San Buenaventura State Beach (Dover Lane)

San Buenaventura State Beach stretches for 2 miles of pristine sand along the Pierpont Bay. The Ventura Bike trail starts at this beach and connects all the way to to the mouth of the Ventura River to the north. Popular activities at this beach include swimming, surfing and picnicking. Facilities include parking, snack bars, beach equipment rentals, and a 1,700 foot pier.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on January 24th, 2023. Swim Guide - Main updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on January 30th, 2023 at 10:35 AM.

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Ventura County Environmental Health Division samples beaches along the 68 km (42 miles) of the Ventura Coast. All beaches are sampled from April - October. A smaller number of beaches are sampled from November - March.

Beaches are tested weekly for total coliform, fecal coliform, and enterococcus. If a sample fails to meet water quality standards, then the beach is re-tested. If the second sample also fails, then the beach is posted. During the wet season, a beach is posted if it fails the first test. There is no re-sampling in the wet season.

The results are posted on the VCEHD website, which Swim Guide checks daily for the latest information.

A beach is marked Green when bacteria levels for a single day and geometric mean fail to meet State of California water quality standards.

A beach is marked Red when bacteria levels for a single day or the geometric mean fail to meet State of California water quality

A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

The specific standards for bacteria are as follows:

Single sample maximums:
Total Coliform> 10,000 MPN (Most Probable Number) / 100 ml of water; or
Fecal Coliform> 400 MPN / 100 ml; or
Total coliform bacteria> 1,000 per 100 milliliters, if the ratio of fecal/total coliform bacteria exceeds 0.1; or
Enterococcus bacteria> 104 per 100 milliliters.

Geometric Mean (5 samples collected over a 30 day period):
Total Coliform > 1,000 MPN / 100 ml of water; or
Fecal Coliform > 200 MPN / 100 ml; or
Enterococcus > 35 MPN / 100 ml

Water Quality Graph