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Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan
# 1, West Beach, Seal Beach: Located at the foot of 1 st Street, the northern section of Seal
Beach offers a wide beach with volleyball nets, restrooms and showers, and a small café and
parking lot. Crowds here are a mix of locals, Los Angeles and Orange County residents, and
overnight tourists from the beachfront vacation rentals. This beach is less crowded than the one
to the south. Most patrons of Seal Beach tend to gravitate towards Main Street and its
attractions. Surfing, body surfing, and boogie boarding are popular.
# 2, East Beach, Seal Beach: Seal Beach Pier is located at the southwest end of Main Street
in Seal Beach. Locals, Los Angeles and Orange County residents, and overnight visitors from
the numerous hotels, summer rentals, and vacation homes nearby can be found patronizing the
shops, bars, and restaurants that line the streets near the pier and beach. At the beach, fishing,
surfing, and volleyball are popular. The beach also offers lifeguard service, restrooms and
showers, nearby food service, and a boardwalk. The boardwalk is used equally by locals and
tourists walking between the Main Street and their residences. There are also two large parking
lots on either side of the pier and plentiful free street parking. In the winter, crowds concentrate
around the shops.
# 3, Surfside: Surfside is a private community within the City of Seal Beach, located between
Anaheim Bay and Sunset Beach. This beach is primarily used by local families and a few
surfers willing to make the walk from Sunset Beach to a wave that breaks near the base of the
east jetty of Anaheim Bay. There are no facilities here and beach users from outside Surfside
generally must park in Sunset Beach.
# 4, Sunset Beach: Sunset Beach is a small community, within the City of Huntington Beach,
with a wide sandy beach that offers free parking, restrooms and showers, lifeguards, and
volleyball courts. Beach activities such as surfing, windsurfing and kite surfing dominate water
sports, and many visitors can be found simply enjoying the sand and sun. There are numerous
hotels in the area and many beach users are overnight tourists or visitors from Orange and Los
Angeles Counties. There are a few restaurants in the immediate area.
# 5-6, Huntington Harbour Beaches: Huntington Harbour contains a small number of pocket
beaches, some accompanied by parks and play areas. These beaches are used primarily by
local residents and visitors to the marina. Recreational amenities such as lifeguards are very
limited. Access is also difficult for non-residents.
# 7, Bolsa Chica State Beach: Bolsa Chica State Beach is located north of Seapoint Avenue
and west of Pacific Coast Highway at the northern end of Huntington Beach. Amenities include
plentiful parking, camping, restrooms and showers, lifeguards, a snack bar, and a beachside
bike path. Each car is charged a California State Park day use fee of $15.00. Just across
Pacific Coast Highway is the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve that has hiking paths and
conducts organized tours of the wetland and its inhabitants. Most of Bolsa Chica’s visitors are
local residents with a few overnight campers and their families.
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