Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area, Huntington Beach

#13 among attractions in Huntington Beach

Marine reserve, Nature, Natural attraction

Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area location map

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Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area and Bolsa Bay State Marine Conservation Area are two adjoining marine protected areas located in Orange County on the southern coast of California, United States. The SMCAs cover 0.66 and 0.07 square miles, respectively. The SMCAs protect marine life by limiting the removal of marine wildlife from within their borders. ()

Coordinates: 33°42'42"N, 118°3'36"W

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Huntington Beach (Huntington Harbour)Huntington Beach United States

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Day trips

Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bella Terra, Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, International Surfing Museum, Huntington Beach Public Library.

4 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bella Terra, Huntington Beach
103 min walk • Bella Terra is an outdoor shopping mall in Huntington Beach, California. It was built on the site of the former Huntington Center.
2 miNW
National park
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
51 min walk • The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge encompassing 965 acres located in the California coastal community of Seal Beach.
5 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
International Surfing Museum, Huntington Beach
127 min walk • The International Surfing Museum is a non-profit, 501 museum in Huntington Beach, Orange County, California. The museum's goal is to preserve the history of the surfing culture throughout the globe. It is dedicated to Duke Kahanamoku, who is generally regarded as the person who popularized the modern sport of surfing.
3.2 miE
Library
Huntington Beach Public Library, Huntington Beach
83 min walk • The Huntington Beach Public Library is a library system located in Huntington Beach, California. It offers online databases, print and electronic books and magazines, children's programs, computer lab, DVD movies, CD music, and audiobooks for anyone with a Huntington Beach Library card.
4.2 miNW
33°45'7"N • 118°6'50"W
Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation, Long Beach
107 min walk • Beach, Outdoor activities
5 miNE
Area
Westminster, Anaheim
128 min walk • Westminster is a city in northern Orange County, California, known for its many Vietnamese refugees who immigrated to the city during the 1980s.
4.9 miSE
Museum, Queen Anne architecture
Newland House, Huntington Beach
124 min walk • Newland House is an 1898 farmhouse in a midwestern adaptation of a Queen Anne architectural style in Huntington Beach, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of 123 historic places and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, California.
3.3 miNW
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Bay Theater, Seal Beach
85 min walk • The Bay Theatre is a single-screen movie theater in Seal Beach, California, in the United States of America. It is best known for its screenings of foreign and independent films, and for its revival screenings.
1.2 miSE
Beach
Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
31 min walk • Bolsa Chica State Beach is a public ocean beach in Orange County, California, United States. It is located north of Huntington Beach and south of the community of Sunset Beach.
4.4 miNW
Park
Los Cerritos Wetlands, Long Beach
113 min walk • Los Cerritos Wetlands is located in both Los Angeles County and Orange County in the cities of Long Beach, California, and Seal Beach, California. The San Gabriel River, historically and currently flows through the Los Cerritos Wetlands Complex.
3 miE
33°42'10"N • 118°0'29"W
Friends of Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach
78 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park