2006 Caltech C Beach Trip - Point Dume (based on 2005 version)

The Caltech C is organizing a beach trip to Point Dume State Beach on Saturday May 13, 2006. The beach is beautiful, clean, and much less crowded than the most popular beaches. There are also cliffs, coves, and there is a scenic trail to the top. Click here for the general information page.

Sign-up deadline is NOON 12PM, FRIDAY, MAY 12TH.

The present page will tell you the plan, what to bring, and how to get there.

Plan

Here is a rough plan of the trip. We will meet at the beach around 11:00am on Saturday. Early risers may go there earlier. Lunch will be provided from 11:30am to 1:30pm, and we will have the games and sports throughout our stay there till about 4pm. Then we will start heading back. So far, the entertainment we have includes volleyball, soccer, frisbee, board, and card games. You are welcome to bring your own also. For more information, please send an email to Chunhui Gu at chunhui@caltech.edu.
You are strongly encouraged to carpool. There is a $6 parking fee.

Suggested things to bring

We will provide lunch and drinks, but you may want to bring your own snacks. We suggest that you bring the following items:

Good mood :-)
Towel to sit on (we will provide some tarps)
Sunscreen and sunglasses
Swimsuit
Sun umbrella
Sport equipment, for instance boogieboard (we will provide a lot of other equipment)
Rubber duck (if you want company when you are swimming)
Spade, if you want to build sand castles
Board and card games (we will also provide some)
Cash for parking.

How to get there from Caltech

210 West, then 134 West, then 101 North towards Ventura. Drive for a long time.
Exit N9 (Kanan Road / Kanan Dume Road).
After some time, you will get to PCH, turn right.
Then very soon, turn left on Westward Beach Road (which also leads to Zuma Beach). This will lead you to the parking lot at the beach. At the end of the beach we will be sitting.

If you want Yahoo/Mapquest directions, use the address "7103 Westward Beach Road, Malibu, CA". But note that this will give you the route via Santa Monica. This route can be very slow, because of (beach) traffic. We recommend the alternative route above. It takes about an hour.