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Agate Beach (Bolinas)
4.6★ · 50 Google ratings · Bolinas, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
180 ft away
Walk
200 yd · 3 min
Restrooms
Yes
Water
58°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
4 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Map of Agate Beach (Bolinas)
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1Parking180 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Best for tide pool exploration
This beach excels for families and naturalists studying marine life, particularly with a docent or guide familiar with local species.
Visit at low tide
The beach shrinks dramatically at high tide, but low tide reveals extensive tide pools with sea stars, anemones.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Check parking before weekends
The lot is spacious and rarely crowded on regular days, but reviewers note limited parking capacity during peak times.
Bring a jacket
The beach is consistently windy and exposed to ocean conditions, so wind protection is practical.
Stay on maintained paths
The main paved trail to the beach avoids vegetation, but poison oak exists in hillside areas.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · overcast
Water
58°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
4.2 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the NW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
4 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:15 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 07:04 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:50 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:30 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:39 AM.
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📍 Bolinas, CA 94924
🅿 Parking 180 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 200 yd away, about 3 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Agate Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 180 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Agate Beach?
160 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Agate Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
