Nearest family beach to Thousand Oaks ? (Santa Monica: rating, ATVs, drive)

[dpc]

Thanks in advance !

[BRinSM]

Zuma Beach at the end of Kanan.

[dpc]

Thanks BRinSM, is it quite sandy or a rocky beach?

[laysayfair]

Originally Posted by BRinSM

Zuma Beach at the end of Kanan.

There is nothing much separating Thousand Oaks from the Pacific Ocean
except the Santa Monica Mountains. Take Kanan Road thru the mountains
(20 minutes) and all you see to the left and right of you is ocean
and beaches. Drive down the Pacific Coast Highway and take your pick.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by dpc

Thanks BRinSM, is it quite sandy or a rocky beach?

Very sandy. Great for boogie boarding. Not so great for surfing. LASD patrols on little ATVs (and they've been doing that since the early 1980s I remember.)