GPS: 33.003535,-117.272469
Rating: Easy to Moderate (mostly flat dirt pathways)
Bathrooms: There are none in the parking lot or on the trail,
but there is one at the visitor’s center on the opposite side, which we often go to after we walk the south side.

Bring a scope, if you have one.   This is a good spot to view wintering waterfowl and shorebirds.

Directions: Take I-5 to Lomas Santa Fe Drive. Go west to North Rios Avenue. Turn right (north) and go all the way to the end of North Rios Avenue. Park and meet at the end of the street near the barricade.

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