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Moonstone Beach County Park
4.8★ · 1,414 Google ratings · Trinidad, California
✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Access
5am to 11:45pm
Walk
175 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
57°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
3 ft range today
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Moonstone Beach County Park
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 7 visitors · 2018–2026
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2018–2026
Ideal for small children
The beach has shallow water close to shore, a separate river area for calmer play, and wide open.
Visit at low tide
The beach expands dramatically, revealing tide pools, caves, starfish, and sand dollars across exposed rocks and flats.
Arrive early on sunny weekends
Parking fills quickly on popular days, and the beach becomes crowded despite its size.
Plan around the creek crossing
The Little River shifts position and depth with tides, sometimes requiring knee-to-chest-deep wading to explore the full beach.
Only porta-potty on-site
The single portable restroom may have limited availability during peak hours.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
58°F · clear
Water
57°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
6.6 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the NE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 06:34 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:53 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:19 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:30 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Moonstone Beach County Park?
175 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 2 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Moonstone Beach County Park 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.
When is Moonstone Beach County Park least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Sat 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
