Cooks Beach (California 95445)
4.8★ · 34 Google ratings, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
290 ft away · about 2 spaces · fills up
Walk
130 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
None reported
Water
59°F
Length
250 yd of shoreline
Sand
270 ft from the water to the back
Map of Cooks Beach (California 95445)
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1Parking290 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Go for tide pools and wildlife
The beach offers rock formations with marine life, driftwood formations, and occasional seals.
Visit at low tide
The beach becomes fully accessible and reveals tide pools with anemones, starfish, and a water cave.
Plan for roadside parking only
There is no official lot; park in informal pullouts along the road with space for just a few cars.
Bring supplies and trash bags
No restrooms, trash cans, or facilities exist, so pack water, snacks, and plan to carry out all waste.
Bring sturdy footwear
The path down is steep and narrow for some visitors, with stairs mentioned in one review.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · clear
Water
59°F
Waves
5.8 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the NNW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 06:13 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:46 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:48 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:40 AM.
Practical
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📍 California 95445
🅿 Parking 290 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 130 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Cooks Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 290 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Cooks Beach?
130 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 Cooks 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.
