Border Field State Park
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| Border Field State Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
| Location: | San Diego County, California |
| Nearest city: | San Diego, California |
| Governing body: | California Department of Parks & Recreation |
Border Field State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in San Diego County, adjacent to the United States–Mexico border.
Border Field State Park contains much of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, an important wildlife habitat. The salt and freshwater marshes give refuge to migrating waterfowl and resident wading birds, such as Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon and pelicans. The park offers hiking, horse trails, surf fishing and birding.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was concluded on February 2, 1848, officially ending the 1846-48 war between the United States and Mexico. It provided that the new international border between the two countries be established by a joint U.S. and Mexican Boundary Commission. Both commissions surveyed and located the initial borderline at Border Field.
| To the North: Imperial Beach |
California State Beaches | To the South Mexico |
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