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Beach, Sycamore Cove

Restrooms With Shower
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Handy to the beach and beach parking lot was an open restroom with a shower. In addition, a brief walk into the adjoining campground provided additional restrooms with showers.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:18:22 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8995
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A Gentle Trail To The Beach
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As demonstrated by this family, the path to and from the beach was easy to walk. Of course the walk would become harder as the path became loose sand.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:18:32 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8996
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Lots Of Parking And Little Shade
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There was a reasonably large parking lot, but only half the parking lot was shaded so it was best to park there early. Parking was free.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:18:47 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8998
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Instructions
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A sign that read in part, "Welcome to Point Mugu State Park," listed the rules for park use and provided a map that showed the relationship of the beach to the campground and to the mountain trails.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:24:42 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_8999
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Santa Monica Mountains
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Point Mugu State Park was partly in the Santa Monica Mountains (an example of which was visible near the beach) and partly along the low coastline. Hiking trails lead up and around these mountains.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:25:06 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9000
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The Old Highway
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Highway 1 used to meander slowly up the coast. A remnant of that slow highway remained near the beach. Abandoned now, this old bridge provided a good place to pause and gaze westward.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:25:21 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9001
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Trail To Beach Under Current Highway 1
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The trail to the beach passed under the current, busy Highway 1. This over-pass also provided a bit of shade at the beach. Once you went under this over-pass, the beach spread for miles in each direction.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:25:29 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9002
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A Swimmer Waded Back To Shore
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A swimmer at the beach stopped swimming perhaps because of the cold water. He lifted his arms and waded back into shore. This photo was taken from high over the beach and from the Overlook Trail inside Pt. Mugu Sycamore Canyon Campground.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:25:40 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TNT_9100
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Youth Faced Cold Surf
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A youth carrying a body board paused at the edge of the surf to gauge the temperature of the water. This photograph was taken from high overhead on the Overlook Trail inside Pt Mugu's Sycamore Canyon Campground.


Sycamore Cove Beach   •  Pt. Mugu California State Park   •  Highway 1 south of Oxnard   •  (Photo posted Saturday 8 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:26:30 Sunday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TNT_9103
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