission Indians
1095 Barona Road
Lakeside, CA 92040
(619) 443-6612
http://www.baronatribe.com


POPULATION
536


ACREAGE
5664


LOCATION: Approximately 30 miles northeast of San Diego in the mountain foothills.

 
 
 
 
Campo
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE
Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)


Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians 
36190 Church Road 
Campo, CA 91906 
(619) 478-9046
http://www.campo-nsn.gov


POPULATION
351


ACREAGE
15,336


LOCATION: Southeastern San Diego County atop the Laguna Mountains.

 
 
 
 
Capitan Grande
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE
Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)


Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
Alpine, CA 92001


POPULATION
33
(living off the reservation)


ACREAGE
15,615


LOCATION: In the northwest quadrant of the Cleveland National Forest. 

 
 
 
 
Cuyapaipe
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE
Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)


Cuyapaipe Band of Mission Indians
4054 Willows Road
Alpine, CA 91901
(619) 445-6315
http://kumeyaay.com/reservations/tribal_home.html?tid=5


POPULATION
(none on reservation)

ACREAGE 
4156 


LOCATION: Immediately east of the Cleveland National Forest and west of Anza Borrego Desert State Park off State Highway S1.

 
 
 
Inaja & Cosmit 
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE
Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)


Inaja - Cosmit Band of Indians
1040 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 747-8581
http://kumeyaay.com/reservations/tribal_home.html?tid=6


POPULATION
(none on reservation)

ACREAGE 
846 


LOCATION: Within the boundaries of the Cleveland National Forest, southwest of Julian, off Highway 78 and at the junction of Eagle Peak, Engineer and Bolder Creek Roads.

 
 
 
Jamul Indian
Village


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE
Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)


Jamul Indian Village
P.O. Box 612
Jamul, CA 91935
(619) 669-4785
www.jamulindianvillage.com


POPULATION
60

ACREAGE


LOCATION: 10 miles southeast of El Cajon, along State Highway 94.

 
 
 
 
La Jolla Band of
Indians


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE
Luiseño


La Jolla Band of Indians
22000 Highway 76
Pauma Valley, CA 92061
(760) 742-1297
http://www.lajollaindians.com/index.shtml


POPULATION
390
(tribal enrollment: 620)


ACREAGE 
8,798


LOCATION: Southern slopes of Mount Palomar; off State Highway 76, 25 miles east of Escondido and 60 miles northeast of San Diego.

 
 
 
 
La Posta
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)



La Posta Band of Mission Indians
P.O. Box 1120
Boulevard, CA 91905
(619) 478-2113 
http://www.kumeyaay.com/reservations/tribal_home.html?tid=8


POPULATION
18


ACREAGE 
3,471


LOCATION: 56 miles east of San Diego and 46 miles west of El Centro in the Laguna Mountains, its southwest corner is bordered by Interstate 8.

 
 
 
 
Los Coyotes
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE
Cahuilla, Cupeño


Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians
P.O. Box 189
Warner Springs, CA 92086
(760) 782-0711


POPULATION
70


ACREAGE
24,762  


LOCATION: 50 miles from San Diego between the Cleveland National Forest and the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, east of Mount Palomar.

 
 
 
 
Manzanita
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)



Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation  
P.O. Box 1302
Boulevard, CA 91905
(619) 766-4930
http://kumeyaay.com/reservations/tribal_home.html?tid=9


POPULATION
69


ACREAGE 
3,563 


LOCATION: In southeastern San Diego County, about 67 miles east of San Diego on Interstate 8, near the town of Boulevard and in the Carrizo Desert.

 
 
 
 
Mesa Grande
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)



Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians
P.O. Box 270
Santa Ysabel, CA 92070
(760) 782-3818
http://kumeyaay.com/reservations/tribal_home.html?tid=10


POPULATION
75


ACREAGE 
1,820 


LOCATION: 

 
 
 
 
Pala
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Luiseño-Cupeño



Pala Band of Mission Indians
P.O. Box 50
Pala, CA 92059
(760) 742-3784
http://www.palaindians.com


POPULATION
1,573


ACREAGE
12,333 


LOCATION: About 40 miles northeast of San Diego and on the San Luis Rey River.

 
 
 
 
Pauma and Yuima
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Luiseño



Pauma/Yuima Band of Mission Indians 
P.O. Box 369
Pauma Valley, CA 92061
(760) 742-1289


POPULATION
186


ACREAGE
5,826 
(in four separate tracts) 


LOCATION: In the northeastern corner of San Diego County, in the foothills of Mount Palomar about 65 miles from downtown San Diego.

 
 
 
 
Rincon
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Luiseño



Rincon Nation of Luiseño Indians
P.O. Box 68
Valley Center, CA 92082
(760) 749-1051


POPULATION
1,495


ACREAGE 
3,918 


LOCATION: In the northeastern corner of San Diego County, along the San Luis Rey River.

 
 
 
 
 
San Pasqual
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)



San Pasqual Band of Indians
P.O. Box 365
Valley Center, CA 92082
(760) 749-3200
http://www.sanpasqualindians.org/


POPULATION
752


ACREAGE 
1,412 in five non-contiguous tracts 


LOCATION: About 40 miles north of San Diego and 12 miles from Escondido, adjoining the community of Valley Center and on Highway S-6.

 
 
 
 
Santa Ysabel
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Diegueño



Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Indians
P.O. Box 130
Santa Ysabel, CA 92070
(760) 765-0846
http://kumeyaay.com/reservations/tribal_home.html?tid=12


POPULATION
250


ACREAGE 
15,270 


LOCATION:

 
 
 
 
Sycuan
Rancheria


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)



Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
5459 Dehesa Road 
El Cajon, CA 92019
(619) 445-2613
http://www.sycuan.com


POPULATION
33


ACREAGE 
632 


LOCATION: About 20 miles from San Diego and 6 miles from El Cajon between Interstate 8 and State Highway 94.

 
 
 
 
Viejas 
Reservation


ETHNOLOGY- LANGUAGE

Kumeyaay
(Diegueño)



Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Viejas Tribal Office
1 Viejas Grade Road  

Alpine, CA 91901
(619) 445-3810
http://www.viejasbandofkumeyaay.org


POPULATION
394


ACREAGE 
1,572


LOCATION: 35 miles east of San Diego, north of Interstate 8 and the city of Alpine, 30 miles north of the Mexican border. 

Native American Home Page
October 11, 2006