Border Field State Park

Nature on the Border

Description

This park houses much of the Tijuana Estuary, a marshy birder's paradise. The estuary, which is located near the border of Mexico, is an important wild habitat for migratory birds as well as native wading birds. Border Field State Park is especially vital habitat for threatened and endangered birds such as the Western Snowy Plover, the California Least Tern, and the Light-footed Clapper Rail, because it provides a refuge for these endangered birds. In effort to help protect this habitat, the gate to the park is closed throughout the week to vehicle traffic, and collecting shells, rocks, sticks, or animals is explicitly forbidden to keep the current environment intact. If you're not looking for birds, you can disappear into the chaparral for a hike or horse ride. There's also a beach in the park, but don't count on swimming there, as the water is considered to be dangerous from inshore holes and rip currents.