I grew up just a few miles from here, and the going to the pits has always had a special place in my heart.

Building a fire and cooking food with it, followed by the obligatory roasting of marshmallows with my family is pure happiness for me. All with the ocean just 150 yards or so away.

The salt in the the air, the wind that blows in your hair. The smell of smoke and a calls of the gulls. The magnificent brown pelicans. The dolphins pods seen just a hair below the horizon at dusk. These are are just some of the wonders found here. This is what brings me back again and again.

Now an adult, living an hour and a half away in the southern Inland Empire, and closer to other beaches. When I talk about a beach trip with my daughters, this is the beach I'm talking about (well this and its sister beach, Huntington City Beach just a couples away).

After a day of waterplay, walking the pier, and shopping on Main St., the State Beach is a nice place to just sit a relax those sore feet and soak up those negative ions.

I'd love for future generations to continue to enjoy this place just as I have.

Please be respectful of the environment.

Yes, there is a rather large power plant nearby and it is ugly but remember, there is really wildlife just a couple hundred yards away.

When leaving the beach please pick up after yourself. If you see trash, even if it's not your just pick it up if you can. Please NO GLASS on the beach (bottles, jars, etc), broken glass hidden in sand is dangerous.