Wearing an extra layer of filth from our spelunking foray, we headed south 20 miles to the Manresa Uplands Campground at Manresa State Beach ... first full day was a near washout, as a springtime ...

The stairs connected the Manresa Uplands campground to Sand Dollar Beach. Surfers, campers and beachgoers have been using a path a few hundred yards south of the staircase, Wolcott said.