Car Rentals in California and the Upper Newport Bay Wilderness Park
Upper Newport Bay wilderness park is located in the county's premier nature preserve, keeping conservation and the preservation of the site's natural beauty at the forefront of the design, represent approximately 1,000 acres of open space, with paved and dirt roads for your car rental in California.
Come down to learn
The parks main attraction when you have a car rental in California is the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center. Upper Newport Bay wilderness park also is the home to the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, which totals approximately 140 acres. The Nature Preserve is made up of the bluffs surrounding the Bay. Species that make your California car rental worth the visit to the preserve include: The California Gnatcatcher, San Diego Cactus Wren, and Burrowing Owl. Two endangered plant communities are found on the bluffs - grasslands and coastal sage scrub.
The best bird watching in the OC
Another part of the park is Upper Newport Ecological Reserve, which is a coastal wetland, one of the largest in southern California , and is known as one of the best bird watching sites in North America, you can even watch the birds in the sunroof of your car rental in California. During winter migration up to 35,000 birds may be using the Bay at one time. It is home to six rare or endangered species: Light Footed Clapper Rail, Brown Pelican, Belding's Savannah Sparrow, Black Rail, Peregrine Falcon and California Least Tern. These animals alone make the trip with your California car rental worth it. Plus the Bay is home to one endangered plant species - Salt marsh Bird's Beak.
Upper Newport Bay (UNB) in Newport Beach is an estuary - a place where fresh and salt water meet and mix. It is one of only a few remaining estuaries in Southern California. This interesting anomaly of nature is great to see with your car rental in California.
The Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, which is the gate to the park is located at 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660, at the corner of University and Irvine Ave. The Center is currently open to the public from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday through Sunday. Call (714) 973 6820 for information. Please note that the building is not visible from the street.
Vehicle Entry for your car rental in California
- Monday - Friday $3.00 per entry.
- Saturday and Sunday $5.00 per entry.
($3 per entry at a wilderness park or nature preserve 7 days a week)
- Major Holidays: $7.00 to $10.00 per entry as posted. (Mothers Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day.)
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