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Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The point, a long bluff, forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay. Point Dume Headlands Park affords a vista of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island. Zuma Beach lies to its immediate northwest.
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Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The point, a long bluff, forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay. Point Dume Headlands Park affords a vista of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island. Zuma Beach lies to its immediate northwest.
Welcome
Natural Environment
Though small in size, Point Dume
State Beach at the northern edge of
Santa Monica Bay has many significant features including panoramic
views and opportunities to see
increasingly rare plants and animals.
Point Dume State Beach is 63 acres in size, and is one of the last and finest examples
of coastal bluff scrub in Southern California. In 1992, a 34-acre parcel of Point Dume
was designated a State Natural Preserve, one of the highest levels of protection
afforded by law.
Two miles of scenic trails through
grasslands, coastal bluff scrub, and
southern foredune areas allow
visitors to view an island of delicate
biological integrity.
Local History
The Native Californian Chumash tribe
inhabited this coastline for thousands of
years and used this area as a sacred
space.
In 1542, the point was an important
navigational marker for Spanish explorer
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, but only received
its name in 1793 when British sea captain
George Vancouver named the craggy
headlands Point Dume after Father
Francisco Dumetz from the Mission San
Buenaventura.
The volcanic rock cliffs provide living areas for cliff-roosting birds, and the sparkling
tide pools provide habitat for rich intertidal and sub-tidal marine life including
protected sea stars, octopi, anemones, sea urchins, mussels and crabs.
The Natural Preserve is also the southern-most limit for the giant coreopsis (giant sea
dahlia, pictured here) and also dudleya, false heather, and quite possibly the
California spineflower.
Though small, the Preserve provides habitat
for a surprising amount of wildlife. A visitor
may encounter coyotes, skunks, raccoons,
ground squirrels and rabbits in broad
daylight. One may also find five species of
butterflies, six types of snakes, various
lizards including the silvery legless lizard,
and over one hundred types of birds including
brown pelicans, plovers, wrens, roadrunners,
burrowing owls, falcons, and hawks.
During World War II, the U.S. Army used
this site as an anti-aircraft artillery
training area. It is believed that the top of
the headlands was flattened after the war
for commercial construction purposes.
In 1979, Point Dume was acquired by the
State of California and is being carefully
and gradually restored to its pristine
state.
Important Information
© Kenneth & Gabriella Adelman
Help us protect and
maintain this beautiful place by
following these simple rules.
Always stay on fenced trails. Going
off the trails creates new paths
that erode the sandy cliffs and can
destroy potential wildlife habitat.
Dogs are strictly prohibited. Please
don’t bring your dogs to the
Preserve; even the scent of a dog
disrupts wildlife and prevents
migrating birds from nesting.
The incredible vistas here at the point
provide an opportunity to view sea
lions, harbor seals and dolphins in the
surf only a few dozen feet away. This
promontory also provides one of the
few dry-land viewing sites for migrating
gray whales that lets you get close
enough to count their barnacles! The
best viewing time for these majestic
creatures is November through April. To
see the newborn whale calves migrate,
be here from February on into the
spring.
Absolutely no fires are allowed at
any time.
Please do not touch or remove
anything from the tide pools.
Don’t turn over rocks, and walk
gently—these delicate homes are
very sensitive.
All natural and cultural
features are protected and
may not be collected,
moved or harmed.
Visitor Services
Point Dume State Beach and Natural Preserve
Additional parking is available on
Westward Beach Road. (Take Cliffside
Drive to Birdview Avenue, and park free
along Westward Beach Road, or pay a fee
at Westward Beach lot, and take a trail
to the Preserve.) FREE shuttles on
weekends, holidays and during the
summer months run every 20 minutes
between 10 am and 4 pm from Westward
Beach Road.
POINT DUME
STATE BEACH
AND
NATURAL PRESERVE
There are no public phones or restrooms
at the Preserve. Restrooms can be found
on Westward Beach Road. Park hours are
sunrise to sunset.
How You Can Help
If you would like to join the Volunteers
in Parks program at Point Dume and
help protect and maintain the
Preserve, please call (310)457-8144.
Not to scale
Trail accessibility changes seasonally, call ahead for conditions.
Dotted trails denote steps or steep inclines.
California State Parks supports equal access for individuals with disabilities.
Prior to arrival, visitors who would like assistance should call the park at (310)
454-8212. To receive this publication in an alternate format, contact the
Communications Office at the address below.
California State Parks
P.O. Box 942896
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
For General Information:
(800) 777-0369
(916) 653-6995 Outside US
711, TTY Relay Service
We Would Like to Thank:
The California Coastal Commission for
a Whale Tail Grant, the California
Conservation Corps, Boy Scout Troup
#8, California State Parks, and the
Point Dume Volunteers.
