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849 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.

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Venice Beach

Los Angeles

Walk to water150 yd

Parking190 ft away

CostPaid parking

Children's Pool La Jolla

La Jolla

Walk to water40 ft

Parking120 ft away

CostFree

La Jolla Cove

San Diego

Walk to waterYou're on it

Parking270 ft away

CostFree

Mother's Beach

Long Beach

Walk to water220 ft

Parking225 yd away

Zuma Beach

Malibu

Walk to water200 ft

Parking140 ft away

CostPaid parking

Playa Del Rey Beach

Playa Del Rey

Walk to water230 ft

CostPaid parking

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Dog friendly beaches

365 in California

Family friendly beaches

280 in California

Beaches for snorkelling

18 in California

Sea glass beaches

17 in California

Beaches with places to eat

225 in California

Beaches with a playground

217 in California

Lake and pond beaches

29 in California

Free parking

197 in California

Areas

Beach areas in California

Los Angeles

103 beaches

San Diego

40 beaches

Shortest walk

Park almost on the sand

Irvine Cove Beach

Laguna Beach · the listing sits on the shoreline

Shell Beach

California · the listing sits on the shoreline

Tide Pool Beach

Sea Ranch · the listing sits on the shoreline

Kilkenny Beach

California · the listing sits on the shoreline

Baby Beach

Dana Point · the listing sits on the shoreline

Pirates Cove

Sausalito · the listing sits on the shoreline

Crab Cove

Alameda · the listing sits on the shoreline

Hidden Beach

California · the listing sits on the shoreline

Free parking

Beaches where parking is free

Coronado Dog Beach

San Diego · free parking · the operator

Carmel Beach

California · free parking · visitors report

Children's Pool La Jolla

La Jolla · free parking · visitors report

Mission Beach Park

San Diego · free parking · visitors report

La Jolla Shores Beach

San Diego · free parking · visitors report

Lighthouse Field State Beach

Santa Cruz · free parking · the operator

La Jolla Tide Pools

La Jolla · free parking · visitors report

Arroyo Burro Beach County Park

Santa Barbara · free parking · visitors report

With little kids

Calm water and bathrooms nearby

Dockweiler Beach

Playa Del Rey · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 12 visitors · 2019–2026

Coronado Dog Beach

San Diego · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2017–2026

Huntington State Beach

Huntington Beach · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2018–2026

Crystal Cove State Park

California · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2017–2026

Doheny State Beach

Dana Point · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 20 visitors · 2016–2026

La Jolla Cove

San Diego · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 12 visitors · 2025–2026

Seacliff State Beach

Aptos · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 15 visitors · 2017–2026

Will Rogers State Beach

Pacific Palisades · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2020–2026

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All 849 beaches, by how many people rate them

