Schoolhouse Beach
4.7★ · 419 Google ratings, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 125 yd away · free
Walk
50 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
58°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Length
0.6 miles of shoreline
Sand
200 yd from the water to the back
Map of Schoolhouse Beach
1
1Parking125 yd from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Visit at low tide for tide pools
Reviewers consistently report excellent tide pool exploration with sea stars, anemones, and crabs visible at low tide.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2015–2026
Expect pebbles, not sand
The beach is entirely small colorful pebbles rather than sand, which some visitors love for rock-hunting and others dislike.
Arrive early on warm weekends
Parking fills by late morning on summer days, though weekday mornings and off-season remain uncrowded.
Bring layers for wind and fog
The beach frequently experiences fog, cold, and strong wind despite sunny conditions elsewhere nearby.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
60°F · fog
Water
58°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
5.3 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the W
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
4 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 06:39 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:41 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:49 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:33 AM.
Practical
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📍 California
🅿 Parking 125 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 50 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Schoolhouse Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 125 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Schoolhouse Beach?
50 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 Schoolhouse 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.
