Pomponio State Beach

Pomponio State Beach
Pomponio State Beach
Location	San Mateo County, California
Nearest city	San Gregorio
Coordinates	37°17′30″N 122°24′27″W / 37.29167; -122.40750][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: </templatestyles>\"}' data-mw='{\"name\":\"templatestyles\",\"attrs\":{\"src\":\"Module:Coordinates/styles.css\"},\"body\":{\"extsrc\":\"\"}}'/>37°17′30″N 122°24′27″W / 37.29167°N 122.40750°W"}">
Governing body	California Department of Parks and Recreation

Pomponio State Beach is a state beach of California in the United States. It is located 12 miles (19 km) south of Half Moon Bay off California State Route 1.^[1]

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This coastal strip lies between Pescadero and San Gregorio State Beaches. It is made up of several miles of sloping, sandy beaches and a small lagoon below high sandstone bluffs.^[1]

A parking lot and a picnic area are available for public use during the day. There are hiking trails and beach access. No camping is available. Dogs and campfires are not permitted on the beach.^[1]

The beach was named after José Pomponio Lupugeym, a Bolinas Native American and outlaw.^[2] He was a captain of a group that called itself Los Insurgentes, and was captured and executed in 1824.^[3]

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[1]
California Department of Parks and Recreation (2009). "Pomponio State Beach". Retrieved 2010-07-18.
[2]
Morrall, J. (2008-06-19). "The "Outlaw" Pomponio & The Historical Art of David Gremard Romero". Half Moon Bay Memories and El Granada Observer. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
[3]
Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 298. ISBN 0-520-21316-5.

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California Department of Parks and Recreation (2009). "Pomponio State Beach". Retrieved 2010-07-18.

[pomponio-2] [2]
Morrall, J. (2008-06-19). "The "Outlaw" Pomponio & The Historical Art of David Gremard Romero". Half Moon Bay Memories and El Granada Observer. Retrieved 2010-07-18.

[3] [3]
Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 298. ISBN 0-520-21316-5.

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