Las Tunas County Beach and Las Tunas State Beach are public beaches operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors in Malibu, California, United States. [1] Circa 1986, the beach was described as "little more than a dirt parking lot, a lifeguard station and a steep drop to the Pacific." [2] The beach is named for its proximity to Tuna Canyon Road; [2] las tunas are the fruit of the opuntia (prickly pear) cactus.
In 1926, 20 houses were washed off the beach by a major winter storm. [3] [4] Natalie Talmadge owned a house at Las Tunas that burned in 1943. [5] [6]
34°02′21″N 118°35′58″W / 34.0392°N 118.5994°W
Las Tunas County Beach and Las Tunas State Beach are public beaches operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors in Malibu, California, United States. [1] Circa 1986, the beach was described as "little more than a dirt parking lot, a lifeguard station and a steep drop to the Pacific." [2] The beach is named for its proximity to Tuna Canyon Road; [2] las tunas are the fruit of the opuntia (prickly pear) cactus.
In 1926, 20 houses were washed off the beach by a major winter storm. [3] [4] Natalie Talmadge owned a house at Las Tunas that burned in 1943. [5] [6]
34°02′21″N 118°35′58″W / 34.0392°N 118.5994°W