Jerry Schad (also known as Gerald Schad, November 3, 1949 – Sept. 22, 2011) was an American educator and nonfiction writer, who had extensively documented local hiking trails in San Diego, Orange County and Southern California.[1][2]
His book Afoot & Afield San Diego County is widely considered the local bible of hiking.[3][4]
Jerry Schad Observatory was dedicated by San Diego Mesa College on the rooftop of the Math and Science building of the community college.[5] Jerry Schad Memorial Trail was dedicated at Balboa Park in honor of him.[6]