Point Details
Nearest Town: Chula Vista
Location: Corner of Bay Blvd. and Stella St., Chula Vista
Nearest Milepost
Mile Number:
Coordinates
32.601000111372, -117.09259964923 
Trail Section
San Diego Section 11
Notes
The South Bay provides a rare glimpse of the industrial use of the salt marsh. Shallow ponds are used for evaporating salt from sea water, and the huge mounds of salt can loom 30-40 feet high.
Features
- CCC Access Point
- Historic Feature
- Not on Coastal Trail
- Viewpoint
The impressive salt mounds dwarf a huge tractor.
The historic salt works is still in production.
Lagoons of salt water are dehydrated to accumulate salt.
Aerial Photo from California Coastal Records Project