DSE Race Schedule
All races begin at 9:00am unless otherwise noted. Race check-in/race day registration begins 45 minutes prior to race start. Course details are subject to race day modifications based on weather, construction, and other factors.
Gold, Child, and Teen memberships include unlimited races. Standard member race fee is $5. Non-member race fee is $10. Thank you!
Races have a 15 minute/mile pace time limit, and course/finish lines will close accordingly. If you expect to run over a 15 minute mile, please consider our self-timer option.
Start/Finish:
Rockaway Beach Parking Lot
Dondee St & San Marlo Way
Pacifica, CA 94044
Start time: 9:00am
5K Course Description
Run southbound on beach promenade, left onto Rockaway Beach Blvd., Run onto Nick Gust Way, take detour, rejoin Rockaway Beach promenade.
Run past Taco Bell to turnaround cone.
Return the same way to Finish.
5K Course Map
Start/Finish location:
USSSF Monument parking lot, end of El Camino Del Mar
Start time: 9:00am
Course Description:
Run from the USSSF parking lot south towards Point Lobos Ave., make sharp turn at Point Lobos Ave., run on Lands End Trail towards El Camino Del Mar, turnaround before Lincoln Highway and return.
Race start: 9:00am
Start/Finish: West end of Mountain Lake Park path near 11th Ave & Lake St.
Course Description
Run East on Mountain Trail, turn left running North beside Mountain Lake
Continue on under tunnel, bear right until 14th avenue, turn around at steel posts
Run North on Park trail, keep straight uphill, turn around at Golf General Store running back on Park trail
Turn left to pass under tunnel again, follow path beside lake
Turn left to head East on Mountain trail, run uphill, turning around before Arguello, return straight on path to start
*Kid’s Run starts after finish of 5K race.
Course Map
Start/Finish: San Pedro Park. Near 600 Oddstad Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044
Note: * 10am Start Time *
Kids Race will follow the finish of the 5K race
Members Only Picnic will follow finish of Kids Race
Parking fees inside the park are $6, otherwise there is street parking in the adjacent neighborhoods; please be courteous and mindful of local regulations. Do not park in the church parking lot!
More information at San Pedro Valley Park Website.
Course Description
Course is a hilly trail run for the first mile with tricky technical rocky trail running and fire trail roads.
Race starts near volleyball court on footpath beside restrooms.
Run North across footbridge, turn left on Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Run West approx 500ft to cone turnaround.
Run back East bearing left up onto Valley View Trail.
Follow trail up and back down to Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Turn Sharp left on Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Run East turning around at “Loop”.
Stay on Weiler Ranch Rd trail back towards Picnic Area.
Turn Left to finish back at Picnic area.
Start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish:
Large parking lot located at 21 Shelley Drive (the larger lot closer to Mansell, not the smaller lot near the amphitheater)
Course Description
Two clockwise loops. Start at the Parking Lot located at 21 Shelley Drive (the larger lot closer to Mansell, not the smaller lot near the amphitheater). Exit the parking lot, turn right on Shelley Drive, right onto Mansell, and right on Shelley Drive West. Follow Shelley Drive to the start. Repeat loop.
Course Map

Start/Finish:
Rockaway Beach Parking Lot
Dondee St & San Marlo Way
Pacifica, CA 94044
Start time: 9:00am
5K Course Description
Run southbound on beach promenade, left onto Rockaway Beach Blvd., Run onto Nick Gust Way, take detour, rejoin Rockaway Beach promenade.
Run past Taco Bell to turnaround cone.
Return the same way to Finish.
12K Course Description
Exit parking lot via “left right angle running”
Run north along paved trail path parallel to Cabrillo Highway. Continue on Cabrillo Hwy sidewalk
Veer left at Mori Point Road.
Follow Mori Road trail/onto Beach Boulevard until reversing directions at the Turnaround cone.
Return the same way to Rockaway Beach parking lot.
Complete “Out & back” 5K race course.
Return to sidewalk Finish.
Races have a 15 minute/mile pace time limit, and course/finish lines will close accordingly. If you expect to run over a 15 minute mile, please consider our self-timer option.
5K Course Map
12K Course Map
Race start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish: Grass lawn adjacent to Presidio Wall Playground (near Pacific and Spruce Avenue).
Course Description
Start and finish on the grass lawn adjacent to Presidio Wall Playground (near Pacific and Spruce Avenue). Exit grass area, complete counter-clockwise Presidio Wall rectangular loop, right onto W. Pacific Avenue trail. Prior to Arguello Boulevard, complete mini-clockwise half-arc loop before turning left onto northbound (downhill) straightaway and exit trail onto asphalt surface. Turn around at stop sign, reverse direction and return to W. Pacific Avenue. Travel downhill (eastbound), complete clockwise Presidio Wall loop before finishing on the grass.
Course Map
Parking
There is a $6 fee to park inside the park grounds. We encourage runners to carpool and split the cost of the parking fee. Dogs are not allowed inside the park.
Alternate Parking Location: There is street parking along Crocker Avenue just prior to South Hill Blvd. and a trail entrance on Crocker. It is approximately .8 mile from this entrance to the race staging area so please allow sufficient time to reach the start. We will not delay the race start if you are late. To reach this location, turn onto Crocker Avenue from Mission Street and drive approximately 1 mile (note that it is a steep, winding road). If you are driving southbound on Mission Street, you will make a left turn onto Crocker; if driving northbound on Mission, you will make a right turn onto Crocker. DO NOT PARK ANYWHERE ALONG GUADALUPE CANYON PARKWAY OR YOU WILL BE TICKETED/TOWED.
Start time: 9:00am
Cumulative Elevation gain: ~300ft
Start/Finish: Picnic area near the main entrance at 555 Guadalupe Canyon Parkway. The start will be on the grass field facing toward the green water fountain on the Southern part of the field. The finish will be on the same grass field across from the tree on the North end of the field. Runners will cross the finish line heading https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgt.
Course Description: Run down the field and exit through the area between the water fountain and the first tree to its left. Once off the field, take an immediate right on the path and then another right onto the Day Camp Service Road. Follow the path up until the turnaround. On the way back down, take a right and run through the Edward Bacciocco, Jr. picnic area heading https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgt toward the exit to Old Guadalupe Trail. Head Southhttps://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgt on Old Guadalupe Trail (asphalt section) and then take a right onto Saddle Loop Trail. Follow Saddle Loop Trail to the finish back at the starting picnic area.