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Moonlight State Beach

Name: Moonlight State Beach
Address: 233 2nd St (Encinitas Blvd.), Encinitas, CA, 92024, US

233 2nd St (Encinitas Blvd.)

Encinitas, CA 92024

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This wide, sandy beach offers swimming, surfing and fishing. Facilities include volleyball and tennis courts, recreational equipment rentals and a snack bar.

The "moonlight" in the name of this beach comes from the fact that local residents used to come to the area for midnight picnics early in the early 1900s.

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