Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Protected wetland area in Huntington Beach, United States.
The 1,300-acre coastal estuary contains open water, mudflats, salt marsh, coastal dunes, seabird nesting islands, and freshwater marsh environments.
The land belonged to native Acjachemen and Tongva tribes 9,500 years ago, with archaeologists discovering numerous cog stones from their settlements.
The Bolsa Chica Gun Club, established in 1899, attracted notable figures including baseball players Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig for duck hunting.
Two parking lots connect to a 4-mile trail network, with the north lot near Warner Avenue and the south lot along Pacific Coast Highway.
The reserve hosts 321 bird species out of Orange County's 420 recorded species, including endangered California least terns and Western snowy plovers.
Location: California
Opening Hours: 06:00-20:00
GPS coordinates: 33.69970,-118.03900
Latest update: May 11, 2025 01:31
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