{"id":6613,"date":"2007-10-10T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2007-10-10T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2007\/10\/18\/san-onofre-state-beach-californias-golden-parks-157\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:41","slug":"san-onofre-state-beach-californias-golden-parks-157","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2007\/10\/10\/san-onofre-state-beach-californias-golden-parks-157\/","title":{"rendered":"San Onofre State Beach &#8211; California&#039;s Golden Parks (157)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County covers some 2100 acres and has five miles of beach, including Trestles \u2013 one of the most famous and truly iconic surf spots in the world! Park Supt. Rich Rozzelle showed Huell a spectacular section of the park that most people don\u2019t know exists. Turns out the park goes four miles inland, contains several archeological sites, is the home of seven threatened or endangered species and protects significant portions of San Mateo Creek, which is one of the last relatively unspoiled watersheds in Southern California. San Onofre State Beach is now the focus of a huge controversy! Tune in to find out all about it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Note: This episode was released across Public Broadcasting Service&#8217;s (PBS) affiliated stations in California, but not necessarily on the same day for each station. 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