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Sand City Beach
4.5★ · 206 Google ratings · Sand City, California
✓ Short walk✓ Picnic tables✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
240 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
62°F
Tide
3 ft range today
Length
1.7 miles of shoreline
Sand
225 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Sand City Beach
Guide
Good to know
Ideal for quiet walks and dogs
The beach remains relatively uncrowded compared to nearby Carmel, with paved paths and dog-friendly access.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Visit early morning or evening
Traffic congestion peaks during midday hours, and parking becomes scarce during summer afternoons.
Check parking rules carefully
A three-hour limit applies to some zones with strict enforcement; one visitor received a $300 ticket for parking direction.
Bring a windbreaker
The coastal location creates cold, windy conditions even on clear days.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
65°F · overcast
Water
62°F
Waves
4.4 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 06:38 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:27 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:24 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:35 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 501 Tioga Ave, Sand City, CA 93955
🌊 Water 240 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Sand City Beach?
240 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 Sand City 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 Sand City Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
