WHERE TO GO BIRDING? WHERE TO GO BIRDING?
THE BIG LIST OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY BIRDING LOCALE MAPS
ON THE INTERNET
(Edition June 27, 2007; for additions, correction, contact Mike Evans,
mailto: aves@mac.com )
Agua Caliente County Park
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/camping/agua_caliente_map.html
Anza Borrego Desert State Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/ABDSPmap.pdf
Agua Hedionda Lagoon (6/27/07)
http://www.carlsbadca.gov/parks/lagoon7.html
Balboa Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/balboa/facilities.shtml
http://www.balboapark.org/maps/BalboaParkMap.pdf
Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve
http://www.batiquitosfoundation.org/getthere.htm
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/BatiquitosLagoon.pdf
Black Mountain Open Space Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/pdf/blackmountaintrailmap.pdf
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/bluesky-er.pdf
Boden Canyon Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/bodencanyon.html
Border Field State Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=304
Buena Vista Lagoon Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/BuenaVistaLagoon-ER.pdf
Cabrillo National Monument
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/planyourvisit/upload/CABR Area Map.pdf
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/planyourvisit/upload/CABR Map.pdf
Cardiff State Beach (San Elijo Lagoon) (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=296
Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/CarlsbadHighlands.pdf
Carlsbad State Beach (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=293
Cleveland National Forest
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/forestvisitormaps/cleveland/#south
Chollas Lake Park (San Diego)
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/pdf/chollaslakemap.pdf
Chula Vista Nature Center
[No map?]
http://www.chulavistanaturecenter.org/About/location.asp
Clevenger Canyon/San Pasqual Trails
http://www.sdrp.org/images/clevenger_trail_map_small.jpg
Coronado, Naval Base Coronado
Restricted Access
http://www.nbc.navy.mil/index.asp?fuseaction=NBCInstallations.SSTC
Crestridge Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/crestridge.html
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/crestridge/crestridge-genmap.html
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=310
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/667/files/CuyamacaCampgroundMap.pdf
Dairy Mart Ponds Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/DairyMartPonds.pdf
Daley Ranch Park (Escondido)
http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/glance/uniquely/daley/map.pdf
Dawson Los Manos Canyon Reserve (UC Reserve System, Carlsbad area)
http://missionbay.ucnrs.org/documents/ucsdmap.pdf
Delta Beach, Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado
?
Dixon Lake (Escondido)
Dos Picos County Park
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/picnic/dos_picos_map.html
Famosa Slough
http://www.famosaslough.org/map.htm
Felicita County Park (Escondido)
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/picnic/felicita_map.html
Flinn Springs County Park (El Cajon)
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/picnic/flinnsprings_map.html
Glen Abby Cemetery
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/82fall/cemeteries.htm
Guajome Regional Park
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/docs/GuajomeBrochure.pdf
El Capitan Reservoir
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/elcap.shtml
El Monte County Park
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/picnic/elmonte_map.html
Elliot Chaparral Reserve (UC Reserve)
http://missionbay.ucnrs.org/UCSDNRS.html
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Heise County Park: See William Heise County Park
Hellhole Canyon Open Space Preserve (Valley Center)
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/docs/hellholeprintable.pdf
Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region5/docs/HollenbeckCanyon_WA_Web.pdf
Hot Spring Mountain
http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1454
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-116.554&lat=33.2989
Birds of Hot Springs Mountain (see text, below)
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/wb/v12n03/p0125-p0135.pdf
[Imperial Beach] Navy Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach
(aka Ream Field) Restricted Access
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/imperial-beach.htm
Imperial Beach Pier
?
Kate Sessions Park
?
Kendall Frost Marsh (Mission Bay)
http://missionbay.ucnrs.org/map.html
Kit Carson Park
http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/glance/parks/kitcarson/map.pdf
La Jolla Cove (Ellen Browning Scripps Park/La Jolla)
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/shoreline/index.shtml
Lake Cuyamaca
http://www.lakecuyamaca.org/location.htm
Lake Henshaw
http://www.lakehenshawresort.com/map.html
http://www.sdfish.com/lakes/henshaw/index.html
http://www.fishersnet.com/henshaw.html
Lake Hodges
http://www.sdrp.org/images/lakeweb-new.jpg
Also
see Mule Hill/San Pasqual Valley Trails
Lake Jennings County Park
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/camping/lake_jennings_map.html
Lake Morena County Park (Campo area)
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/camping/lake_morena_map.html
Lake Poway
http://www.ci.poway.ca.us/lake_poway/lp_map.html
Lake Wohlford (Escondido area)
Las Flores Marsh
?
Leucadia State Beach (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=301
Lindo Lake County Park (Lakeside)
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/weddings/lakeside_directions.html
Los Pe–asquitos Canyon Preserve
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/pdf/penasquitoscanyon.pdf
McGinty Mountain Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/CrestMcgintySycuan.pdf
Marion Bear Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/pdf/marianbeartrailmap.pdf
Mesa Grande
?
