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Welcome to Elfin Forest ...

Elfin Forest is located in San Diego County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Elfin Forest: Elfin Frst.

Elfin Forest is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elfin Forest lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Elfin Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elfin Forest.

  • Oceanside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Escondido
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carlsbad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <3>
  • San Marcos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Encinitas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Santee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Santee is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <3>
  • Poway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
    • Poway is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <3>
  • Solana Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Del Mar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elfin Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elfin Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elfin Forest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elfin Forest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elfin Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Elfin Forest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elfin Forest ...

Looking for more information about Elfin Forest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Elfin Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elfin Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elfin Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.