Beach	Town	Walk to water	Parking	Fee	Restrooms
Venice Beach	Los Angeles	150 yd	190 ft	paid	yes
Dockweiler Beach	Playa Del Rey	250 yd	50 ft	–	yes
Huntington Beach	Huntington Beach	300 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Coronado Dog Beach	San Diego	190 ft	650 yd	free	yes
Huntington State Beach	Huntington Beach	175 yd	150 yd	paid	yes
Rosie's Dog Beach	Long Beach	175 yd	170 ft	–	yes
Carmel Beach		120 ft	300 yd	free	yes
Children's Pool La Jolla	La Jolla	40 ft	120 ft	free	yes
Mission Beach Park	San Diego	125 yd	160 ft	free	yes
Crystal Cove State Park		–	–	paid	yes
Doheny State Beach	Dana Point	290 ft	110 ft	–	yes
Dog Beach	Huntington Beach	325 yd	50 ft	–	yes
El Matador State Beach	Malibu	90 ft	300 ft	paid	yes
Corona Del Mar State Beach Park	Newport Beach	110 ft	250 ft	–	yes
Pacifica State Beach	Pacifica	130 ft	260 ft	paid	yes
La Jolla Cove	San Diego	on the sand	270 ft	–	yes
Seacliff State Beach	Aptos	140 ft	190 ft	paid	yes
Will Rogers State Beach	Pacific Palisades	100 ft	310 ft	–	yes
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach	Alameda	300 yd	200 ft	paid	yes
La Jolla Shores Beach	San Diego	150 yd	100 ft	free	yes
Silver Strand State Beach	Coronado	225 yd	–	paid	yes
San Onofre State Beach	San Clemente	200 yd	–	paid	yes
Aliso Beach	Laguna Beach	80 ft	90 ft	paid	yes
Lighthouse Field State Beach	Santa Cruz	200 yd	125 yd	free	yes
Venice Beach		300 ft	–	paid	yes
Bolsa Chica State Beach	Huntington Beach	800 yd	220 ft	paid	yes
La Jolla Tide Pools	La Jolla	50 ft	300 yd	free	yes
Arroyo Burro Beach County Park	Santa Barbara	230 ft	150 ft	free	yes
Marina State Beach	Marina	340 ft	250 yd	free	yes
Mothers Beach	Marina Del Rey	0.6 miles	160 ft	–	–
Fletcher Cove Beach Park	Solana Beach	150 yd	60 ft	free	yes
San Buenaventura State Beach	Ventura	375 yd	240 ft	paid	yes
Mother's Beach	Long Beach	220 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Asilomar State Beach	Pacific Grove	130 ft	400 yd	free	–
Goleta Beach Park	Goleta	180 ft	80 ft	free	yes
London Bridge Beach	Lake Havasu City	125 yd	125 yd	free	yes
Carmel River State Beach	Carmel	240 ft	150 yd	free	yes
Emma Wood State Beach	Ventura	200 yd	175 yd	–	yes
Sunset State Beach	Watsonville	125 yd	450 yd	paid	yes
Pismo Beach	Pismo Beach	150 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
Zuma Beach	Malibu	200 ft	140 ft	paid	yes
Huntington Beach Central Park East	Huntington Beach	70 ft	150 yd	free	yes
Playa Del Rey Beach	Playa Del Rey	230 ft	–	paid	yes
Moonlight State Beach	Encinitas	320 ft	20 ft	free	yes
South Mission Beach, San Diego	San Diego	150 yd	120 ft	free	yes
Junipero Beach	Long Beach	60 ft	160 ft	–	yes
Port Hueneme Beach Park	Port Hueneme	310 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Baker Beach	San Francisco	80 ft	170 ft	free	yes
Oceanside Harbor Beach	Oceanside	240 ft	280 ft	paid	yes
De Anza Cove Park	San Diego	125 yd	90 ft	free	yes
Natural Bridges State Beach	Santa Cruz	230 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
Salt Creek Beach		140 ft	375 yd	paid	yes
Morro Rock Beach	Morro Bay	180 ft	190 ft	free	yes
