Oxnard Shores
Oxnard, CA
Oxnard Shores is a residential beach community with access points near Channel Way off Mandalay Beach Road and at Neptune Square, on-street parking the main way in at either spot. It's a genuinely quiet, low key stretch of sand for a neighborhood beach visit.
A genuinely quiet neighborhood beach with real residential character, though it doesn't have much to draw visitors beyond the local community.
How we score beachesTry the Neptune Square access if the Channel Way entrance has no parking, both reach the same general stretch of sand.
Free on-street parking is available at both access points.
A path leads from the street-end access points to the beach.
Dogs are allowed on leash during the day, but are not permitted on the beach between dusk and 7 a.m.
Fog is common most mornings year round, typical of the Oxnard coast.
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