Camp Pendleton – San Onofre Beach

Located in the city of Oceanside, Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach is a private, half a mile long, and a wide beach that can only be accessed by military personnel and their families. Also known as Churches Beach and Church, Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach is situated on federal property in Camp Pendleton and is a well-known surfing spot. 

Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach offers many amenities including restrooms, picnic tables, cottages, playgrounds, a campground, and a beach club. If you are looking for additional amenities, you can rent surfboards, stand-up paddleboards, and bodyboards at the beach. There are a couple of fun activities at Camp Pendleton – San Onofre Beach including surfing, paddle boarding, and camping. 

If you are looking for attractions near Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach, you can drive 11 minutes to San Clemente Pier, a long wooden pier known for the awesome ocean and harbor views, restaurants, surfing, whale watching, and photography. Mission San Juan Capistrano, Landmark, Chapel, Museum, and Gardens is a historic Spanish museum featuring cultural and religious history-related artifacts and photographs, exhibitions, an antique shop, private VIP tours, and student field trips. If you like hiking, Dana Point Headlands Conservation Area is a coastal promontory with a trail that overlooks the Dana Point Harbor and is home to many rare and endangered plants and animals. Another great attraction near Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach is Pilgrim, a full-sized replica of a 19^th-century ship of the same name that has been the setting for many famed movies and television series including Steven Spielberg’s Amistad and Power Rangers Turbo.

Getting to Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach is very easy – after you get off of Interstate 5, drive to the end of Beach Club Road to find the beach’s entrance and paid day-use parking area on your right.

If you are looking for attractions near Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach, you can drive 11 minutes to San Clemente Pier, a long wooden pier known for the awesome ocean and harbor views, restaurants, surfing, whale watching, and photography. Mission San Juan Capistrano, Landmark, Chapel, Museum, and Gardens is a historic Spanish museum featuring cultural and religious history-related artifacts and photographs, exhibitions, an antique shop, private VIP tours, and student field trips. If you like hiking, Dana Point Headlands Conservation Area is a coastal promontory with a trail that overlooks the Dana Point Harbor and is home to many rare and endangered plants and animals. Another great attraction near Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach is Pilgrim, a full-sized replica of a 19^th-century ship of the same name that has been the setting for many famed movies and television series including Steven Spielberg’s Amistad and Power Rangers Turbo.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a 10-minute drive of Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach. If you are looking for an upscale restaurant, Harbor Grill Restaurant at Dana Point serves oysters, prawns, shrimps, soups, salads, wines, and cocktails in a beautiful indoor patio setting. The pancake restaurant Stacks Pancake House has a large menu of American comfort foods including pancakes, omelets, burgers, French fries, and waffles for breakfast and lunch. Another good restaurant near Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach is Jimmy's Famous American Tavern that offers fish ‘n’ chips, meatballs, ice cream sandwiches, and beer – and was awarded the Travellers’ Choice 2020 Award by Tripadvisor.

If you are looking for a hotel near Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach, you can drive 15 minutes. The 4-Star oceanfront hotel Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa offers beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and many amenities including two pools, two bars, a spa, a sauna, a restaurant, a gym, a miniature golf course, a splash court, a ping-pong table, a kids’ splash zone, and snorkeling, canoeing, horseback riding, and hiking tours. DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Doheny Beach - Dana Point is a 3-Star pet-friendly hotel with a pool, lounge, rooftop bar, restaurant, fitness center, and an outdoor patio seating with ocean views. If you are looking for an affordable hotel near Camp Pendleton - San Onofre Beach, the 2-Star AAA-rated pet-friendly hotel Best Western Plus Marina Shores Hotel offers 34 incredible two-room suites and eight spacious king suites with whirlpool tubs.