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Activities while staying at Eagles Nest Winery & Cottage:
As the annual winemaking events unfold you can get a persoal tour with the winemaker, or on a more active note, personally participate in winemaking activities that include picking grapes, crushing and pressing the grapes into wine, racking and barreling of wine, bottling and labeling wine, or simply relaxing with a glass of fine wine and enjoying the view of the vineyards.
A tour of our winery and vineyards will give you insight into all that goes into a bottle of wine and our resident winemaker will share our winemaking philosophy with you!
Truthfully, it would take several years of stays at the cottage to experience all the possible area activities. For the time being, Ramona remains a semi-rural area and an oasis from the urban crush. Equestrial activities are popular and we stil have several feed stores catering to farm animal owners and also folks that like regular and designer cowboy and cowgirl boots!
Annual community events include the Ramona Rodeo, Air Show, Hawk Watch, and fall winery activities. Year-round activities include premium golf, hiking, biking, horseback riding, antique shopping, local historic sites, scenic rural drives, and visiting Ramona's growing wineries.
You can also make your own "event" and simply relax in the scenic, rural country environment. Hear the sounds of distant range cattle, or a faint dawn call of a rooster, or the neigh of nearby horses.
Naturalists, bird watchers, astronomers. The Wildlife Research Institute hosts an annual series of weekend Hawk Watches in the Ramona Valley grasslands located ten minutes below Eagles Nest early each year.
During the day, you'll hear the haunting cry of area raptors (birds of prey) that patrol the skies above the cottage throughout the year. Throughout your stay, Eagles Nest - your aerie (an eagle's home) offers unparalleled views of the valley and landscape.
Naturalists and city folks will also enjoy ever-changing weather features most notably the enchanting early morning ground fog, the warm summer sun – in Ramona’s “Valley of the Sun”, pink sunrises, and golden sunsets.
Amateur astronomers will enjoy star-filled nights only a half hour from the city. Set up your telescope at Eagles Nest - the clear night skies of Ramona are second only to the nearby Palomar and Laguna mountains. If you don’t have a telescope, we can arrange for a private guided sky tour with several of our expert astronomy contacts.
Fishermen will enjoy nearby Lake Sutherland and its freshwater fishing.
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Wildlife Research Institute's Hawk Watch in Ramona Valley are hosted every Saturday in January and February from 9am to noon for Hawk Watch 2006.
Participants meet at Wildlife Research Institute (WRI) headquarters at 18030 Highland Valley Road by 9am. You will observe Wintering and Resident Hawks, Owls, and Eagles. Learn, from a WRI biologist, identification and life histories of birds of prey. On a goo day, you can see up to 13 different species of raptors.
Hawkwatch is free to the public and rewarding for all ages. Only heavy rain cancels events. Bring binoculars and scopes if you have them. See you there!!!
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| May |
The Ramona Rodeo (3 days) at the Ramona Fairgrounds. The professional rodeo action consists of two types of competitions - roughstock events and timed events along with a day of events set aside just for kids.
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| June |
The annual Ramona Air Show benefits families of fallen CDF pilots and features and a wide range of skilled aerobatic demonstrations as well as CDF aerial demonstrations (2 days).
This year (2006) marked the 11th year, the Ramona Air Show has been drawing thousands of aviation enthusiasts and, with the addition of hot rod racing last year, more car lovers. The air show began when the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry (CDF) hosted firefighting-aircraft demonstrations at its San Diego area fire tanker base.
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| June |
The Ramona Country Fair. A wholesome small town family event! Our country fair, located in the Ramona Fairgrounds is full of fun and events lasting 4 days. From watermelon eating to waterfights, Ramona Country Fair has crowd-pleasing favorites - fun for the whole family! Eat junk food till you nearly drop, then take on thrilling rides until you... lose your cookies???
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| August |
The Ramona Country Fair. A wholesome small town family event! Our country fair, located in the Ramona Fairgrounds is full of fun and events lasting 4 days. From watermelon eating to waterfights, Ramona Country Fair has crowd-pleasing favorites - fun for the whole family! Eat junk food till you nearly drop, then take on thrilling rides until you... lose your cookies???
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| Fall Months |
Fall harvest and crush for Ramona Area Vineyard & Wineries. The Ramona Valley in San Diego County has been designated as an American Viticultural Area by the Federal Taxation and Trade Bureau, effective 6 January 2006.
Visit Ramona Valley Vineyards website for more information.
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Year Round Activities
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| Local Wineries |
Wineries open for wine tasting:
Other Ramona Wineries, purchase their wine at Albertsons & Daniels Market:
Julian Wineries
Escondido Wineries
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| Aviators |
Eagles Nest Winery & Cottage offers a convenient premium lodging venue for discerning aviators flying into the Ramona Airport (33-02-20N 116-54-49W). Local national rental agencies have rental cars are available for ground transportation. From an aviation perspective, the cottage offers a unique and commanding view of the airport located a few miles to the northeast.
The expansive shaded view deck offers comfortable seating and a view of the annual Ramona Air Show in skies above the valley. In hours of darkness, the distant rotating beacon offers a reassuring presence for the aviation enthusiast.
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| Golfers |
Discerning golfers can play challenging and picturesque area golf courses minutes away. Mount Woodson Golf Club, a premium golf venue, is two miles away, and San Vicente Golf Resort is only 9 miles and minutes close. |
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Hikers &
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At Eagles Nest Winery & Cottage you are only minutes away, hiking venues include Mount Woodson and nearby Iron Mountain both with views of the ocean and backcountry for miles around. Anc don't forget, you can soak your aching feet in the heated whirlpool tub for two.
The area also offers many bike trails. Mount Woodson, popular Iron Mountain, and Dos Picos County park are minutes away.
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| Naturalists, Bird Watchers, & Astronomers |
Ten minutes below Eagles Nest Winery & Cottage, the Wildlife Research Institute hosts an annual series of weekend Hawk Watches in the Ramona Valley grasslands located five minutes from Eagles Nest early each year. Area raptors frequent the skies above the cottage throughout the year.
Your aerie offers unparalleled views of the valley landscape and ever changing weather features most notably the enchanting early morning ground fog, the warm summer sun – in Ramona’s “Valley of the Sun”, golden sunsets, and finally star-filled nights only a half hour from the city. |
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