Frequently Asked Questions

Many items are lost or accidentally left behind by visitors.  Any items of value that are found or turned in to District Staff are kept at the Harbor Office at 3950 Avila Beach Drive in Avila.  If you have recently lost an item and would like to see if it is in our lost and found inventory, please contact the Harbor Office at (805) 595-5400 or by e-mail at admin@portsanluis.com.  The District makes every effort to return lost property to its rightful owner.  

No, the District fire rings on Olde Port Beach have been discontinued and bonfires are no longer allowed on the beach.  

For more information on our Propane Fire Pits Pilot Program on Avila and Olde Port Beaches click here 

As of the 2019 winter season, the Harbor District began looking at the Seasonal Fire Ring program to evaluate public safety, environmental and overall management concerns. 

In doing so, the District found that bonfires, both the allowed bonfires in District fire rings and illegal bonfires made outside of the rings, have become a significant source of public safety, water and sand quality issues. These issues include a steady increase in debris such as broken glass, nails and other sharp objects, aluminum/metal cans, plastic and general garbage occurring in and around the bonfire sites and in random areas of the beach/ocean. Another serious risk that was found is hot coals/embers covered with sand that can remain hot for several days and pose a burn danger to unsuspecting beachgoers.  

The District also found there has been repeated damage to the rock revetment due to creation of fire pits from the revetment boulders, as well as vandalism to the restrooms, access ramps and staircases.  

Our Facilities Department has noted there was approximately 250 District staff hours spent on the March to November program.  Those hours included weekly removal of debris (glass, plastic, nails from pallet burning, etc.) from the designated fire rings, necessitating use of a backhoe in many instances.  The hours also include clean-up of the many illegal fires conducted outside of a designated fire ring.  

Those issues, coupled with the severe fire danger and proximity of a fuel-filled hillside, led the District to discontinue this program as of the winter season of 2019.

You can make the request on our website here. You will need to ensure that the scope of the request is clear enough for staff to determine if we have the records you seek, and if so, are we authorized to release them and to what extent. 

In order to accomplish this it is recommended that you minimally have the following: 

1) The date of the record(s) sought;
2) The subject or incident type of the record sought;
3) A clear and specific description of the record sought;
4) Any additional information that helps staff identify the specific record being sought;
5) Your complete contact information so that we may notify you when your request is available.

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