Location: Southeast of Surfside, west of Pacific...
Clipboard researched by Susan Davis Greene and Rick VanderKnyff / Los Angeles Times. Graphics by Leavett Biles / Los Angeles Times
Location: Southeast of Surfside, west of Pacific Coast Highway.
Description: Wide, sandy beach with restrooms, volleyball nets.
History: Established as a resort in 1905, the unincorporated community of Sunset Beach was developed during the real estate boom that followed the discovery of oil in nearby Seal Beach and Huntington Beach. The town’s own oil field was discovered in 1954.
Access: From street ends between Anderson Street and Warner Avenue.
Parking : Street parking only.
Mass transit: OCTD routes 1 and 72.
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