Glass Beach	Fort Bragg	90 ft	250 yd	free	yes
Del Monte Beach	Monterey	80 ft	200 ft	paid	yes
San Gregorio State Beach	San Gregorio	175 yd	70 ft	–	yes
Tamarack Surf Beach		80 ft	550 yd	–	yes
Strand Vista Park	Dana Point	225 yd	120 ft	free	yes
1000 Steps Beach	Laguna Beach	260 ft	–	–	yes
Cayucos State Beach	Cayucos	90 ft	260 ft	free	yes
'olołkoy Beach Park	Oxnard	275 yd	310 ft	paid	yes
Ocean Beach	San Francisco	240 ft	500 yd	free	yes
Pope Beach	South Lake Tahoe	150 ft	130 ft	paid	yes
Santa Monica Beach	Santa Monica	190 ft	150 ft	paid	yes
Thomas F. Regan Memorial City Beach	South Lake Tahoe	150 ft	–	free	yes
Leadbetter Beach	Santa Barbara	230 ft	–	paid	yes
Seabright Beach	Santa Cruz	190 ft	340 ft	free	yes
Ski Beach Park	San Diego	125 yd	90 ft	free	yes
Coronado Beach	Coronado	70 ft	–	free	yes
Alameda Beach	Alameda	170 ft	170 ft	–	yes
Jalama Beach County Park	Lompoc	275 yd	–	paid	yes
Bruce's Beach	Manhattan Beach	350 yd	310 ft	paid	yes
Torrey Pines State Beach	La Jolla	on the sand	400 yd	paid	yes
Malibu Beach	Malibu	on the sand	–	paid	–
Rio Del Mar Beach	Rio Del Mar	290 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Shark Fin Cove	Davenport	60 ft	625 yd	free	–
Lakeview Commons	South Lake Tahoe	230 ft	150 ft	free	yes
Del Mar Dog Beach	Del Mar	175 yd	275 yd	paid	yes
Bonita Cove	San Diego	125 yd	70 ft	free	yes
Calafia Beach Park	San Clemente	175 yd	400 yd	paid	yes
Gray Whale Cove State Beach	Half Moon Bay	90 ft	175 yd	free	yes
Capitola Beach	Capitola	220 ft	260 ft	paid	yes
Abalone Cove Park	Rancho Palos Verdes	175 yd	60 ft	paid	yes
San Carlos Beach Park	Monterey	120 ft	150 ft	paid	yes
San Clemente State Beach	San Clemente	300 yd	90 ft	–	yes
Malibu Lagoon State Beach	Malibu	400 yd	310 ft	paid	yes
Lovers Point Beach	Pacific Grove	40 ft	210 ft	free	yes
Refugio State Beach	Goleta	200 ft	30 ft	–	yes
Carlsbad State Beach	Carlsbad	110 ft	125 yd	–	yes
San Elijo State Beach	Cardiff	175 yd	50 ft	paid	yes
Santa Monica State Beach		275 yd	275 yd	paid	yes
Carmel Sunset Beach	Carmel-By-The-Sea	90 ft	–	–	yes
Santa Cruz Beach	Santa Cruz	250 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
Manresa Main State Beach	Watsonville	220 ft	210 ft	paid	yes
Muir Beach	Sausalito	250 yd	290 ft	free	yes
Avila Beach Park	Avila Beach	175 yd	110 ft	paid	yes
Moonstone Beach County Park	Trinidad	175 yd	–	free	yes
North Beach	San Clemente	190 ft	–	paid	yes
Ski Beach Park	Big Bear Lake	150 yd	190 ft	–	yes
Fort Ord Dunes State Park	Marina	250 yd	70 ft	free	yes
Pomponio State Beach	San Gregorio	260 ft	50 ft	–	yes
Las Tunas Beach	Malibu	100 ft	40 ft	free	–
Elm Grove Beach	Lake Elsinore	140 ft	210 ft	free	yes
Moonstone Beach Park	Cambria	275 yd	175 yd	free	yes
Monterey State Beach	Monterey	150 ft	220 ft	free	yes
Pfeiffer Beach	Big Sur	180 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Poplar Beach	Half Moon Bay	550 yd	270 ft	paid	yes
Point Dume State Beach	Malibu	340 ft	110 ft	free	yes
Crissy Field East Beach	San Francisco	on the sand	180 ft	free	yes
Sycamore Cove Beach	Malibu	125 yd	80 ft	paid	yes
Lakeside Beach	South Lake Tahoe	on the sand	550 yd	free	yes
