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.fodr.org/

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)

http://www.lakedixon.com/

 

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)

http://www.wohlfordlake.com/

 

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

http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=9310+fanita+parkway&csz=santee,+ca&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=

 

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