THE HALF MOON BAY JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS PROGRAM
Every summer, young people learn about ocean safety and recreation through an intense aquatic program at Dunes State Beach in Half Moon Bay. The Junior Lifeguard program serves boys and girls ages 9 through 15 with two four-week-long sessions each summer. The goal of the program is to educate the community’s youth about ocean recreation and safety.
Junior Rangers is a very popular California State Parks’ program, offered in over 70 state parks. On the San Mateo County coast, Half Moon Bay State Beach and Butano State Park offer a summertime-only program for Junior Rangers for children aged 7 to 12.
SCHOOL VISITS TO COASTSIDE STATE PARKS
Every year many K-12 and college science teachers schedule field trips to visit the ecosystems they teach in the classroom. Coastal state parks in San Mateo County—Half Moon Bay State Beach, Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve, Bean Hollow State Beach, Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, and Año Nuevo State Park—offer an exciting variety of wild places, native plants and migrant and indigenous animals that draw thousands of young scholars in school field trips.