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BOLSA CHICA SB, CA

Status: Open year round.   Season Dates

Description

Season for Peak Fees: 03/01-11/31

Bolsa Chica State Beach is a popular place for surf fishing for perch, corbina, croaker, cabezon and sand shark. Also popular in the summer is bare-handed fishing for California grunion, a species that only spawns on southern California beaches. The beach extends three miles from Seal Beach to Huntington Beach City Pier. A bikeway connects it with Huntington State Beach, seven miles south. Wildlife and bird watching are popular. Across the road from the beach is the 1,000-acre Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, operated by the California Dept. of Fish and Game.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • ADA Access
  • Comfort Station
  • Dump Station
  • Fishing
  • Hiking Trails
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Tables
  • Restrooms
  • Showers
  • Swimming
  • Toilet, Accessible

Alerts and Important Information

Discount Pass must be presented at the time of check in.

  • No tents allowed, self-contained vehicles only.

    Entry gate closes at 9:00 p.m. and park closes at 10:00 p.m. Campers arriving after gate closure time need to make after hour arrangements by calling (714) 377-5691 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

  • No tents allowed!!! RVs must be self-contained (including running water and flushable toilet).

    Fees include entry for 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle or trailer, additional vehicles will be charged per night at the park.

    Electrical and water hook-ups only. Dump station is located at Bolsa Chica State Beach in lot adjacent to campsites.

    Park is on reservations year round.

Getting There:

Bolsa Chica SB
17851 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
Huntington Beach CA 92649

The entrance to the beach is on Pacific Coast Highway, about one and a half miles south of Warner Avenue.
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Phone Park for More Information:

Project Office: (714)846-3460