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Famosa Slough

Explore famosa slough through our San Diego field notes. Find practical guides, coastal context and links to the official information you need before heading out.

Watercolor illustration of an egret in a Southern California urban tidal marsh; conceptual habitat view, not a site photograph

Point Loma / Ocean Beach

Famosa Slough: San Diego Wetland and Birding Guide

Visit Famosa Slough for an urban wetland walk, birdwatching and salt-marsh habitat, with guidance from the city and local stewards.

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Close view of pickleweed, a salt-marsh plant also found at Famosa Slough

Point Loma / Famosa Slough

Famosa Slough Plants: Salt Marsh to Coastal Sage Scrub

Learn the wetland by reading its plant zones rather than trying to identify every species on your first walk.

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