Pudding Creek Beach
4.8★ · 81 Google ratings, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 250 yd away
Walk
40 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
58°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
3 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
0.6 miles of shoreline
Water quality
Good · all 60 samples clean · 2025
Map of Pudding Creek Beach
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1Parking250 yd from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 9 visitors · 2017–2026
Come for sunset views
Multiple visitors specifically praised the sunset experience, particularly from the Pudding Creek Trestle vantage point.
Explore tide pools at low tide
The southern side of the beach features rocky tide pools worth investigating during low tide periods.
Bring sunblock and shade
The beach has no natural shade structures, and sun exposure is a concern for families with children.
Arrive early for parking
The lot is small and can be difficult to find, with visitors reporting they had to drive around.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
60°F · clear
Water
58°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
6.7 ft · 11 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the NNW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
3 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 06:16 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:13 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:46 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:38 AM.
Practical
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📍 California 95437
🅿 Parking 250 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 40 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
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Where do you park at Pudding Creek Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 250 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Pudding Creek Beach?
40 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 Pudding Creek 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.
