Los Peñasquitos Lagoon - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 55.790 W 117° 15.566
11S E 475745 N 3643537
Located along the border of the cities of San Diego and Del Mar at the coast.
Waymark Code: WMRJYV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2016
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Wikipedia (
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"Los Peñasquitos Marsh Natural Preserve and Lagoon is a coastal marsh in San Diego County, California, USA situated at the northern edge of the City of San Diego, forming the natural border with Del Mar, California. The lagoon, previously called The Soledad Lagoon, divides a colony of the endangered Pinus torreyana on a narrow coastal strip.[2] The name "Los Peñasquitos" is Spanish for "The Little Cliffs"...
Restoration and preservation
California State Parks
The California Division of Parks and Recreation has designated the status of Los Peñasquitos Lagoon as a State Preserve, which has much more restricted access than the State Park designation. There is very limited public use of Los Peñasquitos Marsh Natural Preserve, with most of the area signed as "Do Not Enter". The California State Preserve status is granted to only the rarest and most fragile of the state owned lands.
The State Preserve covers the saltwater lagoon area of over 630 acres (2.5 km2) adjacent to Torrey Pines State Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve. An additional 240 acres (0.97 km2) of marshland was added to this California State Parkland in 1987, when it was purchased from SDG&E for $2.25 million. SDG&E has originally purchased the land in 1966 as a possible site for a new nuclear power plant that was never built.
Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Enhancement Plan
In 1985, the California Coastal Conservancy created the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Enhancement Plan to deal with a number of human-caused problems. A lagoon management program is now in place to monitor water quality, manage the manual removal of sand and debris upon lagoon mouth closures, give oversight and recommendations for improved usage, and coordinate with other agencies to protect and restore the lagoon.[9] The Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Foundation, formed in 1983, is 501 3(c) non-profit and is the management entity charged with implementing the enhancement plan in coordination with State Parks and the State Coastal Conservancy. More information on Los Peñasquitos Lagoon and its watershed, the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Foundation (LPLF) and resource management within the lagoon and its watershed can be found at the following website: lospenasquitos.org"