SITE 7
POINT ST. GEORGE
Directions: Go west on Front Street 0.5 mile to B Street, turn right, go 5 blocks north to 6th Street, turn left, go 3 blocks to Pebble Beach Drive, turn right, go 2.25 miles to Washington Boulevard, turn left, go to end of road and trailhead. Access trails to bluffs and beaches through gate.
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Sponsor: Elk Valley Rancheria
Site:
County of Del Norte
Description: Look northwest to see the St. George Reef Lighthouse, built in 1865 after the wreck of the steamer Brother Jonathon (6 miles out at sea). Find Black-legged Kittiwake, Marbled Murrelet, Rock Sandpiper, Sanderling, Surfbird, Tufted Puffin, Rhinoceros Auklet, Aleutian Cackling Goose, Northern Harrier, Western Meadowlark, American Pipit, Cliff Swallow, Lapland Longspur, and Savannah Sparrow; rarely a Black-footed Albatross. At winter’s dusk, look for a Short-eared Owl in the grasslands to the east of the parking lot.
