The City of Escondido is a well-rounded community with a number of parks, lakes, and a multitude of businesses both small and large. It is also home to the California Center for the Arts Escondido, which regularly supplies world class performing and visual arts right here is San Diego. Perhaps the most impressive attraction of Escondido is the San Diego Wild Animal Park - a wildlife preserve set on 1,800 acres of land that features herds of exotic animals from Africa and Asia.