Usage Notes
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Layers: Other layers are available. See the California Coastal Commission and Coastal Conservancy Completed Sections layer for the official completed trail segments. (About progress on the trail completion project.)
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