Beach Destroyed at San Onofre State Beach

Ok, maybe not like an Armageddon four horseman of the apocalypse level destruction, but pretty bad none the less...

For about a week now, the far South end of the parking lot has been shut down, much to the chagrin of several surfers (myself included). So I took a little walk down the beach to check out the damages for you all, and to get the inside scoop from the workforce tasked with making San-O whole again.

Upon first inspection the first thought I had was "Holy cats, where did the beach go??" Where there used to be a nice sandy beach, now there is a three foot drop off. Rocks from the hillside have washed down and are blocking half of the road. The turn around is totally unstable. At least one of the telephone tire stops went MIA. And no one has a clue as to the whereabouts of Mr picnic table.... may he rest in peace.

So, I talked to the guys in the hardhats, and they assured me that it looks worse than it is. They are going to work to restore the turn around first. They will be bringing in materials to fill in the voids and are pretty confidant that the fix they have planned will take. They said the beach will come back, but it might take longer then we are used to. (plus they wanted me to remember that the whole rest of the parking lot is open, and there are plenty of waves). Oh, and good news they found the telephone pole, it had gotten all the way to trail one before it was apprehended by California's finest lifeguards.

This might be a good opportunity to bring the kids down to the beach and see a little of natures (or more to the point waters) destructive force. Bring the boards, a lunch... heck even throw Grandma into the car... sometimes it's just cool to see broken stuff with the ones you love.


*** these photos were taken by Tracey Ann Engelking and are the property of King of the Coast, not to be reprinted with out our permission, thanks ***


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