Miramar Reservoir
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/miramar.shtml
Mission Bay Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/missionbay/facilities.shtml
Mission Trails Regional Park
http://www.mtrp.org/trail_map.asp
Moonlight State Beach (Encinitas) (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=301
Mount Gower Open Space Preserve
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/docs/MtGower_printable.pdf
Mule Hill/San Pasqual Valley Trails
http://www.sdrp.org/images/mule_hill_trailmap.jpg
Naval Base Coronado
Restricted Access
http://www.nbc.navy.mil/index.asp?fuseaction=information.infoTours
http://www.nbc.navy.mil/images/sd_nasni_map.jpg
Ocean City Parks (including Buddy Todd Park)
http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/Datarelation.aspx?Content=98
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreational Area (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=43
Otay Lakes County Park
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/picnic/otay_map.html
Otay (Upper) Reservoir
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/uotay.shtml
Otay River Valley Regional Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/pdf/otayvalleytrailmap.pdf
Palomar Mountain State Park
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/637/files/palomarmountain.pdf
Point Loma Nazarene University
http://www.pointloma.edu/Assets/PLNU/University+Images/Printable+Campus+Map.pdf
Potrero County Park
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/picnic/potrero_map.html
Presidio Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/presidio/index.shtml
Ramona Grasslands & Santa Maria Creek (not open to public, visible from public roads)
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/docs/RamonaGrasslands.pdf
Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/ranchojamul.html
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/HollenbeckCanyon-WA.pdf
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region5/images/ranchojamul-topo.jpg
Rose Canyon Open Space Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/pdf/rosecanyontrailmap.pdf
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
Vernal Pools
http://www.fws.gov/sandiegorefuges/Vernal.htm
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.fws.gov/sandiegorefuges/new/ccp/final/Summary.pdf
Sweetwater Marsh Unit
http://www.fws.gov/sandiegorefuges/Sweetwater.htm
South Bay Unit
http://www.fws.gov/sandiegorefuges/South_bay.htm
San Diego City Lake/Reservoir Parks
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/map.shtml
San Diego Wild Animal Park (Escondido) (6/11/07)
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/wap_map.html
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/wapmap.pdf
San Diego Zoo (Balboa Park) (6/11/07)
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/zoo_map.html
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/images/zoomap.pdf
San Dieguito County Park
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/picnic/sandieguito_map.html
San Dieguito River Park
http://www.sdrp.org/trails.htm
San Dieguito Lagoon Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/SanDeguitoLagoon.pdf
San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/docs/SanElijo_printable.pdf
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/SanElijoLagoon.pdf
San Elijo State Beach (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=302
San Felipe Wildlife Area
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region5/sanfelipe.html
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region5/docs/San_Felipe_Valley_WA_Web.pdf
San Luis Rey River Park
Master Plan
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/docs/slr/mpcondensed.pdf
River Estuary
?
Santa Margarita River (6/27/07)
http://fsmr.org/river_map.html
San Mateo Marsh
?
San Onofre State Park (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=287
San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=295
San Pasqual Open Space Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/pdf/sanpasqualtrailmap.pdf
http://www.sdrp.org/images/clevenger_trail_map_small.jpg
San Pasqual Valley Trail/Mule Hill
http://www.sdrp.org/images/mule_hill_trailmap.jpg
Santa Ysabel Mission (Asistencia)
http://missiontour.org/sandiego/asistencia.htm
Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve (Santa Ysabel and Julian)
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/media/SantaYsabel_Trails.pdf
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/openspace/santaysabelmap.html
http://www.sdrp.org/images/syosp trails.pdf
Santee Lakes
Scripps Coastal Reserve (UC Reserve System, La Jolla area)
http://missionbay.ucnrs.org/documents/ucsdmap.pdf
Scripps Pier (Scripps Institute)
http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu/scrippsmap.gif
http://sio.ucsd.edu/About/Resources/Directories_and_Maps/
South Carlsbad State Beach (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=300
Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/maps/CrestMcgintySycuan.pdf
Silver Strand State Beach
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=294
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/654/files/SilverStrandBrochure.pdf
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park: (City San Diego Shoreline Parks)
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/shoreline/index.shtml
Sutherland Reservoir
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/sutherland.shtml
Sycamore Canyon/Gooden Ranch Open Space Preserve
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/docs/Sycamoreonline.pdf
Sweetwater Marsh Unit, San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.fws.gov/sandiegorefuges/Sweetwater.htm
Sweetwater Regional Park
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/docs/SweetwaterBrchre.pdf
Sweetwater Reservoir Riding and Hiking Trail
http://www.sweetwater.org/our_water/swr_randh.html
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/pdf/tecolotetrailmap.pdf
Tijuana Estuary (6/27/07—see oblique aerial photos, California Coastline www, below)
http://www.tijuanaestuary.com/map.asp
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=312
http://www.californiacoastline.org/cgi-bin/image.cgi?image=10083&mode=sequential&flags=0
Tijuana River Valley
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/openspace/tjrvmap.html
http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd8/pdf/tijuanarivervalley.pdf
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.fws.gov/sandiegorefuges/Tijuana.htm
Torrey Pines State Beach (6/27/07)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/lat_long_map/default.asp?lvl_id=298
Torrey Pines State Reserve
http://www.torreypine.org/activities/hiking-trails.html
http://www.torreypine.org/img/activities/maps/trailmap-2-high.pdf
Vallecito Regional Park (Anza Borrego Desert)
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/camping/vallecito_park_map.html
Warner Springs, Navy Remote Training Site (closed to public)
http://www.nbc.navy.mil/files/Poster2.pdf
Whelan Lake (Oceanside) (6/28/07)
http://www.fishingnotes.com/lakeinfo.php5?id=1829&view=map
William Heise County Park (Julian)
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/camping/heise_map.html
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/docs/HeiseBrchre.pdf
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/weddings/heise_directions.html
EXTRAS:
Tom ChesterÕs Plants of Southern California: Botanical Trail Reports in Chronological Order
http://tchester.org/plants/lists/reports_by_time_2005.html
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Estero de Punta Banda
http://www.mexicoguru.com/map-of-puntabanda.php