Thornhill Broome Beach at Pt. Mugu State Park

Point Mugu State Park is located between Malibu, CA., to the southeast and Camarillo, CA., to the northwest.

Reserve here

The closest market toward Malibu is Trancas Market (currently undergoing renovation as of Jan. 2012) 12 miles to the southeast and the closest to the northwest is about 9 miles to Camarillo. There are two Campgrounds here, Sycamore Canyon is an inland camp at the foot of the canyon, across the highway from Sycamore Cove beach park (day use only), and Thornhill Broome, which is along the highway on the beach side.
 This page is about Thornhill Broome Here you are actually camping "on the sand". The awesome sound of waves crashing is so intense sometimes that it drowns out the sound of highway traffic. Unlike alot of So Cal parks, the staff here are actually friendly and helpful.
 The eastern sites, 1 - 47 have 50' parking spots (most all), a table (sometimes useless) and a firepit (also sometimes useless) so bring your own. The lower the number of the site, the better, in terms of beach condition. The lower sites are further from the gate but are less rocky. The western sites 48 - 68 are smaller and rockier but sites 58 - 66 have shrubs for windbreak and privacy, though they lack an ocean view. You park parallel in all spots and there is two way traffic on the one lane road, with a turnaround at the end. There is a water faucet every 4-5 spots and chemical toilets with dumpsters and recycle bins every 10 or so spots. These are kept fairly clean, but sometimes they can get a little messy on busy weekends.

 If you walk to the western end of the park there is a tunnel that accesses La Jolla Cyn. via under the hwy. There are a few trailheads here that lead to EXCELLENT hiking and INCREDIBLE views as well as the group campground. The Ray Miller trail that leads to the Sycamore campground via the edge of the mountain offers great views and loads of geocaches. The ranger kiosk sells trail maps for $3.00.

 The sunsets here, when it's not overcast, are breathtaking as well as views of the Channel Islands. If you instead choose to just sit in your site all day and stare at the sea, you will be treated to sitings of seals, seabirds, hawks, dolphins, sea otters - and once I saw a small whale no more than 75' offshore!

*Some AT&T cell coverage, though the signal is not strong.*

360 degree video from spot 33

Pros:

• 70 miles of hiking opportunities
• Ocean, island and mountain views from nearly every site
• Large sites
• Very nice staff
• Wildlife sightings, in and out of the ocean
•  Beachfront sites reservable year-round, rare in So Cal

Cons:

• Chemical toilets only
• No hot showers
• Bad firepits
• No shade and sometimes windy
• Portions of beach often very rocky
• Zero shade, so bring your own

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Photos:

	Photo 1 [Map]		Rock border around my site. [Map]
	50' spots (mostly) all with a table and high firepits [Map]		Restroom situation [Map]
	The lone cold outdoor shower behind restroom shelter #1 [Map]		Camp Host with firewood sheds [Map]
	Local flora [Map]		Entrance booth [Map]
	Fill station near entrance [Map]		Wood shed [Map]
	Road to western sites sometimes closed due to high tides [Map]		Western sites [Map]
	Road to sites 67 and 68 sometimes closed [Map]		Spots 67 & 68 [Map]
	Tunnel to La Jolla Canyon [Map]		Spot 60 on the west side [Map]
	Entrance booth [Map]		Looking east [Map]
	Looking west [Map]		My site below the spectacular Santa Monica Mtns. [Map]
	Firepit, to tall to feel or see fire [Map]		Photo 2 [Map]
	Homemade beach trail [Map]		Water source [Map]
	The turnaround [Map]		The sandy beach at spot #1 [Map]
	Always vacant lifeguard station and The Great Sand Dune [Map]		Wildlife [Map]
	Surfing dolphin [Map]

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