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Parking area for the sand spit.
Picnic area.
Trail down to the beach.
Wildflowers are striking in March.
California poppy.
Path to the beach.
Morro Rock is visible above the dunes.
Looking south from the Sand Spit Day Use Area.
Looking north from the Sand Spit Day Use Area.
This beach sees fewer visitors than the popular Spooner's Cove.
Dunes at the Sand Spit Day Use Area.
Blooming iceplant on the dunes.