Marshall's Beach	San Francisco	230 ft	325 yd	free	yes
Kings Beach	Kings Beach	50 ft	90 ft	–	yes
El Capitán State Beach	Goleta	–	–	paid	yes
Commons Beach	Tahoe City	on the sand	90 ft	free	yes
Johnson's Beach	Guerneville	–	–	–	yes
Newport Beach Municipal Beach	Newport Beach	180 ft	190 ft	paid	yes
Rincon Beach County Park	Carpinteria	60 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Cattail Cove State Park	Lake Havasu City	160 ft	20 ft	paid	yes
Dunes Park	Imperial Beach	340 ft	130 ft	free	yes
Bombay Beach Ruins	Niland	350 yd	450 yd	–	yes
Silver Strand Beach	Oxnard	150 ft	40 ft	free	yes
North Ponto Beach	Carlsbad	90 ft	30 ft	free	yes
South Carlsbad State Beach		160 ft	200 yd	paid	yes
Goat Rock State Beach - Sonoma Coast State Park	Jenner	120 ft	60 ft	–	yes
Crystal Cove State Beach	Newport Beach	100 ft	260 ft	–	yes
West End Beach	Truckee	225 yd	130 ft	paid	yes
Capistrano Beach Park	Dana Point	280 ft	10 ft	–	yes
Sunset Beach	Pacific Palisades	170 ft	320 ft	–	yes
Rockaway Beach	Pacifica	200 ft	90 ft	–	yes
Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve	Guadalupe	175 yd	100 ft	–	yes
Mitchell's Cove Beach	Santa Cruz	110 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Treasure Island Beach	Laguna Beach	50 ft	225 yd	paid	yes
Keller Beach Park	Richmond	120 ft	400 yd	free	yes
Twin Lakes State Beach		320 ft	120 ft	paid	yes
Nevada Beach	Zephyr Cove	180 ft	240 ft	paid	yes
Law Street Beach	San Diego	130 ft	290 ft	free	yes
Coyote Point Beach	San Mateo	110 ft	270 ft	paid	yes
Salinas River State Beach	Moss Landing	400 yd	110 ft	free	–
Ocean Beach Dog Beach	San Diego	200 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Rodeo Beach		50 ft	150 yd	free	yes
Black's Beach		60 ft	275 yd	free	yes
T-Street Beach	San Clemente	240 ft	220 ft	paid	yes
William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach	San Simeon	150 yd	20 ft	free	yes
Mavericks Beach	Half Moon Bay	130 ft	–	free	–
Mission Beach, San Diego	San Diego	175 yd	140 ft	free	yes
Ocean Beach Tide Pools	San Diego	on the sand	225 yd	–	yes
Dog Beach	San Diego	200 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Border Field State Park Beach	San Diego	120 ft	–	paid	yes
Davenport Beach	Davenport	100 ft	250 yd	–	–
Desert Sands Park	Palmdale	–	400 yd	free	yes
Stinson Beach	Stinson Beach	80 ft	330 ft	free	yes
Monastery Beach		160 ft	–	free	yes
Big River Beach at Mendocino Headlands State Park	Mendocino	200 ft	10 ft	free	yes
Crystal Cove State Park Tunnel	Laguna Beach	300 ft	50 ft	paid	yes
Pacifica Esplanade Beach	Pacifica	120 ft	425 yd	free	–
Leo Carrillo State Beach	Malibu	40 ft	275 yd	paid	yes
Torrey Pines State Beach		150 yd	125 yd	paid	yes
Morro Bay Dog Beach	Cayucos	190 ft	–	free	–
Cabrillo Beach	Los Angeles	220 ft	320 ft	–	yes
Thornton State Beach	Daly City	400 yd	20 ft	free	–
Ventura Beach	Ventura	125 yd	175 yd	paid	yes
Crescent Bay Beach	Laguna Beach	50 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Noyo Beach Off-Leash Dog Area	Fort Bragg	130 ft	230 ft	–	yes
Venice beach	Venice	250 ft	90 ft	paid	yes
