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Carbon - La Costa Beach Access
4.6★ · 155 Google ratings · Malibu, California
✓ Short walk✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
70 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
74°F
Length
2.2 miles of shoreline
Sand
125 yd from the water to the back
Map of Carbon - La Costa Beach Access
Guide
Good to know
Best for sunset photos and views
The rocky shoreline and Malibu coastal scenery create excellent photo opportunities, particularly in evening light.
Visit early morning or fall/winter
The beach stays peaceful and uncrowded before mid-morning, especially during cooler months when fewer visitors arrive.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2022–2026
Expect very limited parking
Street parking is tight due to private driveways; reviewers report spaces fill quickly and crossing Pacific Coast Highway is dangerous.
Watch for high tides and slippery rocks
Waves reach the top of the beach at high tide; entry requires climbing large boulders that become slippery.
Bring water and avoid relying on facilities
There are no restrooms, no food vendors, and no lifeguards on this small stretch between private homes.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
68°F · clear
Water
74°F
Waves
3.0 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the W
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 15:25 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:49 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:35 AM.
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📍 21704 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265
🌊 Water 70 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Carbon - La Costa Beach Access?
70 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 Carbon - La Costa Beach Access 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.
