Sabre Springs is a community in San Diego, California, located in the northeastern part of the

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. It is bounded by the city limits of

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on the east, Ted Williams Parkway on the north,

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on the west, and the community of Miramar Ranch North to the south. Sabre Springs is bisected north-south by Poway Road. The surrounding communities are Carmel Mountain to the north,

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to the west, and

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to the south. Sabre Springs also features a business park which includes several notable businesses such as General Atomics - Aeronautical (composite manufacturing facility), Bridgepoint Education and

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. The telephone area code is 858, and the ZIP code is 92128.

History

Three Native American cultural groups have occupied Sabre Springs in three different periods. The San Dieguito from 12,000 to 8,000 years ago, the

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from 8,000 to 3,000 years ago, and the Northern Diegueno from 2,500 years ago to the Spanish period. Site surveys indicate two villages. One was located along Chicarita Creek, and the other along Peñasquitos Creek. After the Spanish arrival, the area that became Sabre Springs was located near the two large ranches of

and

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. The area was operated variously as cattle and sheep ranches by a series of owners in the 1800s and 1900s. In the 1900s, a considerable portion of what is now Sabre Springs was owned by the family of swimmer

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. It was subsequently owned by the Sabre Petroleum Corporation. Until the 1980s, there was no substantial development of the land. No plans to develop this area existed until the 1970s. In 1979, the

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formulated a growth management policy to guide development within the city. In 1982, the Sabre Springs Community Plan was adopted that laid out a largely residential community with industrial areas and large open spaces. Pardee Homes began construction of the residential neighborhoods, the first of which opened in 1985. Residential construction continued throughout the 1990s, and Sabre Springs was largely built-out by 2010.

Parks

Sabre Springs Park is located east of the intersection of Sabre Springs Parkway and Evening Creek Drive South. It features two tot-lots and two

Little League Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizationTed Williams Parkway is the Carmel Mountain Ranch / Sabre Springs Recreation Center. This park is technically entirely within Carmel Mountain, despite sharing its name between both communities. It contains basketball courts, two baseball diamonds, and a playground. Two trails run through Sabre Springs. One is located along Chicarita Creek between Evening Creek Drive and Sabre Springs Parkway. A second trail runs along Peñasquitos Creek between Springhurst Drive and Interstate 15. It is part of the Trans-County Trail corridor.

Schools

Sabre Springs is served by the Poway Unified School District. The community hosts two elementary schools, but the middle school and high schools are located in neighboring communities.

Elementary schools

The following schools are located within Sabre Springs: *Creekside Elementary School ** Built in 2000 ** Mascot: Geckos *Morning Creek Elementary School ** Built in 1990 ** Mascot: Colts

Middle schools

* Meadowbrook Middle School ** Built in 1964 ** Mascot: Mustangs

High schools

* Mount Carmel High School ** Built in 1974 ** Mascot: Sundevils *

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** Built in 1990 ** Mascot: Broncos ** Students in Sabre Springs attended Rancho Bernardo High School from September 1990 to August 2002.

External links

Community Profile

References

{{Neighborhoods of San Diego Neighborhoods in San Diego