South Beach	Crescent City	110 ft	125 yd	free	yes
Asilomar Beach View	Pacific Grove	140 ft	350 yd	–	–
The Dunes	Coronado	125 yd	225 yd	–	yes
Long Beach City Beach	Long Beach	240 ft	600 yd	paid	yes
Granite Bay Main Beach	Granite Bay	300 ft	260 ft	paid	–
1000 Steps Beach	Santa Barbara	110 ft	200 yd	free	yes
Salmon Creek State Beach	Bodega Bay	320 ft	230 ft	–	yes
McNears Beach Park	San Rafael	190 ft	270 ft	paid	yes
Sand Cove Park	Sacramento	70 ft	280 ft	paid	–
Luffenholtz Beach	Trinidad	160 ft	175 yd	–	–
Davenport Landing Beach	Davenport	80 ft	–	–	yes
Long Beach	Long Beach	325 yd	30 ft	–	yes
Ventura Cove Park	San Diego	180 ft	240 ft	free	yes
Topanga Beach	Topanga	190 ft	190 ft	paid	yes
Doran Beach	Bodega Bay	175 yd	300 ft	–	yes
Camanche Recreation Company - North Shore	Ione	450 yd	–	paid	yes
Pelican Cove Park	Rancho Palos Verdes	150 ft	140 ft	free	yes
Sunny Cove	Santa Cruz	230 ft	160 ft	–	yes
Spooner's Cove	Los Osos	280 ft	20 ft	free	yes
Olde Port Beach		170 ft	–	free	yes
Westport-Union Landing State Beach	Westport	80 ft	–	–	yes
El Dorado Beach	South Lake Tahoe	160 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Pebble Beach		100 ft	–	–	–
Grandview Surf Beach	Encinitas	50 ft	250 ft	free	yes
Bean Hollow State Beach		40 ft	250 yd	–	yes
College Cove Beach	Trinidad	140 ft	400 yd	–	yes
Little Corona del Mar Beach	Corona Del Mar	70 ft	500 yd	–	yes
Ratner Beach	Malibu	110 ft	300 yd	–	yes
Lake Siskiyou Beach	Mt Shasta	60 ft	175 yd	paid	yes
Windansea Beach	San Diego	70 ft	240 ft	–	yes
Dana Strands Beach	Dana Point	100 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Emerald Cove Park	Bakersfield	–	575 yd	–	yes
Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach	Healdsburg	–	20 ft	paid	yes
Imperial Beach Sports Park	Imperial Beach	0.5 miles	180 ft	free	yes
Manhattan Beach	Manhattan Beach	250 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Sunset Beach	Huntington Beach	230 ft	310 ft	free	yes
El Pescador State Beach	Malibu	175 yd	30 ft	paid	–
Paradise Beach Park	Tiburon	125 yd	180 ft	paid	yes
Zephyr Cove Day Use Area	Zephyr Cove	140 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Baby Beach	Dana Point	on the sand	160 ft	free	yes
Table Rock Beach	Laguna Beach	80 ft	–	–	–
Crane Cove Park	San Francisco	170 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Upper Lake Clementine Beach	Auburn	220 ft	40 ft	–	–
Pacific Beach		80 ft	175 yd	free	yes
Mondo's Beach	Ventura	100 ft	–	free	–
Sunset Cliffs Beach	San Diego	130 ft	100 ft	free	–
Vaquero Beach At Pyramid Lake	Castaic	30 ft	210 ft	–	yes
Tolowa Dunes State Park	Crescent City	800 yd	–	–	–
Tourmaline Surf Park	San Diego	150 ft	40 ft	free	yes
Seal Rock Creek Beach	Pebble Beach	80 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Breakers Beach	San Diego	320 ft	320 ft	free	yes
Torrance County Beach	Torrance	125 yd	180 ft	paid	–
Partington Cove	Big Sur	50 ft	325 yd	–	–
Tourmaline Beach	San Diego	240 ft	60 ft	free	yes
Montara State Beach	Montara	on the sand	310 ft	free	yes
El Segundo Beach		230 ft	350 yd	paid	yes
Cowell Beach	Santa Cruz	120 ft	310 ft	–	yes
