Beach Side BBQ? Fire Pit? Sycamore Canyon

 Sycamore Canyon

Ever wonder where you could BBQ on the beach in Southern California without getting ticketed? Drive 10minutes north of Zuma Beach on the PCH and you'll find yourself at Sycamore Canyon. As the name implies, it's a beach covered with sycamore trees, you can't miss it. Once you find it, you can either park inside for a small fee until sunset or park along the PCH and walk a little into the lot. Find yourself a table and fire pit and set up for the day. Remember to bring your own wood and charcoal! Improvising with beach wood is a sure fire way to smoke out the park and meet a few park rangers.
This beach, like all others in LA county and Ventura County, "closes" at sunset. Meaning the park rangers can tell you to leave once the sun has set. Although I don't advise you to gamble with your night, we've never been told to leave before 10pm. Also, remember how you parked your car along the PCH? Did you notice the parking sign? NO PARKING 10PM-5AM. Two parking tickets ($68) later, they mean serious business. Unfortunately, there's really no way around this.
I'm not a big fan of all the regulation of our coast but that's for another entry...
Well, I hope you're curious and check out Sycamore Canyon sometime. Beautiful sunsets, great bbq, and a roaring fire will keep this as one of our local spots!
See yah there!
-JoshW