Solimar Beach is within western Ventura city, in Ventura County, California . It is a small Southern California beach and one of the few that still allows dogs on a leash.
8-432: Solimar Beach is located approximately one mile north of Emma Wood State Beach . Solimar beach is the stretch of sand and ocean that lines the ocean front housing and extends southeast towards the city of Ventura. The southern portion of the beach is considered the "public beach" because the sand is accessible and there are no houses. To the north are two separate private gated residential communities. Solimar Beach Colony,
16-714: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Emma Wood State Beach Emma Wood State Beach is a California State Beach in Ventura, California . It is located on the Santa Barbara Channel on the west side of the Ventura River estuary and south of the railroad tracks of the Coast Line and the US Highway 101 freeway . The beach is named after Emma Grubb Wood who once owned
24-630: The Rancho Cañada de San Miguelito ), an 8,000-acre sheep ranch on which oil was discovered in the 1930s. When Alice Taylor Grubb died in 1936, she left the ranch to her daughter Alice and son Percy. Percy, who was unmarried, committed suicide in December 1937 by carbon monoxide poisoning in a garage owned by Emma Wood's husband, Adrian "Buddy" Wood. Wood died in 1944 in Carpinteria . At the time of her death, her land holdings, which included
32-462: The 8,000 acres (3,237 ha) Taylor Ranch. The beach is popular for walking, fishing, swimming, and surfing . It also includes a primitive campground for recreational vehicles and the remains of World War II artillery emplacements. The park is named for Emma Grubb Wood (May 23, 1881-September 19, 1944). Wood was the daughter of Alice Taylor Grubb, the owner of the Taylor Ranch (originally
40-629: The City of Ventura) include multiple ecosystems, including sand dunes, a flood plain, cobblestone beach, riparian woodland, and wetlands. At the eastern edge of the beach, the Ventura River estuary attracts a variety of wildlife, including great blue herons . A total of 300 plant species and 233 species of birds have been identified in the area. The Ocean's Edge Trail runs through both the Wood and Seaside properties. Dolphins are also sometimes seen off
48-569: The Taylor Ranch, were valued at $ 8 million. Adrian Wood inherited the Taylor Ranch from Emma, and in 1956, Adrian, gave land totaling 112-acre (45 ha) with 7,600 feet of ocean frontage to the State of California. The land became the Emma Wood State Beach, which opened in 1957. Emma Wood State Beach is popular for walking, fishing, swimming, and surfing . The Wood property and the adjoining Seaside Wilderness Park (owned by
56-645: The coast from the beach; the Los Angeles Times in 1997 wrote that Emma Wood is the "best bet" for dolphin watching. The beach includes the remains of two artillery installations built in 1942 in response to the Bombardment of Ellwood , a Japanese submarine attack on the Ellwood Oil Field . The park also include a primitive campground for recreational vehicles . There are no sewage, water, or electricity connections, and no tent camping
64-651: The first of the two communities, is the first beach community north of the city of Ventura along the Pacific Coast Highway . Most of the time the tide is too high to completely walk the full stretch of the beach. Professional surfer and winner of MTV's Surf Girls , Mary Osbourne, is from Solimar. "Soli" breaks well with a 3'+ southerly swell — conditions varying on the shape of the sandbar. 34°18′13″N 119°20′54″W / 34.30361°N 119.34833°W / 34.30361; -119.34833 This Ventura County, California –related article
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