Tecate Port of Entry
| Tecate Port of Entry | |
|---|---|
Tecate Border Inspection Station | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | 405 Tecate Road, Tecate, California 91980 |
| Coordinates | 32°34′37″N 116°37′38″W / 32.576852°N 116.627179°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Phone | (619) 938-8330 |
| Hours | 5:00 AM-10:00 PM |
| Exit Port | Tecate, BC, Mexico |
| Statistics | |
| 2011 Cars | 1,571,780 |
| 2011 Trucks | 51,930 |
| Pedestrians | 525,312 |
| Website https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/tecate-class-california-2505 | |
US Inspection Station-Tecate | |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001748 |
| Added to NRHP | February 14, 1992 |
The Tecate Port of Entry is one of three ports of entry in the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan region. The land port is located between Tecate, California, in San Diego County's Mountain Empire and Tecate Municipality in Baja California. It connects California State Route 188 with Paseo Lázaro Cárdenas, a spur of Mexican Federal Highway 2, as well as Federal Highway 3 to the south. It is a minor port in comparison to the larger San Ysidro Port of Entry and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. This is attributed in part to the fact that reaching the crossing on the US side requires driving on narrow, winding mountain roads.