Pirate's Cove Beach	Malibu	40 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Brandy Creek Beach	Whiskeytown	300 ft	30 ft	paid	yes
Victoria Beach	Laguna Beach	100 ft	125 yd	–	–
Surfers Beach	Half Moon Bay	150 ft	500 yd	–	yes
Harbor Cove Beach	Ventura	170 ft	210 ft	paid	yes
Santa Claus Beach	Carpinteria	150 yd	–	free	–
Morro Strand State Beach		120 ft	275 yd	free	yes
West Street Beach	Laguna Beach	90 ft	500 yd	free	–
Paradise Cove Beach	Malibu	90 ft	220 ft	–	yes
China Cove	Carmel	90 ft	350 ft	paid	yes
Ocean Beach	San Diego	90 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Pirates Cove Beach	San Luis Obispo	90 ft	325 yd	–	–
Schoolhouse Beach		50 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Jug Handle Beach	Fort Bragg	160 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Mile Rock Beach	San Francisco	on the sand	475 yd	free	yes
Diver's Cove, Laguna Beach, California, USA.	Laguna Beach	70 ft	225 yd	paid	yes
Sunset Beach River Park	Forestville	–	110 ft	paid	yes
Nicholas Canyon Beach	Malibu	40 ft	190 ft	paid	yes
Rincon Point	Carpinteria	on the sand	275 yd	free	yes
Swami's Beach	Encinitas	60 ft	180 ft	free	yes
Shell Beach Coastal Conservancy Preserve	Pismo Beach	100 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Palm Beach State Park	Watsonville	160 ft	230 ft	paid	yes
La Piedra Beach	Malibu	125 yd	60 ft	–	yes
Concrete Steps to the Beach	La Jolla	130 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Barrett Cove Recreation Area	La Grange	300 yd	200 yd	paid	yes
Turtle Beach	Chino Hills	–	475 yd	–	yes
Lodi Lake Beach	Lodi	40 ft	350 yd	paid	yes
Rocky Beach	Malibu	170 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Blacks Beach	Santa Cruz	150 yd	275 yd	paid	yes
Zephyr Cove Park	Glenbrook	600 yd	350 ft	paid	yes
Mono Lake Navy Beach Viewpoint	Lee Vining	on the sand	425 yd	paid	yes
Centerville Beach County Park	Ferndale	170 ft	–	–	–
Butterfly Beach	Montecito	100 ft	500 yd	free	–
Glen Cove Waterfront Park	Vallejo	230 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Woods Cove	Laguna Beach	100 ft	–	paid	–
Mad River Beach County Park	Arcata	400 yd	250 yd	free	–
Lechuza Beach	Malibu	on the sand	–	free	–
Speedboat Beach	Kings Beach	110 ft	325 yd	–	–
Pescadero State Beach		50 ft	250 ft	–	yes
Albany Beach	Albany	90 ft	–	free	yes
Surfer's Knoll	Ventura	200 ft	240 ft	free	yes
Steelhead Beach Regional Park	Forestville	–	–	paid	yes
Summerland Beach	Summerland	130 ft	90 ft	free	yes
Hendrys Beach		150 ft	270 ft	free	yes
Carbon beach	Malibu	120 ft	550 yd	–	–
Morro Strand State Beach Day Use Area	Cayucos	125 yd	70 ft	free	yes
Goat Rock Beach	Jenner	340 ft	80 ft	–	yes
San Onofre Beach		180 ft	170 ft	paid	yes
Coronado Beach	Coronado	150 ft	20 ft	–	yes
Miramar Beach	Half Moon Bay	175 yd	575 yd	free	yes
Solimar	Ventura	150 ft	–	free	yes
Longfellow Beach	Hermosa Beach	270 ft	525 yd	–	yes
Corral State Beach	Malibu	320 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Pirate's Cove Beach	Corona Del Mar	275 yd	230 ft	paid	yes
Tennessee Beach		160 ft	–	–	yes
North Salmon Creek Beach	Bodega Bay	180 ft	–	free	yes
