Cabrillo Under the Stars, the annual fundraiser benefiting Cabrillo National Monument, will take place Saturday, May 18 from 6:30-9 p.m. at 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive.

San Diego's national park is helping visitors to enjoy its beloved rocky intertidal zone.

After years of planning and one year of construction, a new hiking trail has opened at Cabrillo National Monument. Named “the Oceanside Trail”, it is an approximately 0.7 mile (one way) dirt and gravel pathway that leads from the whale watching overlook near the Old Lighthouse down a series of switchbacks and stairs to the start of the Coastal Trail near the Monument’s tidepools.

Major improvements at Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma include a recently opened half-mile Oceanside Trail linking the Whale Watch and Kelp Forest Overlook above with the Coastal Walk and tide pools below.

The new trail in San Diego County’s only national monument is part of the National Park Service’s 25-year trail management plan. That document provides direction and guidance on a variety of issues and topics like resource preservation, visitor use, development, and boundary management.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Attention San Diego’s hikers and outdoor walkers: there’s a brand new trail for you to try.

The Cabrillo National Monument on Wednesday unveiled a new seaside path that connects two popular areas of the park, the Whale Watch and Kelp Forest Overlook and the tidepools.

The trailhead for the new half-mile route begins at the top of the overlook trail then continues south of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse before connecting to the coastal trail and parking lot adjacent to the tidepool area.

Show your love for the Park by making a gift in support of Cabrillo National Monument Foundation.