CA Beaches
- 1,000 Steps Beach
Not many CA beaches have a bunch of steps from the highway to the beach, but this one certainly does. Have fun counting them (there are not quite 1,000!). Not real practical for bringing young children and all that goes with entertaining them at the beach. It is still a great place for spending a quiet day by the ocean.
- Abalone Cove Beach
Located at the base of a steep cliff the rocky beach of Abalone Cove is popular for surfing and diving. An easily accessible dirt path leads you to to the beach with ample parking facilities. Restrooms, lifeguard services, and picnic tables are also available.
- Abbotts Lagoon
The beauty and remote location of Abbotts Lagoon's make it an attractive destination for weekenders. The lagoon quickly fills with bird watchers, hikers, picnickers and beachcombers, and other naturalists who enjoy the unadulterated beauty.
- Agate Beach
This 6.6 acre park provides access to almost two miles of shoreline at low tide. Together with the adjacent Duxbury Reef, the site provides a wonderful opportunity to explore marine life filled tidal pools Because the beach is located withing the Duxbury Reef State Marine Sanctuary, collecting is not permitted.
- Alamitos Bay Beach
At Alamitos Bay Beach, you'll find lifeguards on duty in the summer. This beach is not readily known outside the local area as there are no hotels along the Long Beach peninsula where the beach can be accessed. As the long, warm days heat up the beach activities, the cooler nights are a perfect set up for a romantic Naples gondola ride. Many families caught on to the thrill and ride the gondolas as well. Wonderfully located in a protected bay away from the powerful Pacific Ocean waves.
- Alan Sieroty Beach
- Albion Flat
- Aliso Creek County Beach
Aliso Beach Park with it's geological features including sandy beaches, prominent rocky ridges and scenic foothills combine to form one of the most recreationally appealing areas along the entire California coast.
- Andrew Molera State Park
Still relatively undeveloped Andrew Molera State Park and offers visitors great hiking, fishing and beachcombing. Miles of equestrian trails wind through meadows, beaches and hilltops allowing visitors to enjoy much of the area on horseback. located approximately one third of a mile from the parking area. Is a primitive walk-in trail camp, popular with hikers and bikers.
- Ano Nuevo State Reserve
This Reserve is a major year round gathering area for northern elephant seals. The males compete for mates on the beaches. The females give birth to their young on the dunes. Visitors are limited to guided walks during the breeding season, December 15 through March 31with reservations recommended.
- Aquatic Park
Biird-watching, boating, hiking, and the "Dream Land for Kids" play area, as well as a habitat for bird and aquatic life are just some of the recreational activities provided at Aquatic Park.
- Arched Rock Beach
Arched Rock Beach
- Arena Cove Beach
Private and commercial fishing boats unload their catch at The historic Arena Cove Beach also known as "Point Arena Wharf". The municipal pier permits fishing with or without a fishing license. Deep sea fishing outings, boating, shops and restaurants are also available in this area also known to be one of the best surfing areas in California.
- Arroyo Burro Beach
"No pets Permitted" - a common sign at most beach entrances. Not so at Arroyo Burro Beach! Leashed dogs are allowed at this county beach and park. Thist 1/2 mile long beach with grassy picnic area welcome you and your canine friend!
- Arroyo Laguna Beach
- Asilomar State Beach
Asilomar (meaning "a refuge by the sea") State Beach and Conference Grounds is located on the Monterey Peninsula in the city of Pacific Grove.
This narrow one-mile strip of sandy beach and rocky coves includes a pedestrian trail permitting leashed and controlled dogs. Bicycle riding is allowed on the paved road bike lane in very near the trail. Be wary, there are no restrooms or picnicking facilities at the state beach. Asilomar State Beach is part of the Pacific Grove Fish Garden Refuge and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
- Avila State Beach
Popular for sightseeing, pier strolling, deep-sea fishing - and sun-worshiping the newly designed community of Avila Beach is a refreshing visit! Enjoy a soak in the natural mineral springs baths in redwood tubs which dot the tree-covered hillside. Be sure to go California whale watching at nearby Port San Luis, boat operators are available between October and March for two-hour whale-watching tours. Something you don’t want to miss!
