Border Field State Park
The Park is currently OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS IN SERVICES AND/OR FACILITIES.
Please check the hours of operation.Park Facilities
Parking
Restrooms
Drinking Water Available
Restrooms
Drinking Water Available
Alerts
Notice of Beach and Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program: The ocean shoreline and bay at Silver Strand State Beach will be intermittently closed to public water contact when there is a threat to public health. For more information and updates on current conditions including closures, please visit San Diego County Beach and Bay Water Quality Program at http://www.sdbeachinfo.com/ before visiting the park.
No lifeguard on duty.
Sewage flow events cause contamination in this area. Avoid contact with standing water or mud on trails and roads within the Park.
Los escurrimientos de aguas residuales han contaminado esta área. Evite el contacto con agua estancada o lodo en los senderos y caminos dentro del Parque.
Border Field State Park
Located within the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Border Field State Park sits in the very southwestern corner of the United States, 15 miles south of San Diego. This important wildlife habitat, comprised of sand dunes and salt marshes, gives refuge to critically threatened and endangered birds such as the Western Snowy Plover, the California Least Tern, and the Light-footed Ridgway's Rail.
The park provides restrooms, picnic areas, barbecues, horse corrals, interpretive displays, and scenic views across the beach and estuary. Visitors enjoy hiking, horseback riding, photography, and bird watching along the 1.5 mile stretch of beach and inland trails. The Park does not recommend swimming or wading, due to hazardous conditions, such as inshore holes, rip currents, and the lack of lifeguard service within the Park.
Border Monument number 258 can be viewed from Monument Mesa, however there is no close access because it is now behind two border fences. You can still see the bunkers which were leftover from World War II. Read more about the history of this area.
Access to the Border Monument at Friendship Circle
Friendship Park is currently closed. For more information, please contact the Border Patrol Public Information Office: 619-216-4182.
Enjoy!
If you are new to the area, or if you just haven’t ventured this far south, you will have a unique experience where these two countries meet. It is interesting and educational but more than that, it is a delightful way to spend an active or relaxing day surrounded by the breeze and the beauty of the sea.
