9/3/11

Pescadero Marsh

Located almost half way to Santa Cruz south of San Francisco on Highway 1, Pescadero Marsh is a key rest stop along Pacific Flyway for thousands of migratory birds every year. The marsh is fed by two creeks, one of which flows 26miles all year long from a spring in Castle Rock State Park (1800 ft), and another which drains the Santa Cruz Mountains.

From the parking lot on the west side of Highway 1 take the trail north along the side of the highway to the beach. At the beach, make a u-turn left and walk under the bridge to the marsh trails. Go on a weekday if you can.

Ocean view from the parking lot:

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Under Hwy 1

Artemisia pycnocephala:

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I did not take this trail:

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I turned left.

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Eriogonum latifolium:

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Pescadero Creek

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3 comments:

Rob Skinner said...

For all that appreciate this major West Coast endangered flyway stop over for migrating birds and endangered animals, i.e. snakes, fish, frogs, etc. Please see this site and see if you might be able to help save and preserve this wonder place.
http://caseforourenvironment.org/

rainymountain said...

What wonderful place to go walking! Thanks as always for sharing.

Shannon Bowman-Sarkisian said...

I'm going to echo Rob's comment. If you love the Pescadero marsh there's a lot you can do to help save and protect the wildlife here. There are a lot of challenges surrounding this beautiful resource, but CASE and other organizations are working to resolve them.