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San Elijo State Beach Year and in Any Location m BE SAFE at THE BEACH RIP CURRENTS lco e! e The ocean can be dangerous at any time of the A rip current is a channel of water flowing W San Elijo State Beach year and in any location. Every year people drown away from shore. Rip currents, which are 2050 South Coast Hwy 101 • Cardiff, CA 92007 • (760) 753-5091 because they do not understand the dangers quite common, will typically form at breaks posed by the massive power and strength of in sandbars or near structures, such as piers. ocean waters. The most important lesson? Learn A rip current can be very narrow or may be This popular oceanfront campground is located between Encinitas and Solana Beach; 40 miles north of to swim (before you go) and never swim alone! more than 50 yards wide. They can quickly San Diego. Stairs lead to the beach. For more information, visit the California State Parks web site at increase in speed and therefore may change www.parks.ca.gov. from moment to moment in terms of the threat they pose to swimmers and waders. The average speed of a rip current is one to two PARK FEES are due and payable upon entry vehicle or tent at night. Noisy/vicious animals are into the park. Use the self-registration system not allowed. Please clean-up after your animal. feet per second, but they have been found if the entrance station is closed. Campsite to be as fast as eight feet per second—faster CAMP STORE: Open April through October; fee covers one vehicle. Extra vehicle fees are firewood, ice, groceries. (760) 436-6601. than an Olympic swimmer! As such, they can collected upon arrival. carry even the strongest swimmer out to sea, FIRES AND FIREWOOD: Fires are allowed only sometimes just beyond the line of breaking OCCUPANCY: Only eight people and three in established fire rings. NO beach fires. Do waves and other times possibly hundreds of vehicles per site. No equipment in the planted not leave campfires unattended. All plants are areas please. yards offshore. protected. Do not cut or attach items to plants. VEHICLE PARKING: Vehicles must be parked in If you find yourself caught in a rip current the assigned campsite; Not on the roadway, in the first thing to do is stay calm and don’t try to Ocean Safety Tips planted area or beyond the campsite number. • Always keep an eye on the surf—Large waves fight the current—it will win, not you. Instead, Only 3 licensed vehicles (includes motor cycles/ can hit the shore without warning, crashing escape the current by swimming in a direction trailers/RVs) are allowed per campsite. To 76 much farther up the beach than normal waves. parallel to the shoreline. When you are free of Los Angeles VISITORS: Non-registered guests must exit by 10 S12 They can knock down both children and adults the current, swim away from the rip current and OCEANSIDE p.m. Twenty (20) minute passes may be issued at 78 15 at an angle toward the shore. and drag them into deep water. the entrance to allow equipment/visitor drop off S21 • On steep beaches, be wary of backwash—Even CARLSBAD and pick up. SAN normal waves can create a dangerous rush of CCarlsbadarlsbad State BeacBeachh S11 MARCOS CHECK-OUT TIME is noon. Please leave site water that can knock you off your feet and pull clean and on time. Check-in time is 2 p.m. 5 Palomar you out into the ocean. Airport S12 Sorry, No exceptions. • Do not dive headfirst into the surf—Divers ESCONDIDO SouthSouth CarlsbadCarlsbad may hit hidden rocks or the shallow bottom, RE-REGISTRATION: If you want to re-register, StateState BeacBeachh San Pasqual Battlefield you must contact the entrance station before S10 State Historic Park resulting in paralysis or death. PONTO S11 9 a.m. the morning you are due out. Re- • Know what a rip current is and how to free 78 registration is not guaranteed. LEUCADIA yourself if caught in one. Leucadia State BeacBeachh HOOK-UP SITES: Two vehicles maximum. (operated by tthehe City of EncinitaEncinitas)s) S10 Only one RV (motor home, trailer, tent trailer, S6 MLeucadiaoonlighg Statet State Beach Beach S9 van) per site. (operated(operated by by the the City City ofof Encinitas)Encinitas)) SPEED LIMIT: The speed limit is 15 mph. SanSan Elijo Elijo StateState BeachBeach S9 Use good judgment. Children at play! ENCINITA S Cardiffdiff State BeacBeachh PETS/DOGS: Must be kept on a leash no Pa ci CARDIFF BY THE SEA Discover the many states of California.TM fi longer than six feet and under physical control c S6 O SOLANA BEACH c CAMPING RESERVATIONS: You may make camping reservations by calling (800) 444-7275 at all times. They are not permitted on the e a (TTY 800-274-7275). To make online reservations, visit our website at www.parks.ca.gov. beach. Pets/dogs must be confined to a n 5 ALTERNATE FORMAT: This publication is available in alternate formats by contacting the To San Diego DEL MAR Communications Office at (800) 777-0369, 711, TTY relay service. 