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| Ventura point during winter swell, January 2025 |
Construction of Phase 2 of the Surfers' Point Managed Shoreline Retreat project has been underway since October 2024. The beachside work was completed in summer 2025 before work was stopped for the Ventura County Fair in August. Work to complete the new parking lots resumed in September.
The beach restoration process involved
- removing the damaged bike path and parking lot
- excavating the back shore area beneath the removed parking lot
- importing 20,000 cubic yards (32,000 tons) of cobble and pressure washing imported beach sand to construct a buried cobble berm
- importing 20,000 cy of sand to construct contoured dunes
- installing post and cable to designate walkways
- installing sand fencing to trap windblown sand
- seeding to establish native dune plants (to be completed this fall)
These photos illustrate the construction process and changes to the beach and parking on Ventura County Fairgrounds property;
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| Surfers' Point before; aerial view from the east |
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| Surfers' Point after; aerial view from the east beachside and new bike path complete |
showing transition from Phase 1
beachfront and bike path complete
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| Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west March 21, 2025 |
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| Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west paving underway, October 10, 2025 |
These images illustrate the construction of the buried cobble berm:
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| Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west cobble berm construction January 20, 2025 |
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| Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west cobble berm construction February 16, 2025 (cobble berm with sand washed into the voids was constructed in two lifts) |
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| Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west dunes constructed over buried cobble berm, March 22, 2025 |
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| Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west dunes constructed over buried cobble berm, March 22, 2025 |
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Phase 1 construction of Surfers' Point Cobble Berm
