Oxnard Beach Park

Located in the city of Oxnard, Oxnard Beach Park has a half-mile long and wide beach situated on the north and south side of Hollywood Beach and Mandalay Beach respectively. Also known as Oxnard Shores Beach, Oxnard Beach Park is a great place for families as it has a pirate-themed playground for children. In addition to that, Oxnard Beach Park is a large grass park with palm trees, picnic tables, and barbecues.

Oxnard Beach Park welcomes dogs on leash and offers many amenities including restrooms, group picnic areas, bike trails, paved walking paths, playgrounds, dunes, and a basketball court.

There are many fun activities at Oxnard Beach Park including swimming, surfing, biking, bodyboarding, picnicking, beach walking, and sunbathing.

Getting to Oxnard Beach Park is easy – the beach is situated at 1601 South Harbor Boulevard and there are many paid parking areas available in the park. You can also access Oxnard Beach Park through a parking lot south of the beach at the intersection between Mandalay Beach Road and Sunset Lane. Another access point to Oxnard Beach Park is at Neptune Square on the north side of the beach near a basketball court and volleyball courts.

If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many options within a 30-minute drive of Oxnard Beach Park. Point Dume is a beautiful and large promontory that projects into the Pacific Ocean and forms the northern end of Santa Monica Bay. Point Dume offers an incredible view and is a fantastic place for Instagram-worthy pictures – it is a perfect spot for hiking, especially for beginners because of its natural climbing wall with moderate single-pitch rock climbing routes. Spread across 1,000 acres on the Saddleback Ranch, Malibu Wine Safaris features wine tastings, a visit to the ancient Chumash cave paintings, and safari trips to see zebras, camels, alpacas, bison, and a giraffe named Stanley. Heal the Bay Aquarium, also known as the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, is a short drive down Pacific Coast Highway and offers educational programs, and events to spread awareness for marine conservation, pollution prevention, and environmental education to over 100,000 visitors every year. Another great attraction near Oxnard Beach Park is Paramount Ranch, a national park with several hiking trails through chaparral, riparian, and valley oak savannah plant communities, multi-use trails for mountain bikers, and wildlife sightings that include red-tailed hawks, acorn woodpeckers, blue heron, and deer. Paramount Ranch has been featured as an old western town in many famed Hollywood movies and television series, most notably Caught in the Draft, The Lake House, and Westworld.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a 20-minute drive of Oxnard Beach Park. The upscale restaurant Geoffrey’s has a great view of the Pacific Ocean and was mentioned in "The 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in the US" by Business Insider. If you love Italian food, Spruzzo Restaurant & Bar offers pizza, pasta, sandwiches, cocktails, drinks, and desserts. Another good restaurant near Oxnard Beach Park is Neptune’s Net, a biker-bar-cum-restaurant that has been featured in films, television series, and games, including Iron Man 3, The Fast and the Furious, Gossip Girl, and GTA 5.

If you are looking for a hotel near Oxnard Beach Park, you can drive 35-minutes to the upscale Jet Luxury Resorts Malibu Estate that sits on an acre of oceanfront land and has many amenities including a pool, spa with waterfalls, tennis court, basketball court, and wine cellar. Holiday Inn Express Port Hueneme is a pet-friendly 3-Star hotel with a pool, bar, spa, and fitness center. If you are looking for affordable hotels near Oxnard Beach Park, the pet-friendly Malibu Country Inn has a pool and an outdoor fireplace, and the 2-Star hotel Native allows pets and provides hiking tours.