The beach is within
Solromar, the most westerly community on the Malibu Coast and is within the Malibu zip code. The area was not included within the
city of Malibu when the city incorporated as it is located just across the boundary separating from
Los Angeles County in
Ventura County. Its sandy beach stretches over half a mile, bordered by the Whaler's Village Condominium complex to the east, the MariSol residential community to the North and a tract of single family beach homes on the western end.
Neptune's Net, across the highway from the beach, has been used for filming movies like
Point Break,
Fast and Furious, and
Iron Man 3. The restaurant was opened in 1956. Firestation 56 is located at the southern end of County Line Beach and the 2008 station features two engine bays, living quarters for the crew, offices, an exercise room and shop. The Malibu Fire Station is staffed by three firefighters and houses Engine 56, Brush Engine 356. Also assigned are two Rescue Water Craft (jet-ski), and Patrol 56. Yerba Buena Road intersect the
Pacific Coast Highway and leads up into the
Santa Monica Mountains where there are residential properties, and a number of recreational activities within the
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area such as the Grotto Trail. There is also a health and wellness retreat called The Ranch Malibu which has attracted celebrities like
Michelle Obama,
Brooke Shields and
Mandy Moore. It has a small parking lot and street parking is available along Pacific Coast Highway which is part of the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route. This is an access point for
California Coastal Trail. ==Recreational activities==