Huntington is several miles of
beautiful sandy beaches. For those planning on spending the
entire
day at the beach, Huntington would be the beach for you. The
beaches and parking areas alternate
between state and city beaches; this wont effect you in any way except
that
if
you pay for park
ing at a state beach, you wont
be allowed into the
city beach
parking lot, not a big deal because the beaches are all connected so
by walking
5 feet you wont have to repay for parking.
Parking is usually around $10 and doesn’t depend
on how much time you
spend there, which makes it much more preferable to metered
spots for an entire day. The land in between
the parking lot and
water is all sand and can be rather long; at places it can
be around
200 to 300
yards. On a really hot and sunny day
the sand gets so hot that this walk to the beach can become qu
ite
painful, I
highly recommend you bring some form of sandals. These
large
sandy areas are where you'll find all the bonfire pits for Huntington
Beach. Families
who come for the
day also set up large canopy tents so they have some shade to resort
too for
lunch. There is no shortage of land here
so you wont need to get to the beach early to claim a spot, although
the fire
pits might all be taken on a really crowded weekend.
Huntington Beach is also known as Surf City, but don’t be too
surpr
ised if you don’t see
any surfers; a lot of the time
they are only allowed
to surf during certain
times (early morning)
due to the danger of them
colliding with swimmers. The U.S. Open
of Surfing is also held in Huntington every year right next to the
pier. The Huntington Pier has a Ruby’s hamburger
restaurant at the end and Main Street also has many shops and
restaurants for
those
who get sick of the beach.