Los Cerritos Wetlands

The Los Cerritos Wetlands is located in both Los Angeles County and Orange County. The Los Cerritos Wetlands is in the cities of Long Beach, California, and Seal Beach, California. The San Gabriel River flows through the Los Cerritos Wetlands.

You can kayak or SUP to and through a section of the Los Cerritos Wetlands. I have a blog page with pictures that describes the paddle from Mother's Beach to the Los Cerritos Wetlands.

Pictures of the Los Cerritos Wetlands:

The Los Cerritos Wetlands (aka Los Cerritos Wetland) is located in both Los Angeles County and Orange County in the cities of Long Beach, California, and Seal Beach, California. The San Gabriel River, historically and currently flows through the Los Cerritos Wetlands area.

The portion of the San Gabriel River that flows through the Los Cerritos Wetlands is now channelized.

The Los Cerritos Wetlands is very close to the Pacific Ocean. High tides bringing shallow ocean water over portions of the marshland. Some portions of Los Cerritos Wetlands are fed by winter rainfall creating seasonal pools.

The Los Cerritos Wetlands was once a vast marsh covering approximately 2,400 acres. The remaining Los Cerritos Wetland are now smaller but still maintain ecological function and ecosystem processes.

** This article describes the Los Cerritos Wetlands and shows pictures of the Los Cerritos Wetlands. It also contains information and links to information about kayaking in the the Los Cerritos Wetlands. this article also contains information and links to information about stand up paddle boarding in the the Los Cerritos Wetlands.