We arrived at San Onofre State Beach about 12:30 PM, on a Tuesday in August, and the parking lot had 5-6 open spots, which we greatly appreciated. (I did notice that the lot turnover was reasonable. I would say of the closest 6 spots to our car 3 of them turned over while we were there for 2 hours.) Google maps took us right to the beach no problem. The rest room facilities were what we have all come to expect of public rec places. No fear here though, the toilets, sinks, and the outdoor showers work. The entry to the beach is either by ramp or stairs. Both are in good shape! The beach is a 2 level site. The high sand and then a drop of about 8 to 10 feet down to the tide plane. The upper level is a great place to stake out your HQ and then from there down to the beach/water to do your thing. This is definitely a surf focused location and non-surfers stand and get their feet wet and walk or run up and down the beach.