56 POWAY © 2008 California State Parks Torrey Pines State Beach 15 Los Penasquitos Marsh Natural Preserve d. Mesa Blv ira S21 M Torrey Pines State Reserve 805 San Diego Coast District Office MIRAMAR er Riv SAN Sa n Dieg o 52 LA JOLL A 67 PACIFIC BEACH 274 DIEGO EL CAJON MISSION BEACH 5 163 8 125 8 Old Town San Diego OCEAN BEACH State Historic Park San Diego Intl. Airport POINT LOMA 209 S 94 a n 15 NATIONAL D CITY CORONADO i e g o 75 B a y Silver Strand State Beach CHULA VISTA Silver Strand Natural Preserve 805 5 o 123 4 APPROXIMAT E IMPERIAL BEACH SCALE IN MILES Tijuana Estuary Natural Preserve SAN YSIDRO nument Rd Border Field State Park Mo A C A L I F O R N I M E X I C O GENERATORS: 10 a.m. THEFT WARNING: Keep your staffed. Ask about current conditions/beach safety LEGEND to 8 p.m. vehicles locked and your before you swim! valuables out of sight. Report Accessible Feature QUIET HOURS are from GARBAGE: Household garbage only. Please take Campre 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Please any suspicious activity to the your large items (chairs, carpet, boxes, etc) home. be considerate. park staff. CH Camp Host Site RECYCLE: Recycle bins provided for your aluminum Are allowed only Campsite Oce NOISE: Radios and other BICYCLES: cans and plastic bottles. It supports the Junior Laundry sound-producing devices on paved roads. Bicycle riders Ranger programs! must not be audible under age 18 must wear a Lifegaurd Tower SQUIRRELS: Don’t feed them. It promotes disease, beyond your immediate helmet. Bicycles ridden after Look-Out Point dark must have a light. Please overpopulation and property damage. campsite, regardless of No Dogs Allowed the time of day or night. ride safely. NO SUBSTANCE (Comet, Ajax, Diatomaceous HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE Earth, etc.) may be scattered on the ground.They Restrooms CURFEW: All visitors poison nearby plants, marine life, and are harmful to Road under the age of 18 must campsites are sites are children and adults on direct contact. RV Sanitation Station be in their campsites between 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. 4, 26, 58, 92, 143, 164. Restroom/shower buildings have accessible facilities. Prior to arrival, if you need WI-FI Service: San Elijo State Beach now offers Stairs ALCOHOL and glass containers are NOT allowed on assistance call (760) 753-5091. AT&T Wi-Fi Service! This service enables park Store the beach or beyond your campsite. INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS: Ask staff about visitors with wireless enabled laptop computers Telephone PLANTS: All plants are protected. Do not cut, or or personal digital assistants (PDAs) to access the upcoming programs Walk-In Gate attach items to plants. Do not damage berm or place Internet. You can access this service if you are within equipment in plant area between campsites. LIFEGUARDS: In addition to mobile lifeguards: a 150 foot range of the camp store. Water Faucets Summer-towers staffed 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Spring/Fall– TRUCKS: Passengers may not ride in the beds of limited tower staffing; Winter (Nov-March)–no towers pick-up trucks (including those with camper shells). California VehicleBeach Code laws apply. San Elijo State Beach Campground Your Site # _____________ NORTH END SITES 130-171 SOUTH END SITES 1-128 144 138 137 139 136 142 140 143A 141 135 North Day Use 134 133 132 131 Kiosk 130 Surf Camp 145 154 146 147 149 148 118 120 157 122 116 159 86 124 115 84 CH 14 98 100 82 103 96 88 66 105 150 CH 94 161 1 67 93 107 90 126 80 70 71 151 113 72 69 109 73 78 68 128 110 91 74 76 152 Enter 20 min. 75 164A 112 166 111 92A 153 65 19 Bluf 155 Exit 156 parking 87 Stairway 6 158 85 fs 121 123 119 99 Exit 89 127 97 160 117 125 101 83 102 104 57 106 95 108 162 81 56 163 79 77 58A 59 Stairway 5 60 64 16 168 167 165 169 14 22 170 12 61 6 8 10 24 42 52 Bluf Enter 36 28 4A 63 30 26A 32 44 fs 171 34 62 46 CH 50 A 48 CH c 55 ce 20 54 Stairway 4 19 s h 40 18 23 21 s c 41 17 t a 25 43 o 1 27 e 15 b 9 11 13 7 45 29 39 2 31 37 38 33 47 35 5 51 3 49 Beach 18 fs 17 16 Bluf Stairway 3 Stairway 2 Stairway 1 Beach O cean c i f i c P a For Emergencies Call 9-1-1 INLAND NON-HOOK UP OCEAN NON-HOOK UP INLAND HOOK UP OCEAN HOOK UP A ACCESSIBLE PAVED SITE CH CAMP HOST Maps not to scale.
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