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| Trestles Beach |
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| Trestles Surf |
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| Mouth of San Mateo Creek, the lagoon at Trestles |
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| Trestles Lagoon. Parts of San Mateo Creek are dry or seasonal, but there is always water here. |
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| Trestles Beach view looking toward Camp Pendleton. |
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| Nothing but open space, hills and beach. Where else can you find this in S. California? |
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| Another view of San Mateo Creek Lagoon at Trestles |
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| Trestles surfing...click picture to enlarge. |
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| The opposite end of this creek and lagoon begins in the Santa Ana Mountains. |
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| About every 3 years the creek/lagoon breaks thru the sand and flows into the ocean. |
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| The sediment flow from the creek forms the world class surf breaks at Trestles Beach. |
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| San Mateo Creek & Lagoon at Trestles Beach. |
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| San Mateo Creek & Lagoon, this runs thru San Mateo Natural Preserve. |
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| Looking South from Uppers. |
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| Surfers enjoying the Trestles waves. |
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