Point Mugu State Park Thornhill Broome Beach
Bryan
for one night while we travel south in our family aluminum can on wheels.
Can anyone tell me about this place? Is it a family-friendly beach? Is
it a safe area? Is it a good beach for some beginner boogie boarding?
Will I want to haul my old Hank Warner 7'6" tri-fin out of moth balls
for the occasion or should I stick to boogie boarding with my kids?
Thanks,
Bryan
Timothy B. Maddux
Bryan <brya...@pacbell.invalid.net> wrote:
>I just got reservations at Point Mugu State Park Thornhill Broome Beach
>for one night while we travel south in our family aluminum can on wheels.
Thornhill Broome is a desolate windblown scrap of sand veneer
over cobble, right along PCH. You would be vastly better
off taking the kids to Zuma or your board to one of the
surf spots between Thornhill Broome and Zuma. Or use the
boogie boards to ride down the big sand dune on the opposite
side of the highway.
--
.-``'. Tim Maddux
.` .`~ "Moderation in all things...
_.-' '._ including moderation."
government mule
> Can anyone tell me about this place? Is it a family-friendly beach? Is
> it a safe area? Is it a good beach for some beginner boogie boarding?
> Will I want to haul my old Hank Warner 7'6" tri-fin out of moth balls
> for the occasion or should I stick to boogie boarding with my kids?
> Thanks, Bryan
It's a beautiful park/beach, your family shall love it. Tom Morey
highly reccomends it. The Park was initiated by Superindendant by
Hal Dairywimple now at San Onofre State Recreational Surf BEACH.
good vacationing to you. Beach and water are pristine.
bill
Bryan
Well, what else can I expect from usenet other than 2 replies in
complete opposition to each other! So TBB is either a windblown scrap
of sand or a beautiful park/beach.
Since it's really just an overnight stop on our way to somewhere else, I
guess the real question is whether or not it's worth the drive from
hiway 5 via hiway 126 and back on my way to points south. The
alternative would be to catch some sleep at a hiway 5 rest stop and just
keep traveling. I sure do prefer the idea of sunset at a beach and the
sound of waves to sleep to.
Thanks,
Bryan
Bryan
> In article <R06Vc.4677$QJ3...@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>,
> Bryan <brya...@pacbell.invalid.net> wrote:
>
>>I just got reservations at Point Mugu State Park Thornhill Broome Beach
>>for one night while we travel south in our family aluminum can on wheels.
>
>
> Thornhill Broome is a desolate windblown scrap of sand veneer
> over cobble, right along PCH. You would be vastly better
> off taking the kids to Zuma or your board to one of the
> surf spots between Thornhill Broome and Zuma. Or use the
> boogie boards to ride down the big sand dune on the opposite
> side of the highway.
>
Well, I guess you don't work for the TBB visitor's committee. Thanks
for the sand dunes/boogie board tip (if you're not kidding).
Thanks,
Bryan
Timothy B. Maddux
Bryan <brya...@pacbell.invalid.net> wrote:
>So TBB is either a windblown scrap
>of sand or a beautiful park/beach.
http://www.ventura.org/envhealth/programs/ocean/images/thbroome.jpg
You can see the big dune in the distance. Thornhill
Broome has its visual beauty but it's not a surf spot
by any means.
>... whether or not it's worth the drive from
>hiway 5 via hiway 126 and back on my way to points south.
Going back out on 126 to I-5 is a bad idea.
Instead continue down PCH and then pick up I-10
which will get you back on I-5. Going that way
you will pass some well-known breaks.
You have options other than Thornhill Broome:
McGrath State Beach and Leo Carrillo State Beach,
both of which are nicer camping, better for surf,
but you won't be parking/camping at water's edge.
A little upcoast from McGrath are various Ventura
County parks (Hobson, Faria, Rincon Parkway) which are
near breaks of varying quality. They're not much
more than dirt campsites.
http://www.ventura.org/gsa/parks/parkinfo.htm
Bryan
Thanks for the suggestions!
Bryan
Surfer Bob
(Thornhill Broome State Beach?)
Bryan,
I think Tim's remarks are pretty close to the mark (miserable
windswept scrap of beach...). If the surf is really flat Thornhill
Broome might be a reasonable place to get wet with the kiddies, but if
there's any swell it will be an ugly shorepound that won't stoke
anyone and might hurt someone. In some 6 -odd years of driving by the
place, I have *NEVER* seen a surfer in the water here. It is certainly
not a surf spot.
OTOH, because it is less desirable than other nearby camping options
(Leo Carrillo, Sycamore Cyn, Malibu Creek State Park, etc.), you were
able to get a camping permit for there this late in the year. The
other ones tend to book up within days of the annual open season on
reservations.
As Tim noted, there are actual and much better surf spots within a
short drive. I recommend continuing south (= east) on Pacific Coast
Highway and checking other real surfspots, from County Line to Zuma to
Malibu to Topanga.
Regards,
Surfer Bob
goofy
> Bryan <brya...@pacbell.invalid.net> wrote:
> (Thornhill Broome State Beach?)
> Bryan,
> As Tim noted, there are actual and much better surf spots within a
> short drive. I recommend continuing south (= east) on Pacific Coast
> Highway and checking other real surfspots, from County Line to Zuma to
> Malibu to Topanga.
> Surfer Bob
Bryan, take these guys word, they know. Thornehill sucks and it sucks
hard.
GOOFY
Bryan
Thanks for the information!
Bryan