North County is a region in the northern area of San Diego County, California. Beach culture is prominent in the area, and many of the region's beaches and lagoons are protected areas to help ensure the environment remains pristine.
North County is commonly divided into coastal and inland regions, with coastal cities being: Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe and Solana Beach, and inland cities being Escondido, San Marcos and Poway; inland mountain communities such as Valley Center and Ramona are sometimes included within the inland portion. Some consider communities in the northern parts of the city of San Diego like Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, and Carmel Valley to be part of North County as well.
North San Diego County is known as one of the most geographically diverse places on earth, with bluffs, sandy beaches, canyons and rolling hills on the coast, humid inland valleys, rocky foothills, temperate mountains, rolling grassland and large lakes and rivers in the interior, and arid deserts, lush oases, and sand dunes in the far east region.
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