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Pescadero Point Beach
4.7★ · 103 Google ratings · Pescadero, California
✓ Short walk✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
100 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
58°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Length
225 yd of shoreline
Sand
240 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Pescadero Point Beach
Guide
Good to know
Visit at low tide
Tide pools filled with hermit crabs, anemones, and limpets are only accessible when the water recedes.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2016–2026
Arrive early for parking
Only a few cars fit in the pulloff alongside Highway 1, so spaces fill quickly on weekends.
Bring dog waste bags
Dogs are allowed off-leash but reviewers specifically requested visitors clean up after pets to maintain access.
Help young children on stairs
The descent involves stairs and steep trails where small children could slip or fall without assistance.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
64°F · overcast
Water
58°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
5.2 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:53 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:53 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:03 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:52 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:37 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 12423 12719 CA-1, Pescadero, CA 94060
🌊 Water 100 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Pescadero Point Beach?
100 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 Pescadero Point 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.
When is Pescadero Point Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 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.