- Bayshore Bluffs Park
- Bayside Drive County Beach
- Beachfront Park
- Beacon's Beach
This hideaway beach, full of friendly locals, is popular for both surfing and surf-fishing . Kelp beds and offshore reefs create habitat for a wide range of fish including the common surfperch. Fishing from shore and surf is permitted. A sand-replenishment program has made convenient hiking along this 1 1/2-mile beach extending south to Stonesteps Beach a pleasure.
- Bean Hollow State Beach
Located less than 18 miles south of Half Moon Bay, Bean Hollow State Beach offers a self-guided nature trail for easy hiking. Not a swimmers beach, as the ocean waters at Bean Hollow State Beach bring in quite a heavy surf with dangerous rip currents. However, the tide pools attract quite a few marine creatures like small crab and sea urchins. Don't forget your digital camera. This beach has some beautiful scenes that can be captured even by the novice photographer.
- Bear Harbor Beach
- Belmont Shore
- Ben Weston Beach
- Big Lagoon County Park
Separated from the Pacific Ocean by a sand spit Big Lagoon County Park is a calm and ideal park for kayaking, canoeing and row boating. Campsites are available.
- Black Point Beach
- Black Sands Beach
The trail has been closed for several years, and is eroded and dangerous.
- Blind Beach
Blind Beach: Not recommended for novice surfers due to the heavy waves and fast barrels but if you're a pro, the peaks left and right are remarkable.
- Bluebird Beach
Located within the 7-mile stretch of Laguna Beach, Bluebird Beach is most popular with guests of the Bluebird Hotel as well as local residents. This sandy stretch has strong shore break waves and with it's several small reefs Bluebird Beach is a body surfers ideal spot.
- Boat Canyon Beach
Boat Canyon Beach is yet another beach located within the Laguna Beach strip, This small intimate beach of only 400 feet this gem of a beach is hidden from view of the busy Coast Highway. Due to the it's short length Scuba diving is quite attractive during high tide. Cautios swimming if any as there are many sharp, shallow rocks.
- Bodega Dunes
Bogeda Dunes has a string of sandy beaches known for the most impressive sand dunes in northern California extending for miles along the Atlantic Ocean coast. Recommended activities at this beach include picnicking, sunbathing, hiking.
- Bodega Head
Bodega Bay is a natural harbor resulting from movement along the San Andreas Fault.
- Bolinas Beach
- Bolsa Chica State Beach
Bolsa Chica State Beach spans three miles from Seal Beach to Huntington Beach City Pier. Although this beach is widely known for surf fishing for corbina, croaker, cabezon and sand shark and perch. Bolsa Chica is also a great place for birdwatching as well.
- Bonita Cove
The clean waters of Bonia Cove make this a perfect place for families The grassy picnic areas and playground equipment are a family's perfect match to the calm waters.
- Bowling Ball Beach
It's name says it all! Bowling Ball Beach is loaded with, well, bowling ball looking rock formations that have been cut out of the cliffs by erosion. A sight to see!
- Broad Beach
Most people visit Broad Beach for the tide pools. This private beach can be accesse by two side roads. A wonderfully peaceful place to come for an afternoon picnic.
- Brook's Beach
This rocky bottom beach is definitely more of a surf beach than anything. It has great swells for surfing.
- Burton Memorial Beach
- Butterfly Beach
A stretch of beach that extendes the length of the Four Seasons Biltimore Hotel.
- Cabrillo City Beach
Cabrillo City Beach complete with a public boat launching ramp, bait shop and pier. Available activities include windsurfing, volleyball courts, swimming, surfing, tidepools. Lifeguards are on the beach during daylight hours Picnicing is permitted with on site BBQ grills. Restrooms and showers are available.
