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Emma Wood State Beach
Emma Wood State Beach is a popular beach located in Ventura, California. It is a great spot for swimming, surfing, fishing, and picnicking. The beach is also home to a variety of wildlife, including sea lions, dolphins, and sea birds. The beach is also a great spot for camping, with several campgrounds located nearby. The beach is also a popular spot for beach volleyball and other beach activities. The beach is also a great spot for whale watching, with the nearby Channel Islands providing a great backdrop for spotting these majestic creatures.
Amenities
- Recreational Facilities
- Policies
- Recreation Nearby (within 10 miles)
- Facility
- On-Site Rentals
- Sites
User Reviews
Tara W.
Stopped by here to support state parks and enjoy the west coast beach. I arrived near the end of the day and the friendly ranger let me know to use the parking app for an hourly pay option, rather than the entire day use fee, so that was quite nice. I enjoyed my time, stayed about 2 hours. It was a clean beach, not very populated, and I was able to hop up on some riprap and just enjoy the beach for a while.
Jeffrey Newton
You could drive almost onto the beach! If you could find a better place for a sunset, I'd like to know where it is!
Sam Clark
Good beach, kind of hard to get down to sand unless you find the right spot. Lots of parking
Patrick Bramlett
It’s pretty cool there. 1st time couldn’t find how to get on the beach
Ieshyah Beebe
The sites are always refreshing. The portapotty, well, enough said. It is usually full and smelly. But not very many places where you can pull up and look straight out at the beach.
Jason B. de Leon
Nice place to catch the sunset while parked directly facing the sun. At this particular time there weren’t many RV’s parked here as usually is the case. We enjoyed eating our Chipotle here in the car, it was windy this day and we would have enjoyed eating it besides the car with our table and chairs or on the beach which was a walk away across some barrier rocks. Highly recommended as one of many beautiful places to park along California’s Coastline.
robert k.
Amazing place to enjoy the fresh air and ocean smell. People who frequent here are always nice and low key. Plenty of room to hangout. Benches. Grassy areas to picnic. Ride your bike. Bring a surf board. Throw a ball or fly a kite. We visit often when we are in town. A favorite for us.
Nico Kelly
Primitive camping. If you don't bring it you don't get it. Not so much as even a hose. And one out house it could be as much as two miles away depending on where you camp. You must be 100% completely self-contained
robert borunda
Sometimes the big waves come in depending on the weather. you get a lot of surfers. parking can get difficult, and as far as the ocean there are dolphins that swim up-and-down the beach. and there's a lot of fishermen, they do catch fish. It has a nice and relaxing feel to it . no loud music. But there are a lot of people, teenagers, families,older folks that's nice.
J O
Rocky but great for exploring! Most campers are friendly. You must be self contained to camp here. There are about 5/6 porta pottys by the check in gate. Very friendly and informative staff. No reservations during off season otherwise reservations are required in May. You can have your pets but they must be leashed. They are not allowed on the beach but still some let their dogs run on the beach. I have seen a ranger give someone a ticket for letting their pup run loose on the beach.