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Living Coast Discovery Center Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge/California

Living Coast Discovery Center Trail

Chula Vista, California

0.9 mi

Distance

92 ft

Elev. Gain

18m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Living Coast Discovery Center Trail is a loop trail in San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, in San Diego County, California. It is 0.9 miles long and gains 92 feet. It is in or next to National City, California.

From the trail data on this page. For conditions and closures, see official sources.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:-2 ft
Max:7 ft
Gain:28 ft
Loss:28 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between -2 ft and 7 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.-2 ft1 ft4 ft7 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.5 mi0.7 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi6 ft
High point0.0 mi7 ft
End0.9 mi6 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
National City, CA · in or next to town
County:
San Diego County, CA
Jurisdiction:
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge · US Fish and Wildlife Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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