- Campbell Cove
- Capistrano Beach
Enjoy volleyball, basketball fishing as well as and other beach activities at Capistrano Beach. Fishing gear rental and sales of food, beverages and beach supplies can be purchased at the concession building conveniently open during summer months
- Capitola City Beach
Voted a one of the top ten beaches on the west coast is Capitola City beach is a favorite for families! Located in the heart of Capitola Village, Capitola City Beach offers plenty of surfing, swimming, voleyball, kite flying as well as many other beach activities for young and old alike. There are plenty of shops and restaurants conveniently located.
- Cardiff State Beach
Located on the San Diego Coast, which has been called the Riviera of the West, Cardiff State Beach has a gently sloping sandy beach with warm water. The beach offers swimming, surfing and beachcombing. Parking is convenient and restrooms are available.
- Carlsbad City Beach
Carlsbad City Beach in San Diego County has fairly consistent surf. Not likely to be crowded even when the surf is up. Carlsbad has three picturesque lagoons, each with distinctive ecosystems.
- Carlsbad State Beach
Carlsbad State Beach is located on the San Diego Coast. It offers swimming, surfing, scuba diving, fishing and beachcombing. This small beach is located at the foot of coastal bluffs, south of the town on Carlsbad.
- Carmel City Beach
Carmel Beach, an easy walk from downtown shops, has a rugged coastline, with pine and cypress forests and countless inlets.
- Carmel River State Beach
Carmel River State Beach stretches for 106 acres along Carmel Bay. The sugar-white beach is adjacent to a bird sanctuary, where you might spot pelicans, kingfishers, hawks, and sandpipers.
- Carmet Beach
- Carpinteria City Beach
Although legally two beaches, this is one long stretch of gorgeous sand, surf and dunes. Part of the beach is closed during seal birthing time because there's a nearby rookery, but most of the year there's clear and open access.
- Carruthers Cove Beach
In Prairie Creek Redwoods Park.
- Caspar State Beach
- Cayucos Beach
- Cayucos State Beach
- Centerville Beach Co. Park
- Chadbourne Gulch
- Channel Inds. Harbor Beach
- Children's Pool Beach
- China Beach
- China Cove Beach
- Christmas Cove Beach
- Clam Beach County Park
- Clifford Kamph Memorial Park
- Coleman Beach
- College Cove
- Corcoran Lagoon Beach
- Corona del Mar State Beach
- Coronado City Beach
- Coronado Shores Beach
- County Beach
- County Line Beach
- Cowell Beach
- Cowell Ranch Beach
- Crab County Park
- Crescent Bay Beach
- Crescent Bay Beach
- Crescent Beach
- Crescent Beach
- Crissy Field
- Crystal Cove State Park
- D Street Viewpoint
- Dan Blocker County Beach
- Davenport Beach
- Davenport Landing Beach
- Dead Man's Beach
- Del Mar City Beach
- Del Monte Beach
- Descanso Beach
- Dillon Beach
- Diver's Cove
- Dockweiler State Beach
- Doheny Beach
- Doran Beach Regional Park
- Drakes Beach
- Dry Lagoon
- Duncan's Landing
- Dunes Beach
- East Beach
- El Capitan State Beach
- El Granada Beach
- El Matador State Beach
- El Pescador State Beach
- El Porto Beach
- El Segundo Beach
- Emma Wood State Beach
- Encinitas Beach
- Enderts Beach
- Escondido Beach
- Esplanade Beach
- Fanshell Beach
- Faria Beach County Park
- Fish Rock Beach
- Fisk Mill Cove
- Fletcher Cove Park
- Fort Funston Beach
- Fort Ross Cove
- Fort Ross Reef
- Four Mile Beach
- Francis Beach
- Freshwater Lagoon
- Garrapata State Park
- Gaviota State Park
- Gazos Creek Access
- Gerstle Cove
- Glass Beach
- Gleason Beach
- Goat Rock Beach
- Goff Cove Beach
- Gold Bluffs Beach
- Goleta Beach County Park
- Gray Whale Cove State Beach
- Greenwood Creek State Beach
- Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
- Gualala Point Regional Park
- Gualala River
- Hammonds Beach
- Harbor Beach
- Hearts Desire Beach
- Hermosa City Beach
- High Bluff Beach
- Hobson County Park
- Hollywood Beach
- Hooper Beach
- Huntington City Beach
- Huntington State Beach
- Imperial Beach
Not typical for one of the CA beaches you might visit. The beach front was not always known for being clean and welcoming but improvements have been made to this one time biker town beach. Surfing is popular north and south of the Imperial Beach Pier.
