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CONTACT INFORMATION

Malibu Film Office *
Film Commissioner, City of Malibu
25 W. Rolling Oaks Drive, Suite 201, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361 USA
805.495.7521 phone 1
805.732.9433 - after hours mobile
310.456.5799 fax
[email protected]


Solution Services FilmLA / Los Angeles Film Office *
Film Commission, FilmLA
Radford Studio Center, Bungalow 20, 4024 Radford Avenue, 12th Floor, Studio City, CA 91604
213.977.8600 phone 1
213.977.8601 fax
[email protected]
http://www.filmla.com


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WEBSITE:
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California Beaches

Keywords: Beachfront; Coastal; Lifeguard Towers; Parking - Flat Surface Parking; Staircases - Exterior Staircases

General Notes: updated 10.3.2006 lm / 8.9.2008 gw / 8.11.2010 / 2.1.2016 / 11.21.2017 / 4.19.2019 / 6.21.2019 lm

Usage Restriction: Westward Beach is presently operated by Los Angeles County, which also operates Zuma County Beach. >> http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=623

Filmography: Planet of the Apes - 1968

Jurisdictions: FILMLA / LOS ANGELES FILM OFFICE - FLICS, Los Angeles County, Malibu, MALIBU FILM COMMISSION - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: Y

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 6/10/2025

Location Details

Westward Beach aka Point Dume State Beach (SB) / Pirate's Cove - LA County / FilmLA

United States / Malibu, California
Location ID: #1600

Point Dume State Preserve features headlands, cliffs, rocky coves and vast beach access. These facilities are noted for swimming, surfing, scuba diving, fishing and tidepools. Point Dume is a perfect place to watch for California gray whales during the December - March migration period. Wide sandy beach abutting vegetated high sandstone headlands, rocky coves, tidepool, bluff/cliff. Set in a residential and natural reserve landscape. Small sea caves.

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