L.A. County closed several restrooms and road access at Point Dume Beach after high tides and surf caused “extreme erosion,” according to the Department of Beaches and Harbors.
In a social media post Saturday, the department said the overnight erosion had left the bluff edge unstable, with “drop-offs of up to 8 feet” in some areas. In response, the County closed Westward Beach Road past the pay gate and the 373-spot parking lot for the beach.
The roughly 0.4-mile road provides the only vehicle access for the beach, which is surrounded by rugged coastal terrain and sits next to Point Dume, a rocky headland that juts into the Pacific to form the northern tip of the Santa Monica Bay…