Emma Wood State Beach, California state beach in Ventura, United States.

Emma Wood State Beach is a sandy shoreline along the Pacific coast in Ventura that stretches for miles with distant island views. The area features beachfront camping sites and a freshwater marsh system where the beach meets a river delta.

During World War II, the area housed military gun emplacements as part of coastal defense efforts. Traces of this wartime fortification still remain visible on the beach today.

The beach carries the name of Emma Grubb Wood, who owned the 8,000-acre Taylor Ranch, a sheep ranch where oil was found in the 1930s. Her husband Adrian gave 112 acres with 7,600 feet of ocean frontage to California in 1956, and the beach opened in 1957.

The campground is for recreational vehicles only: no tent camping, and no sewage, water or electricity hookups. Access is from the west side of the Ventura River estuary, south of the Coast Line tracks and US Highway 101. The Ocean's Edge Trail links the beach with the adjoining Seaside Wilderness Park.

The Ventura River estuary at the beach's eastern edge draws great blue herons, and 233 bird species and 300 plant species have been recorded across the beach and adjoining Seaside Wilderness Park. A 1997 Los Angeles Times article called Emma Wood the "best bet" for watching dolphins offshore.