Carpinteria State Beach is a protected

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in the

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system of

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, in

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Features

;Geography The park is located in the city of Carpinteria, south of Santa Barbara. The park has of beachfront. The address is 205 Palm Ave Carpinteria, CA 93013. ;History The park was established in 1932.

Recreation

Recreational activities include

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, ocean swimming,

surf fishing Surf fishing is land-based game fishing while standing on the shoreline or wading into the surf zone. A general term, surf fishing may or may not include casting a lure or bait, and refers to all types of shore fishing – from sandy and rocky be ...

, nature walks, camping, and

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exploration.

The Carpinteria Harbor Seal Preserve and

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is located south of the park, protecting the Harbor seal (''Phoca vitulina''). It is one of the four harbor seal rookeries remaining along the Southern California coast.CarpinteriaCoast.com: Carpinteria Harbor Seal Preserve and rookery
. accessed 2.2.2014

References

External links

official Carpinteria State Beach website
{{Protected areas of California, SP California State Beaches Beaches of Southern California Carpinteria, California Parks in Santa Barbara County, California 1932 establishments in California Protected areas established in 1932 Beaches of Santa Barbara County, California

Features

Recreation

See also

References

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