For information
Bienvenidos
Ambiente Natural
Aunque pequeno, el Parque del Estado
Point Dume Beach a la orilla norte de la
Bahia Santa Monica tiene muchas caracteristicas significantes incluyendo vistas
panoramicas y la oportunidad de ver
plantas y animales cada vez mas raros.
El Parque del Estado Point Dume mide 63 hectareas y es uno de los ultimos y
mejores ejemplos de scrub strand en los penascos costeros del Sur de California.
En 1992, 34 hectareas de Point Dume fueron designados como Preserva Natural del
Estado, uno de los mas altos niveles de proteccion por la ley.
Dos millas de caminos escenicos atraves
de prados, penascos costeros y areas del
Southern foredune dan a los visitantes la
oportunidad de ver una isla de
integridad biologica delicada.
Historia Local
La tribu de los Indios Chumash de
California habito esta costa por miles de
anos y la usaban como un lugar sagrado.
En 1542, la punta fue un punto de
navegacion importante para el explorador Espanol, Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo,
pero solo recibio su nombre en 1793
cuando el capitan de la Marea Inglesa,
George Vancouver la nombro Point Dume
en honor al Padre Francisco Dumetz de la
Mission San Buenaventaura.
Los acantilados de piedra volcanica ofrecen un lugar para que habiten los pajaros
que hacen sus nidos en los acantilados y las aguas cristalinas de los charcos de la
marea son el habitat de la rica vida marina que incluye epecies protegidas como la
estrella de mar, pulpos, anemonas, pilluelo de mar, mejillones y cangrejos.
La Preserva Natural es tambien el limite mas al sur para plantas como las gigantes
coreopsis y dahlia del mar, dedleya, brezo falso y quizas la California Spineflower.
Ayudenos a proteger y mantener
este bello lugar siguiendo estas
simple reglas
Aunque pequena, La Preserva da habitacion
a un sorprendente numero de animales. Un
visitante puede encontrarse durante el dia
con coyotes, zorrillos, mapaches, ardillas y
conejos. Tambien uno puede encontrar cinco
especies de mariposas, seis clases de viboras
y varios lagartijos, incluyendo el lagartijo
plateado sin patas, y mas de cien clases de
pajaros incluyendo el pelicano café, plovers,
wrens, road runners, buhos madrigueros,
halcones y gavilanes.
Quedarse siempre en los caminos
cercados.
Salirse de los caminos puede destruir los acantilados arenosos y el
lugar donde habitan los animales.
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la
Fuerza Armada de Los Estados Unidos uso
este sitio para entrenar contra artilleria
aerea. Se cree que la parte alta de las
headlands fue allanada despues de la
guerra para construccion comercial.
En 1979, Point Dume fue adquirida por el
Estado de California y se esta
restableciendo cuidadosa y gradualmente
a su original estado pristino.
Informacion Importante
© Kenneth & Gabriella Adelman
Las vistas increibles desde la punta
dan una oportunidad para ver leones
de mar, focas y delfines en la playa a
unos pies de distancia. Tambien es uno
de los pocos lugares en tierra seca
para mirar las ballenas grises
migratorias que dejan llegar tan cerca
que uno puede contar sus barnacles!
El mejor tiempo para mirar a estas
majestuosas creaturas es de Noviembre hasta Abril. Para ver migrar a las
ballenas recien nacidas venga de
Febrero hasta la primavera.
Traer perros esta estrictamente
prohibido.
Por favor no traiga sus perros a la
Preserva; el solo olor de un perro
puede molestar la fauna y prevenir
que los pajaros hagan sus nidos.
Esta absolutamente prohibido
encender lumbres a cualquier hora.
Favor de no tocar ni remover nada
de los charcos de marea. No debe
de mover o voltear piedras y debe
caminar suavemente -- estas casas
delicadas son muy sensibles.
Todas las caracteristicas naturales
y culturales estan protegidas y no
deben ser coleccionadas,
movidas, ni danadas.
PRESERVA NATURAL Y PLAYA DEL ESTADO POINT DUME
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Dume Drive
El acceso a los caminos cambia segun la temporada; llame antes para informacion
acerca de las condiciones. Los caminos marcados con lineas quebradas indican escalones o inclinacion pronunciada.
El Departamento de Parques del Estado apoya la igualdad de acceso para personas
discapacitadas. Antes de su llegada, los visitantes que desean ayuda deben de llamar al parque al
(310) 454-8212 (En Ingles Solamente). Para recibir esta publicacion en un formato alternativo,
comuniquese al Communications Office al domicilio que sigue.
California State Parks
P.O. Box 942896
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
Para Informacion General
(En Ingles Solamente) :
(800) 777-0369
(916) 653-6995 Fuera de E.U.
711, Servicio Relay TTY
Servicios Para el Visitante
Hay estacionamiento adicional en
Westward Beach Road. (Tome Cliffside
Drive a Birdview y estacionese gratis por
la calle Westward Beach Road o pague
para estacionarse en el lote Westward
Beach y tome el camino a la pre