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Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Campsites are shaded by coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) and Western or California sycamore (Platanus racemosa).
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10/19/2013
A campsite on A Loop (1-28).
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10/19/2013
A campsite on A Loop (1-28).
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10/19/2013
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10/19/2013
Campfire Amphitheater.
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
A campsite on B Loop (Sites 29-59).
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10/19/2013
Looking east from the top of the point at El Capitan State Beach. Fog is beginning to clear.
Photo Date:
12/03/2007
The surf at El Cap turns on from time to time. So do the crowds.
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Day use restrooms and showers.
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10/19/2013
El Capitan Beach Store, open Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 5.
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
A 10-minute walk up the hill is El Capitan Canyon and Canyon Market, open seven days a week.
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Leaves of three let it be. Western poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum).