Schedule and Parking
Location: Lot 25 of Bolsa Chica State Beach.
17851 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
🅿️ Parking Instructions
To reach Lot 25, enter the park and make a right. Follow the road all the way to the end—Lot 25 borders PCH and Warner (pictured above).
Free parking is also available:
• Behind Jack in the Box (starting at 8:00 AM)
• In nearby neighborhoods
Please be sure to read all posted parking signs before leaving your vehicle.
⏰ Race Day Schedule:
6:00 AM: State Beach Parking Opens.
$15 Per Car to enter - Card Only taken at Kiosk
6:30AM - 8:30AM: Runner Check-In/Same-Day Registration
7:30AM: Half Marathon Start
8:30AM: 5K | 10K Start
9:15AM: Awards and Costume Contest
9:30AM: Kids Dash
11:00AM: Course Closes
5K 10K Course Information
🏁 5K & 10K Course Instructions
All runners will head out on the course toward the turnaround point marked by a PINK flag and “5K / 10K TURN” sign.
💧 A water station will be located at this turnaround.
5K Runners: 1 Loop
After reaching the turnaround, head back toward the finish line and run straight through to complete your race.
10K Runners: 2 Loops
After the first turnaround, head back toward the finish line. Just before the finish, follow the “Runners U-Turn” sign to turn around and head back out for your second 5K loop.
Complete the same route again to finish your full 10K.
Turn Sign near start/finish is pictured above
Water Station Near Finish for 10K and Half Marathoners
Please DO NOT wear your bib on your back. It goes on the front of your body.
Half Marathon Course
🏁 Half Marathon Course Instructions
Half Marathon runners will run out 2.19 miles to the turnaround marked by a YELLOW flag and water station, then head back.
As you return toward the finish line, follow the “Runners U-Turn” sign just before the finish to turn around and head back out on the course.
Runners will complete 3 loops (4.36 miles each) to finish the Half Marathon distance.
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