Entrance Fee and Hours
The Reserve and Visitor Center are open Wednesday - Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free to the Visitor Center and picnic areas.
The Visitor Center features exhibits about the birds, plants, animals and marine life of the watershed. Naturalists provide information about the Slough, and there are guided nature walks on weekends led by volunteers.
To walk the trails there is a $4 day-use fee (cash or check, no credit cards) for adults 16 and older; children are free. Entry is also free with a California hunting or fishing license. A one-year pass is available for $20.75.
Read more about this topic: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
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