Become a Member


The Land Rover Club of San Diego is a non-profit organization funded and paid for solely by membership dues. Membership is open to owners and prospective owners of Land Rover vehicles.
An additional benefit to being a member is that we get a 15% discount on parts and service from the Land Rover Miramar dealer.

Club Officers and
Committee Chairs


President Olaf Kilthau
Vice President Jerry Sanfilippo
Secretary Dennis Yard
Treasurer Rick Petersen
Membership & Membership Records; Land Rover Club/Legislative Liaison Carol Samons
Jerry Sanfilippo
Safety Education Joe Aiello
Meeting Programs Dan Willibey
Publications & Trip Coordinator Bob Palmer
Web Updates & Development Neill Thornton

LRCSD Board of Directors

Olaf Kilthau
Jerry Sanfilippo
Edward Mah
Bob Palmer
Dan Willibey


Are you a San Diego area resident who owns a Land Rover vehicle but does not know what that small shift lever that says "Locked Low" means? Or are you a three time Camel Trophy winner who thinks the Paris to Dakar Rally is for sissies? Either way, the Land Rover Club of San Diego offers local area Rover owners a chance to learn or share their knowledge about these remarkable vehicles with other enthusiasts.

  • Membership Information
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Club Meetings

Our informal monthly meetings take place at 630pm at Premier Rover(8390 Miramar Place, San Diego CA 92121. Phone: 858-344-4455) and the meetings are always on Tuesdays. Members get together to share experiences, share reviews of recent outings, and discussions about upcoming trips. Photo or video presentations of recent tirps, safety, education, or technical fourms are also common topics at our monthly meetings.

4-Wheeling Trips/Overland Trips

We try to go on at least one outing every month, with trips ranging from road rallies, to hardcore modified-only vehicle events.

If you want to keep your Rover relatively dust free, try a road rally through the backcountry of San Diego.

If you don't mind some dust, and bouncing around, then come on a one-day or weekend off-pavement adventure. We'll go up mountains and down into the deserts. We'll travel on easy to moderate trails that will take you to places you've never seen before, and you will learn how very capable you land Rover really is.

If you're anxious to get out on some hardcore, advanced trails in the finest off-pavement vehicle made, then we will take you to places like Sidewinder, the club's Adopted Trail; or to The Squeeze, and Heart Attack Hill; or to the Rubicon. If you have the time, join club members on a week long trip to Moab, complete with a local trail guide.

Community Service

We partner with the the Cleveland National Forest at Corral Canyon and have an Adopt-A-Trail which we help maintain. Our adopted trail is "Sidewinder."

We also look at charities on an annual basis to determine if we can provide monetary or in-kind support.

LRCSD Adventure BLOG

You can read about our latest trips in the stories below!
Trip Report: Big Bear
July 2010
By Eddie Mah
Wow, what a great weekend!! The weather was perfect with a high around 72 F and relatively clear skies. We were prepared for possible T-showers but luck was on our side.
Trip Report: The Imperial Tour 2010
May 2010
By Dennis Yard
Five sets of intrepid explorers set out from the Border Fields State Park locked gate, in Imperial Beach, to head east over Otay Mountain and along the border regions to eventually complete the tour east of Jacumba.
Trip Report: Red Rock State Park
April 2010
By Jerry Sanfilippo and Dennis Yard
We all met up in the Old town of Randsburg at a 100+ year old Market which just happened to be a pretty good diner as well. This little town is just a couple of miles off US 395 on the northern side of the gold mining towns of Atolia, Red Mountain and Johannesburg. This whole area was the site of mineral mining for most of the 1900’s. Some areas are still active today. The Randsburg town is home to about 130 people with much of the area decaying back to wilderness. The area is littered with mining artifacts and decaying buildings, where once it was very prosperous with saloons, hotels and supporting services.
Trip Report: Anza Borrego
March 2010
The desert was green. We checked out some flowers at the beginning of the trip. Then we were going to the Inspiration Wash starting near by the entrance to the dump. We did this on a night run with Larry & Carol a couple of years ago.
Trip Report: Joshua Tree
February 2010
By Olaf Kilthau
I think the word for this trip is “WINDY”!
I arrived to Black Rock campground on Friday evening about 8pm after having braved the evening traffic! Dan and his son, Charlie, had arrived about 5pm, secured site 73 next to Carol’s reserved site, which would later be inhabited by Bob, Frank and his wife Connie, but I’ll get to that in a little while.
Trip Report: Cleghorn Ridge
November 2009
By Jerry Sanfilippo
Our group of 4 trucks met up at the McDonald's off Hwy. 15 then proceeded to the trail head. Our group consisted of Rick Peterson in his D2, Peter Matusov in his D1, Greg Farrell in his 06 LR3, and myself in my 06 LR3. After airing down we proceeded up the scenic switchbacks on Cleghorn road.

Trip Report: Training Day
September 2009
By Joe Aiello
The Land Rover club San Diego Training Day 2009 was held in September. Three vehicles and myself attended the training. The other participants were Jerry Sanfilippo, Dennis Yard, and Tom Henderson. Our vehicles encompassed many years of Land Rover experience. Mine was the oldest, a 1988 Range Rover Classic. Dennis brought a early model Discovery with no traction control devices. Tom had a newer Disco with traction control with which he wanted more experience. Finally, Jerry had the most modern vehicle with the most sophisticated electronics in an LR3.

Trip Report: Anza Borrego - South to North
March 2009
By Bob Palmer
While trips out to the Anza Borrego desert are common, our January trip started in an area most people had never been to before. We started in the south at Ocotillo as I-8 drops out of the mountains into the desert floor with an elevation near sea level, and ended east of Ranchita on S-22 at an elevation of about 4100 feet.