Huntington SB

State Beach

Huntington State Beach is the site of a nesting sanctuary for the California least tern, a rare and endangered species. The beach is also sanctuary for the threatened snowy plover. The park also features a bicycle trail. Surfing, skating and surf fishing are also popular. The park has fire rings for bonfires.

This popular beach extends two miles from Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach south to the Santa Ana River on the Newport Beach boundary.

Across from the beach is the 114-acre Huntington Beach Wetlands, operated by the Department of Fish and Game.

Location-Directions
The beach is located opposite Magnolia Avenue on Pacific Coast Highway.
Latitude/Longitude: 33.6190 / -117.9978

Wi-Fi Service now available!
Huntington State Beach is now offering AT&T Wi-Fi Service!
This service enables park visitors with wireless enabled laptop computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs) to access the Internet. You can access this service if you are a member of the AT&T Wi-Fi service and within a 150 foot range base of the Visitor Center/Beach Headquarters Building. For more information about this service please see January 19, 2005, News Release.

Lifeguard Service
Lifeguard Services at Bolsa Chica State Beach are provided by the California State Parks Lifeguard Service. Lifeguards patrol the beach year round while lifeguard towers are staffed roughly from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.