- Indian Beach
- Irvine Cove Beach
- Isla Vista Beach
- Its Beach
- Jade Cove
- Jalama Beach County Park
- Jones Beach
- Jug Handle State Reserve
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
- Kehoe Beach
- Kelham Beach
- Kellogg Beach
- Key Beach
- Kirby Cove
- Kirk Creek Campground
- La Conchita Beach
- La Jolla Cove
- La Jolla Shores Beach
- La Jolla Strand Park
- La Piedra State Beach
- Laguna Creek Beach
- Lands End Beach
- Las Tunas County Beach
- Lawson's Landing
- Leadbetter Beach
- Leo Carillo State Beach
- Lighthouse Field State Beach
- Limantour Beach
- Limekiln State Park
- Lincoln Beach
- Little Black Sands Beach
- Little Corona del Mar Beach
- Little Fisherman's Cove
- Little Harbor Beach
- Little Jackass Creek Beach
- Little River Beach Co. Park
- Long Beach City Beach
- Lookout County Park
- Lover's Point
- Luffenholtz Beach
- Lundborgh Beach
- Macabee Beach
- MacKerricher State Park
- Mad River Beach C. Park
- Main Beach
- Main Beach
- Malaga Cove
- Malibu Lagoon County Beach
- Manchester State Beach
- Mandalay County Park
- Manhattan County Beach
- Manresa State Beach
- Manresa Uplands
- Marina Cove Beach
- Marina Green
- Marina Park
- Marina State Beach
- Marine Street Beach
- Marshall Beach
- Martin’s Beach
- Mattole River Beach
- Mavericks
- McClures Beach
- McGrath State Beach
- Mesa Lane Beach
- Mill Creek Picnic Area
- Miramar Beach
- Miramar Beach
- Mission Beach
- Mitchell's Cove
- Miwok Beach
- Moat Creek Beach
- Montana de Oro State Park
- Montara State Beach
- Monterey State Beach
- Moonlight State Beach
- Moonstone Beach
- Moonstone State Beach
- Moran Lake Beach
- Moro Dunes Natural Area
- Morro Bay State Park
- Morro Rock and Beach
- Morrow Strand State Beach
- Morrow Strand State Beach
- Moss Beach
- Moss Landing State Beach
- Moss Point Beach
- Mother's Beach
- Mountain Road Beach
- Muir Beach
- Municipal Beach
- Mussel Shoals Beach
- Natural Bridges State Beach
- Navarro River Beach Access
- Needle Rock Beach
- New Brighton State Beach
- Newport Beach
- Nicholas Canyon County Beach
- North Baker Beach
- North Horseshoe Cove
- North Jenner Beaches
- North Salmon Creek Beach
- Noyo Harbor
- Oak Street Beach
- Ocean Beach
- Ocean Beach City Beach
- Ocean Beach County Park
- Ocean Beach Park
- Ocean Cove
- Oceanside City Beach
- Oil Piers Beach
- Olde Port Beach
- Ormond Beach
- Oxnard State Beach
- Pacific Beach
- Pacifica State Beach
- Palm Beach
- Palomarin Beach
- Panther Beach
- Paradise Cove
- Partington Cove
- Pearl Street Beach
- Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach
- Pebbly Beach
- Pelican Point Beach
- Pelican State Beach
- Pescadero State Beach
- Pfeiffer Beach
- Picnic Beach
- Piedras Blancas Beach
- Pigeon Point
- Pillar Point Harbor
- Pismo Dunes State Vehicular
- Pismo State Beach
- Pleasure Point Beach
- Poche Beach
- Point Dume State Beach
- Point Fermin Park
- Point Lobos State Reserve
