Beacon's Beach Access Trail And Parking Lot To Reopen Thursday

ENCINITAS, CA — The access trail and parking lot for Beacon's Beach is scheduled to reopen Thursday after having been closed for weeks due to a reactivated landslide, the city of Encinitas announced.

A historic landslide reactivated on May 2, creating visible cracks in the existing slope and damaging the access trail from the parking lot downslope to Beacon's Beach in the Encinitas community of Leucadia.

Since then, the city and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have monitored and evaluated the Beacon's Beach bluff and parking lot.

"Slope monitoring equipment was installed throughout the bluff area to record slope movement and provide data to Scripps and the city," a news release from the city said. "Based on the data that was collected over the eight weeks following the landslide, the city's geotechnical engineer determined that the bluff is stabilizing."

Preparations to repair the trail began last week, and the repairs are expected to be completed Wednesday, according to the city.

The access trail and parking lot are slated to reopen for public use mid-day on Thursday. The city plans to continue to work with Scripps, State Parks and the Coastal Commission to monitor the bluff and maintain beach access.