Tijuana
River National Estuarine Research Reserve
"A
Wetland of International Importance" International
Ramsar Convention, 2005
301 Caspian Way
Imperial Beach, California 91932
Phone (619) 575-3613
Fax (619) 575-6913
To go directly to the section on Border Field State Park
click here.
Border Field Entrance Gate Status = OPEN
$5.00 per vehicle entrance fee
The
Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center is Open
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday
Reserve
hours for trail use: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
DAILY.
Visitor
Center is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days,
but trails remain open during daylight hours.
The
Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center is open to the general public 5 days
per week, Wednesday through Sunday, from 10am to 5pm.The Visitor Center
offers a variety of hands-on, interactive activities for all ages as
well as a collection of videos (including videos in Spanish) that are
shown upon request. Our educational videos aim to educate the public
about estuaries and watersheds, including estuary flora and fauna, estuarine
ecology and natural processes.
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From the Visitor
Center, guests can easily access our North and South McCoy trails
(open daily), which take visitors into prime bird-watching areas
and to the mouth of the Tijuana River. Equestrian trails are available
on the south end of the Tijuana Estuary in Border Field State
Park. (Call ahead for equestrian trails in case they are closed
due to bad weather.)
The Clapper Rail's Nest retail store is located inside
the Visitor Center where T-shirts, sweatshirts, field guides,
videos and other items are available for purchase. Proceeds go
to the Friends of San Diego Refuges.
Tijuana Estuary
staff is available to answer your questions and update you on
any important environmental news as well as give tips on how to
help preserve and protect our natural resources.
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Flooded Road at
Border
Field State Park
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BORDER FIELD STATE PARK
Check
out this
brochure for more information about the parks you are visiting
- Border Field State Park & the Tijuana River National Estuarine
Research Reserve.
** Public vehicle access to Border Field
and Monument Mesa may be intermittently closed due to flooding
and sedimentation following rainstorms or from runoff from the
City of Tijuana. During the rainy season, you should revisit
this website for the current status before visiting the park
or call 619-575-3613 between 10-5 for the latest update .
We are currently seeking funds for a permanent solution.
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5/3/08:
OPEN
Entrance
Fee: $5.00 per vehicle
Please
watch this website for any changes in the status of vehicular
access.
PARK
HOURS OF OPERATION:
please also see
details below
Day
After Labor Day - October 30th
9:30a.m.
to 6:00p.m.
November
1st - March 14th
9:30a.m.
to 5:00p.m.
March
15th - Day
before Memorial Day Weekend
9:30a.m.
to 6:00p.m.
Memorial Day Weekend
- Labor Day
9:30a.m.
to 7:00p.m.
Monday
- Friday: Border
Field is only accessible to pedestrians and equestrians.
There is no vehicle access. Parking is available
at the front gate.
Equestrians should
stage at the parking area at the entrance gate to the park.
Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: Border
Field and Monument Mesa parking lot are open to vehicle access.
Equestrians - the staging area below Monument Mesa is currently
closed due to construction. Please use the old kiosk location
at the turn in the road as a staging area instead.
DOGS (only on leash) are allowed only atop the Monument
Mesa picnic area. Therefore, only on
Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays, when
the road is accessible to public vehicles (when
the road is not flooded).
Please
call the visitor center for most current updates. Click
here to learn more about past and future construction at Border
Field.
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NEWS
FROM THE SLOUGHS
Click below to read a copy of our latest newsletters:
Fall 2007 (PDF,
569 KB)
Fall
2006 (PDF, 161KB)
Spring 2005 (PDF,
508 KB)
Summer 2005 (PDF,
245 KB)
PUBLIC NOTICES
TIJUANA
ESTUARY SEDIMENT FATE AND TRANSPORT STUDY
The Draft
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Tijuana Estuary
Sediment Fate and Transport Study is now available for public review.
To download the document, click the links below:
Notice of Completion
(122KB) - summary of project description and impacts
Draft
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (4.91MB)
Thursday,
January 31 - Friday, February 29, 2008:
Public Review Period
Monday, February 11, 2008 at 6:30 pm: Public
Hearing at the Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center, 301 Caspian Way, Imperial
Beach, CA 91932.
The
project proposes the implementation of a Sediment Fate and Transport
Study within Border Field State Park at the Tijuana River National Estuarine
Research Reserve. The project would utilize sorted sediment from the
Goat Canyon Sediment Retention Basins and deposit it along designated
areas of Border Field State Beach (also known as Silver Strand Beach)
north of Monument Road and south of the Tijuana Rivermouth.
Based
on the Initial Study and supporting environmental analysis provided
in the document, together with the incorporation of mitigation measures
into the project description, the proposed project would result in less
than significant impacts for the following issue areas: aesthetics,
agricultural resources, air quality, biological resources, cultural
resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology
and water quality, land use and planning, mineral resources, noise,
population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/traffic,
and utilities and service systems. The Notice of Completion contains
a summary of the project description and impacts. Refer to Chapters
2 and 3 of the Draft IS/MND for full descriptions and analysis.
Please
direct questions or comments regarding this Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration may be addressed to:
Christopher M. Peregrin
Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center
301 Caspian Way
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
619-575-3613 ext.332
COMPREHENSIVE
MANAGEMENT PLAN
The Tijuana Estuary is currently in the process of updating our
Comprehensive Management Plan. To review the following document simply
click on the link below:
TRNERR Comprehensive Management
Plan 2007-2012 Draft #3
Please
direct questions and comments regarding the management plan update to:
Tessa Roper, Project Coordinator
"Comprehensive Management Plan Update"
2916 Bayshore Ave.
Ventura, CA 93001
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