Easy trip to Laguna Hanson or Constitution 1857 National Park for day hiking and night photography.
Recommended way to get there is from Ensenada take highway #3 going to Ojos Negros and take exit to Parque Constitucion 1857, 3 hours from San Diego.
You'll find seasonal lake, forest and hiking adventures such as Hanson's Peak with overall 1.5 miles uphill to get a beautiful landscape scenery. Trail is not very visible having only pink flags in the trees or bushes to get to the top.
Bring your camping gear to stay a night and take awesome night shots to the milky way, there are cabins as well to spend a night.