Location
Key Information
| 0.05 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 6.87 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Boundary: NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (Unmodified)
2.0
October 2023
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Purpose
To establish an area that can serve as a field laboratory for scientific research and estuarine education. The reserve is a hub of activity, with programs promoting education, research, and conservation in Elkhorn Slough. Additionally, the area harbors the largest tract of tidal salt marsh in California outside of the San Francisco Bay, providing much-needed habitat for hundreds of species of plants, animals, and birds.
Species of Concern: Multiple
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
You cannot launch a boat or kayak at the Reserve. Fishing and hunting are not allowed at the Reserve.
Allowed
Kayaking is allowed from the Moss Landing Harbor District Launch Ramp at the North Harbor, located on Hwy 1, north of Moss Landing (near the kayak shops) or at Kirby Park, along Elkhorn Road north of the Elkhorn Slough Reserve. Small watercraft can also launch in the Harbor of Moss Landing. There are currently no other legal landing sites in the slough. Please stay in your boat at all times. Please do not step onto the mudflats or marsh.