▁M ug u ▁, ▁California ▁( V ent ure ño : ▁M uw u , ▁" Be ach ") ▁is ▁a ▁c ape ▁or ▁prom ont ory ▁within ▁ ▁Point ▁M ug u ▁State ▁Park ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁in ▁Vent ura ▁County , ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Port ▁H uen eme ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ox n ard . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Ch um ash ▁Indian ▁term ▁" M uw u ", ▁meaning ▁" be ach ", ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Cab ril lo ▁in ▁his ▁journ als ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 2 . ▁M ug u ▁L ago on ▁is ▁a ▁salt ▁mar sh ▁just ▁up co ast ▁from ▁the ▁prom ont ory ▁within ▁the ▁Naval ▁Base ▁Vent ura ▁County ▁formerly ▁called ▁the ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁Point ▁M ug u . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁M uw u ▁( V ent ure ño : ▁" Be ach "), ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁Ch um ash ▁village ▁at ▁Point ▁M ug u ▁during ▁pre - colon ial ▁times . ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁M uw u ▁( CA - V EN - 1 1 ) ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁population ▁of ▁any ▁coast al ▁Ch um ash ▁settlement s ▁along ▁the ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Mountains . ▁M uw u ▁was ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁center ▁and ▁the ▁ancient ▁capital ▁of ▁L ul ap in , ▁a ▁major ▁political ▁unit ▁of ▁Ch um ash ▁territory ▁which ▁stretch ed ▁from ▁modern ▁day ▁Los