Coastal Projects

The San Dieguito Lagoon is the western gateway to the San Dieguito River Park. It is a high profile, high priority area for tidal and upland restoration, public access and education. Below is a listing of past and current projects in the lagoon area:

Wetland Restoration Project - in cooperation with Southern California Edison, this is a 150 acre tidal restoration project.

Boardwalk - 1200 foot long boardwalk along the north side of the San Dieguito River, just east of Jimmy Durante Blvd. Completed 2007.

Lagoon Trail - 2 mile long trail under construction east of boardwalk to western edge of Horsepark. This trail goes under the I-5 freeway bridge.

Grand Avenue Bridge - reuse of a historic bridge on San Dieguito Drive as a viewing and interpretive platform. Will be completed in 2009.

Treatment Ponds - installation of four inter-connected ponds with natural vegetation to clean urban runoff. Located at foot of San Andres Road. Completed September 2008.

Strawberry Stand/Wetland Learning Center - This temporary structure was built in 2004. It is now dismantled waiting to be reused when the Wetland Restoration Project is completed in 2009.

San Dieguito Lagoon Center - This is a proposed 6,000 square foot nature education facility to be located on property south of Via de la Valle and immediately east of San Andres. Click here to see concept designs, site plan, interpretive themes, and visual simulations.

 

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