As part of a continuing effort to end the annual closures at Surf Beach, a Lompoc councilman and former mayor delivered a petition to the California Coastal Commission on Wednesday that was signed by ...

All sections of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches have fully reopened to the public as of Sept. 26, four days ahead of the scheduled end of annually enforced restrictions to protect the threatened ...

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The snowy plover nesting prompts the partial closure of Surf Beach from March through September each year but some Lompoc city leaders want to put an end to the closures in an effort to bolster ...

Surf Beach will be closed through the remainder of the Western snowy plover nesting season due to excessive violations of restrictions that were put in place to protect the bird species, Vandenberg ...

After successfully advocating in 2019 to have Surf Beach kept open year-round, Lompoc city leaders have set their 2020 sights on increasing the recreational opportunities at the beach and its nearby ...

Jalama Beach County Park near Lompoc is one of the only overnight beach access parks accessible to midcounty and North County residents and serves more than 200,000 visitors a year. (Giana Magnoli / ...

From a map, Jalama Beach County Park looks like one of the most isolated beach campgrounds in Southern California. The beach hugs a crescent-shaped coastline between Point Conception and Point ...

I thought I’d seen everything. Then I discovered a remarkable collection of the world’s oldest pictorial art hiding out in Lompoc, a modest hamlet perched on the wave-dashed coast of California, north ...

Lompoc City Hall and other city facilities will be closed to the public on Thursday, December 25, 2025 and Friday, ...