Surf, California facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Surf, California
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Former community
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Surf Amtrak Station
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 Surf, California
Location in California
Surf, California
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 805 & 820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 250152 |
Surf is a former settlement in an unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County, California, located along the Pacific coast within Vandenberg Space Force Base west of the city of Lompoc. Surf Beach provides access to the Pacific Ocean. There is a parking lot and the unstaffed Surf Amtrak Station. California State Route 246 used to run to Surf, but in 1984 the highway was truncated at Lompoc and the road from Lompoc to Surf is designated West Ocean Avenue.
Sections of Surf Beach are closed between March 1 and September 30 every year during the nesting season of the western snowy plover. The closures are in place to protect the bird under the Endangered Species Act. If a set number of trespass violations have been reached during any nesting season (currently 50), the beach is closed entirely.
