Mike Nelson's View of San Diego--Cabrillo National Monument

Another Stop On Mike Nelson's Virtual Tour of San Diego
Cabrillo National Monument-Entering the Park

As often as I visit the Monument, I never tire of it. Each time as I approach the park, I begin to anticipate the great time that I'm going to have just enjoying the park. My heart just kind of skips a beat when I first get a glimpse of the lighthouse as I pass Battery Ashburn. I could go into a long discussion about why it is called Battery Ashburn but I'll go into that another time.
As you round the curve past Battery Ashburn, the entry sign comes into view to welcome you to the park.
As you approach the entrance to the park, look above the sign and you will see one of the 3 most visible pillboxes built during WWII. In this picture, it looks the antenna is growing out of the top of it. Actually the tower is outside the far side of the monument. This particular pillbox is occasionally open during Ranger tours. Another pillbox is located below the whale-watching booth and another is next to the antenna.
Next, you will come up to the entrance to the park. Here a friendly and helpful ranger will greet you. The ranger will give you a brochure with information on the park and will answer any basic questions that you may have.
Here is another view of the entrance to the park taken from the oceanview parking lot.

Visit the Cabrillo National Monument's official webpage by clicking here.

This page was last updated on 05/22/1999.