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Elkhorn Slough, Kirby Park, 6/10/22 by Ronald Horii
On 6/10/22, a friend of mine brought me to see Kirby Park, a popular boat launching spot on Elkhorn Slough near Watsonville. He's been there many times canoeing. I've only been there once many years ago, but I didn't hike it. I don't remember there being a trail back then. Now there's an ADA-accessible trail that leads northwest from the parking lot and goes for about a half mile along the edge of the slough. Part of it goes on an elevated wooden boardwalk. There's an unmaintained trail that goes a little farther, and it leads to a surprise. Here's more information about Kirby Park:
https://www.elkhornslough.org/kirbypark/. Kirby Park is owned and operated by the Moss Landing Harbor District: https://www.mosslandingharbor.dst.ca.us/resources/outdoorRecreation.htm.
Here's more information about Elkhorn Slough: https://www.elkhornslough.org/story/. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkhorn_Slough. A few miles south of Kirby Park on Elkhorn Road is Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Research. It covers 1700 acres and has trails and a visitor center. The reserve has limited hours. See: https://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr/visitor-information/
Here's information about the visitor center: https://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr/visitor-center/. After visiting Kirby Park, we went to Moss Landing Harbor and State Beach: https://tinyurl.com/9ysyfdkc
On 6/10/22, a friend of mine brought me to see Kirby Park, a popular boat launching spot on Elkhorn Slough near Watsonville. He's been there many times canoeing. I've only been there once many years ago, but I didn't hike it. I don't remember there being a trail back then. Now there's an ADA-accessible trail that leads northwest from the parking lot and goes for about a half mile along the edge of the slough. Part of it goes on an elevated wooden boardwalk. There's an unmaintained trail that goes a little farther, and it leads to a surprise. Here's more information about Kirby Park:
https://www.elkhornslough.org/kirbypark/. Kirby Park is owned and operated by the Moss Landing Harbor District: https://www.mosslandingharbor.dst.ca.us/resources/outdoorRecreation.htm.
Here's more information about Elkhorn Slough: https://www.elkhornslough.org/story/. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkhorn_Slough. A few miles south of Kirby Park on Elkhorn Road is Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Research. It covers 1700 acres and has trails and a visitor center. The reserve has limited hours. See: https://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr/visitor-information/
Here's information about the visitor center: https://www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr/visitor-center/. After visiting Kirby Park, we went to Moss Landing Harbor and State Beach: https://tinyurl.com/9ysyfdkc
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