Birding spots · California

Best Birding Spots in San Bernardino County, California

Pelican Lake leads San Bernardino County's birding spots with 207 species reported, best in fall. 166 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Pelican Lake	207	1,394	125	172	144	174
Prado Regional Park	200	1,313	155	153	110	150
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve	190	7,389	115	162	111	157
Glen Helen Regional Park	190	814	113	141	99	156
San Timoteo Canyon Carriage Trail Open Space	186	1,960	122	148	98	137
Mojave National Preserve	178	637	37	106	56	149
Harper Dry Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern	163	718	50	110	82	120
Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park	152	420	98	124	76	107
Yucaipa Regional Park	148	602	113	121	61	115
Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area	140	253	99	84	38	81
Cucamonga Creek	136	344	93	112	66	94
Upper Santa Ana River Wash Habitat Conservation Plan	136	221	70	117	79	82
Rathbun Creek	135	246	25	65	96	97
Oak Glen Preserve	132	893	77	104	89	98
Wiggins Percolation Basin	129	373	77	103	69	87
North Lake (Silver Lakes)	128	194	70	69	42	46
Water Canyon	127	862	72	100	71	87
Pipes Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern	127	198	75	75	43	84
Grout Bay	121	259	38	56	83	71
Bluff Lake Reserve	114	405	0	62	103	67
Lake Gregory Regional Park	112	403	70	66	47	75
Grand Avenue Park (Arnold Reservoir)	112	130	59	98	42	53
Shadow Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern	108	419	18	55	36	97
Hesperia Lake Park	106	89	44	79	26	63
Big Bear Lake	101	134	33	42	67	54
Knott Sky Park	100	220	32	55	44	88
North Etiwanda Habitat Preserve	96	201	37	85	53	55
Afton Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern	95	125	13	83	35	27
Papoose Lake	94	212	56	51	34	57
Juniper Point	94	151	23	54	53	57
Lake Arrowhead	92	426	47	50	39	65
Joshua Tree National Park (South Park Peak)	90	711	47	77	32	42
Luckie Park	89	236	36	54	21	74
Ford Park	87	332	65	63	45	49
Wright Lake	86	128	30	56	48	55
Redlands Sports Park	85	416	65	57	34	42
Oasis of Mara	84	1,135	43	73	19	44
Horse Thief Springs	84	95	0	65	17	46
Metcalf Bay	84	63	17	21	36	52
Wildwood Canyon	82	219	54	62	49	62
Seccombe Lake Park	82	118	71	56	12	30
English Springs Park	82	113	54	53	40	44
Morongo Valley	81	72	33	64	4	19
Caroline Park	80	348	47	65	41	44
Oakmont Park	79	156	40	64	28	48
Angeles National Forest	79	103	38	40	39	53
Grass Valley Lake	78	178	43	52	42	49
Fir Draw	78	149	36	48	58	41
Chino Hills State Park	78	92	23	70	43	21
Hickory Creek Park	76	58	33	51	39	50