Mandalay State Beach | |
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Location | Ventura County, California, United States |
Nearest city | Oxnard, California |
Coordinates | 34°12′0″N 119°14′57″W / 34.20000°N 119.24917°W |
Area | 92 acres (37 ha) |
Established | 1985 |
Governing body | County of Ventura |
Mandalay State Beach [1] [2] is a protected beach in the city of Oxnard, California, United States. Managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, [3] the park preserves an area of undeveloped sand dunes and wetlands that was once common along the 16.5-mile-long (26.6 km) coastline of the Oxnard Plain. [4]: 62-63
The 92-acre (37 ha) site was established as a California state park in 1985 [5] to preserve public access to the beach while providing for continued protection of the adjacent natural area. Snowy plovers and least terns nest on the beach. [3]
Day-use access is available for the 2,920 feet (890 m) of shoreline. [5] There are no support facilities within the park or on the adjacent city beach. [6] Ample parking on the adjacent public streets provides an access point for California Coastal Trail. [7]
Beachwalkers may reach McGrath State Beach upcoast and Oxnard Beach Park downcoast. These parks can also be reached by the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route on Harbor Boulevard. [8] Mandalay Beach Road is close to the beach and provides an alternate route through the Oxnard Shores [9] neighborhood using public streets and bicycle/walking trails to destinations south, including Channel Islands Harbor and the Channel Islands Beach neighborhood. [10]
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