Emma Wood State Beach

Ventura, Ventura County, California · State Beach

A scenic beach along the Pacific coast near Ventura, offering camping, surfing, fishing, and tidepooling with views of the Santa Barbara Channel and nearby Ventura River estuary.

Current alerts

• Partial closure — Construction

Campgrounds

• North Beach Upper (sites 1-23) — Closed (checked 2026-07-31) · Closed for construction since August 2025 and remaining closed until the roadway, Hwy 1 overpass demolition and traffic-control projects finish (Phase 3 runs through December 2027). No reopening date announced. · 23 sites · reserve
• Group Camps — Year-round · 14 tent sites · reserve
• North Beach Lower (sites 24-90) — Closed (checked 2026-07-31) · Closed for construction since August 2025 and remaining closed until the roadway, Hwy 1 overpass demolition and traffic-control projects finish (Phase 3 runs through December 2027). No reopening date announced. · 67 sites · reserve

Coordinates: 34.2822, -119.3164.

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