San Elijo & Cardiff State Beach

Have you ever wondered what the coastal bluffs of what is now San Elijo State Beach Campgrounds was like before it became a California State Park? Long-time Cam...p Host Ora Sebald recounts her teenage years camping on the bluffs with her family and gives a first-hand account of how the experience has changed throughout the years! https://youtu.be/i_KuzG5KJxQ See more

With ICU capacity below 15% for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California regions, state campgrounds within these regions continue to be temporarily closed... in accordance with the Regional Stay at Home Order. Affected reservation holders will be contacted by ReserveCalifornia and provided with a refund. Thanks for your understanding as we protect you and our employees from the exposure to #COVID19. See more

Due to high surf and tides, Cardiff Reef & Cardiff Seaside parking lots will be closed for cleanup each morning this week. We will re-open each lot as soon as cleanup is complete. Thank you for your patience

Due to the critical need to stop the #COVID19 surge, state campground sites in the San Joaquin and So Cal regions, and some in the Bay Area, will temporarily cl...ose. Affected reservation holders will be contacted by ReserveCalifornia via email. Cancellations and refunds will be automatic. Day use areas in park units currently open to the public will remain open. Please remember to stay local, plan ahead to find out what is open, wear a face covering, practice physical distancing and avoid gatherings with people outside the immediate household. Learn more at www.parks.ca.gov/FlattenTheCurve.

Join other State Parks for Home Learning Programs throughout CA this week!

Join us for our PORTS Home Learning Programs this week! California State Parks PORTS Distance Learning Program California State Parks #PORTSfan

Join us tomorrow morning! Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/233509907677575 for more details.

Grab your binoculars because we are watching out for wildlife this #MPAMonday! Join Interpreter Lucy to learn how marine life benefits from Marine Protected Areas. #MPAMonday #CalifMPAs #protectwhatyoulove #getinyourMPA #beautifuldayataMPA

Discover all the ways you can play in Swamis MPA with Interpreter Lucy! Is your favorite MPA activity taking long strolls on the beach? Taking in the sounds of... the crashing waves, the smell of the ocean breeze and even the sights of people enjoying our beautiful ocean? If you answered yes, yes and yes then you are the perfect candidate for the @mpawatchorg volunteer program! This program is in partnership with @wildcoastasalvaje for San Diego County. MPA Watch trains volunteers to observe and collect data on human uses of coastal and marine resources both inside and outside of marine protected areas (MPAs). Volunteers use standardized protocols to collect relevant, scientifically rigorous, and broadly accessible data. Swim over to https://wildcoast.org/mpawatch/ for more info. #MPAMonday #CalifMPAs #protectwhatyoulove #getinyourMPA #beautifuldayataMPA

Dive into our local Marine Protected Area, Swamis with Interpreter Lucy! Established in 2012 this MPA has been hard at work to restore rich biodiversity to the ...surrounding areas of the ocean. Join us next week to discover all the fun ways you can play in Swamis MPA! Want to dive deeper into MPAs? Check out @californiadfw #MPAMonday #CalifMPAs #protectwhatyoulove #getinyourMPA #beautifuldayataMPA

Happy #MPAMonday! Join Interpreter Lucy at San Elijo State Beach as she answers your FINtastic questions from last week! Want to dive into that Coastal Explore...r Guide from MPA Collaborative Network? You can access the online version at http://www.mpacollaborative.org//CAMPA-CoastalExplorerGuid Join us next week to discover why Swamis was selected as a Marine Protected Area!

NOTICE FOR JULY 3-5: Our State Beaches are temporarily closed to vehicular access to reduce the density of visitors over the Fourth of July weekend (July 3-5, 2...020). This means there are no public parking facilities, and parking on roadways is prohibited. Although beaches are open to local residents that can walk or bike into these public outdoor spaces provided that they practice physical distance and abide to new visitor guidelines congregating is not allowed. Please visit www.parks.ca.gov/FourthOfJuly2020 to learn about the new guidelines and to find out what other safety measures State Parks has implemented to mitigate the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the outdoors.