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The Ocean Trails Ecological Reserve is part of the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve . There are 54-acre park just waiting to be explored! We follow a trail through the shoreline to Abalone Cove . The trailhead is located at W 25th St Rd . Different paths take you to the edge of the cliff, connecting with Catalina Trail . It is a pathway adjacent to Trump National Golf Course  along the cliff side with various paths also leading down to the rocky shore below. After reaching the end of the beach you will see a dirt road that takes you up the hillside, this is Dudleya Trail . Trailhead Now, the  Catalina Trail continues until it reaches Rancho Palos Verdes Beach . It is an approximately a mile and a half of rocky and sandy beach located beneath Trump National Golf Course . Continue walking north to a private beach at Portuguese Bend Beach Club . ❗ Anyone can walk the beach in front of the club. Just stay back from the private facilities.  Rancho Palos Verdes Beach

The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is an approximately 1,300 acre coastal estuary in the city of Huntington Beach , California. A three-mile trail system offers outdoor activity and immersion in nature. There are two entrances, each with parking and portable restrooms. An interpretive center operated by the Bolsa Chica Conservancy is located by the north parking lot. In World War II, a portion of the wetlands was used by troops to watch for enemy attacks. The facility is now a protected wetland. A large part of reserve is also one of the most biodiverse regions in California . Habitats include mudflats, coastal dunes, seabird nesting islands and freshwater marsh. More than 200 avian species have been identified at Bolsa Chica so it offers great bird photography opportunities all year long. In fact, more than 75% of bird species that live in California have been spotted in these wetlands. We could see birds such as herons , ducks , hummingbirds , seagulls , pelic