State Beach Picnic permit program and the restrictions

State Beach Picnic permit program and the restrictions:

• No Saturday or Sunday availability from Memorial Day through Labor Day
• Specific holiday weekends (as defined by the State) are not available for the whole holiday weekend, meaning Friday through Monday.
• Reservation requests for these beaches are required at least 10 days in advance to State Parks
• Reservations require approval from State Parks
• State Parks approves events on a “first come, first served basis” with reservations allowed up to 3 months in advance
• Each State Beach is subject to a certain number of reservations per month per permittee.  For example, during peak season (Memorial Day – Labor Day), for beaches where reservations are available, there is a max of 2 reservations per month per beach.  In non-peak season, the max is 4 reservations per month, per location.
  
  
  • Beach Restrictions:
    • Tamarack State Beach - non-peak season only
    • Carlsbad State Beach (defined as the beach directly south of Tamarack, between the jetties) year round reservations allowed
    • Cardiff State Beach (Seaside, south beach, location only) year round reservations allowed
    • Torrey Pines State Beach (South beach) – non peak season only
    • Silver Strand State Beach (in front of parking lot 1 or 2 only) – year round reservations allowed.  Beach Genie needs to charge a travel fee of $100 for this location.
    • Limited to 15 guests