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Bolsa Chica SB
State Beach

Bolsa Chica State Beach is a popular place for surf fishing for perch, corbina, croaker, cabezon and sand shark. Also popular is in the summer is bare-handed fishing for California grunion, a species that only spawns on sandy southern California beaches. The Park is located in Huntington Beach and extends three miles from Sunset Beach to Seapoint Avenue. A bike-way connects it with Huntington State Beach, seven miles south. Wildlife and bird watching are popular. Across the road from the beach is the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, operated by the California Department of Fish and Game.
Location – Directions
The beach extends from Seapoint Avenue north to Warner Avenue along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.
Latitude/Longitude: 33.6603 / -117.9983

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.


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Telephone
General Park Inquiries
714-846-3460

Camping Reservations
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1-800-444-7275
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(sorry NO tent camping)
Park Operating Hours

6am to 10pm Monday thru Sunday. Gates close at 9pm.

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California Film Commission
(323) 860-2960
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