Sand Dune Park

The area has been used by amateur and professional athletes and has been featured in fitness magazines and newspaper accounts as a great workout spot.

Several City Council meetings addressed the issues involved, and the sand dune was closed and fenced.

[3] Currently, use of the sand dune portion of the park is by reservation only, which must be made in advance at City Hall, a little over a mile away during business hours.

When questioned, enforcement officials seem to distinguish between jogging and walking, the rules sound very close to those of International Racewalking, requiring one foot to be on the ground at all times.

[7] The park has been used by Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thomas Mayo of the NY Jets, former UCLA defensive back Kirk Alexander, Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum and several of their Los Angeles Lakers teammates "past and present".

orcuttiana — Orcutt's yellow pincushion, is a rare native plant limited to the coastal dunes of southern California.