Point Mugu State Park
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The park also extends inland, with over 70 miles of trails in the Santa Monica Mountains. It's located along Highway 1, somewhere between Malibu and Ventura.
Activities besides hiking include swimming, fishing and body surfing. The beach features sandy shores and rocky bluffs.
There are three campgrounds at Point Mugu State Park: Sycamore Canyon, La Jolla Canyon Group Camp and Thornhill Broome Beach Campground.
Thornhill Broome Beach Campground
This is a primitive campground right on the beach. There are 69 sites, all with picnic tables and fire rings. The only shower is cold and outdoors. There is also no shade, so bring your own. Chemical toilets. RVs are welcome, but there are no hookups.
Sycamore Canyon Campground
On the other hand, Sycamore Canyon is a developed campground, complete with hot showers (pay) and flush toilets. These campsites do have shade from the sycamore trees. All 58 sites include fire rings and picnic tables. Since it is located on the inland side of busy Pacific Coast Highway, you can either drive to the beach (Sycamore Cove) or walk under the highway when it is not flooded. There are lots of hiking and biking trails accessible from this campground. Dump station for RV's, but no hookups.
La Jolla Canyon Group Camp
Also on the inland side of Pacific Coast Highway (across from Thornhille Broome Beach), this campground has flush toilets and hot showers. Also lots of hiking trails, but to get to the beach it is recommended to drive, as there is really no safe crossing over the busy highway.
To get to Point Mugu, travel 15 miles south of Oxnard on Highway One. Or go north 21 miles from Malibu. The address is 9000 West Pacific Coast Highway.
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