- Point Mugu Beach
- Point Reyes Beach North
- Point Reyes Beach South
- Point Sal State Beach
- Point St. George
- Pomponio State Beach
- Ponto Beach
- Port Hueneme Beach Park
- Portuguese Beach
- Promenade Park
- Pudding Creek Beach
- Red Rock Beach
- Red, White, and Blue Beach
- Redondo County Beach
- Redwood Creek Beach
- Refugio State Beach
- Rincon Beach County Park
- Rincon Parkway North
- Rincon Point
- Rio Del Mar Beach
- Rockaway Beach
- Rockpile Beach
- Rocky Point
- Rodeo Beach
- Royal Palms County Beach
- Russian Gulch
- Russian Gulch State Park
- Salinas River State Beach
- Salt Creek County Beach
- Samoa Dunes Rec. Area
- San Clemente City Beach
- San Buenaventura State Beach
- San Carlos Beach Park
- San Clemente State Beach
- San Elijo State Beach
- San Gregorio Private Beach
- San Gregorio State Beach
- San Onofre State Beach
- San Simeon State Beach
- Santa Ana River
- Santa Maria Beach
- Santa Monica State Beach
- Schoolhouse Beach
- Schooner Gulch Beach
- Scott Creek Beach
- Sculptured Beach
- Seabright Beach
- Seacliff State Beach
- Seal Beach
- Seascape Shores
- Seaside Creek Beach
- Sharp Park State Beach
- Shaw's Cove
- Shell Beach
- Shell Beach
- Shell Beach
- Shelter Cove
- Shoreline Park
- Silver Strand Beach
- Silver Strand State Beach
Here are beaches on both the Pacific Ocean and San Diego Bay. Plenty of recreation and a mild climate. Extensive park facilities for the convenience of beach goers. Limited beach camping is available.
- Sleepy Hollow Beach
- Solimar Beach
- South Beach
- South Carlsbad State Beach
- South Oceanside Beach
- South Salmon Creek Beach
- South Spit & Jetty
- Spanish Bay
- St. Ann's Street Beach
- Steamer Lane
- Steep Ravine Beach
- Stengel Beach
- Stillwater Cove Regional Park
- Stinson Beach
- Stone Lagoon
- Stone Steps Beach
- Stump Beach
- Sunny Cove
- Sunset Beach
- Sunset State Beach
- Surfer's Point
- Surfrider Beach
- Surfside Beach
- Swami's
- Sycamore Cove Beach
- Tennessee Cove
- Thalia Street Beach
- The Fist
- The Gulch
- Thornhill Broome Beach
- Thornton State Beach
- Tide Beach Park
- Timber Cove
- Topanga County Beach
- Torrance County Beach
- Torrey Pines State Beach
- Tourmaline Surfing Park
- Treasure Island Beach
- Trinidad Head
- Trinidad State Beach
- Twin Lakes State Beach
- Usal Beach
- Van Damme State Park
- Vandenberg Air Force Base
- Venice Beach
- Venice City Beach
- Victoria Beach
- Virgin Creek Beach
- Vista Point
- W. R. Hearst Mem. State Beach
- Waddell Creek Beach
- Wages Creek Beach
- Walk-On Beach
- West Beach
- West Jetty View Park
- West Street Beach
- Westside Regional Park
- White Point County Park
- Wildcat Beach
- Wilder Ranch State Park
- Will Rogers State Beach
- Willow Creek Picnic Area
- Wilson Creek Beach
- Windansea Beach
- Wood's Cove Beach
- Wright's Beach
- Yellowbank Beach
- Zuma County Beach
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