Moonstone Beach (California 93428)
4.9★ · 147 Google ratings, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 280 ft away · free
Walk
70 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
62°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Length
525 yd of shoreline
Sand
260 ft from the water to the back
Map of Moonstone Beach (California 93428)
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1Parking280 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Explore tide pools at low tide
One reviewer notes tide pools are rich with sea creatures and best accessed when tide.
Time your visit for sunset viewing
Multiple reviewers rate the sunsets here among the best they have ever seen on the California coast.
Visit early morning for solitude
Multiple reviewers report having the beach nearly to themselves before 10am, with opportunities to spot local wildlife like.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Come for rock collecting, not swimming
The beach is covered in pebbles and moonstones rather than sand, making it ideal for beachcombing but unsafe.
Wear shoes and bring a jacket
The small pebbles are uncomfortable underfoot, and the beach is consistently cooler and windier than other coastal areas.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
63°F · overcast
Water
62°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
4.1 ft · 11 s apart
Wind
10 mph from the NW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 06:30 | High tide | ↑ |
| 08:57 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:10 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:36 AM.
Practical
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📍 California 93428
🅿 Parking 280 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 70 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Moonstone Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 280 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Moonstone Beach?
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 Moonstone 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.
