McGrath State Beach

Ventura, Ventura County, California · State Beach

McGrath State Beach is a coastal California state park near Ventura at the mouth of the Santa Clara River, offering sandy beach, dunes, camping, birdwatching, and wildlife viewing along the Pacific coast.

Current alerts

• Park closed — Past Incident (Storm, Fire, etc.)

Campgrounds

• McGrath Hike and Bike Campground — Closed (checked 2026-08-01) · Primitive · Hike-in
• McGrath State Beach Campground — Closed (checked 2026-08-01) · Closed for Santa Clara River estuary restoration and campground relocation · 174 sites · Drive-in

Top trails

• McGrath State Beach — 2.2 mi · Loop
• To Beach — 1.2 mi one way · 0 ft gain · 25m · Point to point

Coordinates: 34.2210, -119.2597.

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