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San Quentin Beach
4.5★ · 250 Google ratings · San Quentin, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 200 yd away · about 6 spaces · free · fills up
Walk
110 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
64°F
Tide
6 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
400 yd of shoreline
Sand
290 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Wed 7pm
Map of San Quentin Beach
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1Parking200 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 8 visitors · 2017–2026
Come on weekday afternoons
Late afternoon visits on weekdays offer the most relaxed experience with minimal crowds and better parking availability.
Visit at low tide for more space
The beach shrinks significantly at high tide, so arriving at low tide gives dogs and visitors more room.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Plan for one-hour parking limit
Street parking is free but restricted to one hour, and enforcement is active so plan accordingly or arrive.
No bathrooms or fresh water
The beach has no restroom facilities or drinking water, though poop bags and trash cans are available for dog owners.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
64°F · overcast
Water
64°F
Waves
1.4 ft · 8 s apart
Wind
1 mph from the N
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
4 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 00:27 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 07:59 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:47 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:09 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:34 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 23 Main St, San Quentin, CA 94964
🅿 Parking 200 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 110 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at San Quentin Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 200 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at San Quentin Beach?
110 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 San Quentin 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 San Quentin Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 7pm and the busiest at Sun 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
