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is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern San Diego County, California. The population was 29,100 at the 2000 census.
Fallbrook's downtown is not on any major highway route. It is west of Interstate 15 or north of State Route 76. Fallbrook is situated immediately east of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton. It once housed a stagecoach stop for the stage that ran from Temecula to San Diego.
Fallbrook is known for its avocado groves and claims the title "Avocado Capital of the World". It is host to an Avocado Festival every spring.
The Avocado Festival includes culinary contests, arts and crafts, and avocado foods as well as an "avomobile" race.