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Mandalay State Beach, Oxnard, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Mandalay State Beach

An undeveloped California state beach in Oxnard offering sandy shoreline, coastal dunes, and wetlands with no built facilities.

Oxnard, CA

About Mandalay State Beach

Mandalay State Beach is a protected stretch of shore in Oxnard, managed by California State Parks. The park keeps sandy beach, coastal dunes, and wetland habitat in a largely natural state, and it provides public access to the water. Visitors find no developed facilities, so the appeal lies in quiet, open scenery next to the busier developed beach area. Western Snowy Plover nesting areas are protected through seasonal closures, and dogs are not permitted on the beach.

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