Stillwater Cove Regional Park	Jenner	225 yd	–	paid	yes
Hollywood Beach	Oxnard	40 ft	325 yd	free	yes
Oxnard State Beach Park		125 yd	125 yd	–	yes
Point Molate Beach Park	Richmond	on the sand	225 yd	free	yes
Fanshell Beach outlook	Pebble Beach	100 ft	20 ft	paid	–
June Lake Beach	June Lake	on the sand	150 yd	paid	yes
Cassidy Street Beach	Oceanside	90 ft	150 yd	free	–
Sugar Pine Point Beach	South Lake Tahoe	40 ft	450 yd	–	yes
Martin's Beach		110 ft	525 yd	–	yes
Strand Beach	Oceanside	70 ft	250 ft	paid	yes
Manhattan Beach	Manhattan Beach	220 ft	230 ft	paid	yes
China Beach, San Francisco	San Francisco	50 ft	290 ft	free	yes
White Point Beach	Los Angeles	60 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Hearts Desire Beach		40 ft	230 ft	paid	yes
Clam Beach County Park	McKinleyville	325 yd	90 ft	paid	yes
Mad River Beach	Ione	250 yd	20 ft	free	–
Panther State Beach	Santa Cruz	60 ft	225 yd	free	–
Willow Creek Picnic Area and Beach	Big Sur	150 ft	270 ft	paid	yes
Portugese Beach		80 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Carlsbad City Beach	Carlsbad	90 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Stan's Beach	Coronado	130 ft	50 ft	free	yes
Oceano Dunes OHV Area	Oceano	150 yd	–	paid	yes
Samoa Beach	Samoa	200 yd	–	–	–
Imperial Beach	Imperial Beach	100 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Crystal Cove State Park Historic District	Newport Coast	210 ft	200 ft	paid	yes
Sunset Beach	Huntington Beach	175 yd	40 ft	–	yes
Hobie Beach	Oxnard	40 ft	190 ft	free	yes
San Luis Creek North Beach	Gustine	320 ft	275 yd	paid	yes
Haskell's Beach	Goleta	160 ft	175 yd	free	yes
Paradise Beach	Sacramento	–	325 yd	free	–
El Capitán State Beach		175 yd	–	paid	yes
Garrapata Beach	Carmel-By-The-Sea	110 ft	300 yd	–	yes
Aquatic Park Cove	San Francisco	225 yd	–	–	yes
La Jolla Beach	La Jolla	225 yd	140 ft	free	yes
Little Treasure Cove	Newport Beach	50 ft	–	paid	yes
East Beach	Santa Barbara	90 ft	275 yd	paid	yes
Bodega Dunes Beach	Jenner	200 yd	–	paid	yes
San Quentin Beach	San Quentin	110 ft	200 yd	–	–
Alamitos Beach	Long Beach	200 ft	500 yd	–	yes
Drakes Beach		260 ft	90 ft	–	yes
Willow Beach	Willow Beach	80 ft	30 ft	–	yes
Agate Beach County Park	Bolinas	210 ft	230 ft	free	yes
Sunset Beach	Pacific Grove	40 ft	450 yd	–	–
Black Sands Beach		110 ft	350 yd	–	yes
Oak Bottom Beach	Whiskeytown	50 ft	–	paid	yes
Moss Landing State Beach		90 ft	125 yd	free	yes
Main Beach	Laguna Beach	80 ft	310 ft	–	yes
Redondo Beach	Half Moon Bay	150 yd	70 ft	free	yes
Sands Beach	Isla Vista	220 ft	270 ft	–	yes
Bluff Cove Trail	Palos Verdes Estates	140 ft	–	free	–
RAT Beach	Redondo Beach	175 yd	175 yd	free	yes
Hidden Beach County Park	Aptos	325 yd	225 yd	free	yes
Hermosa Beach	Hermosa Beach	170 ft	375 yd	paid	yes
Roosevelt Beach	Half Moon Bay	175 yd	60 ft	paid	yes
Blues Beach	Westport	170 ft	–	–	–
Toll Plaza Beach	Oakland	100 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Leucadia State Beach (Beacon's)	Encinitas	300 ft	325 yd	free	–
Sunset State Beach - California State Parks	Watsonville	275 yd	40 ft	paid	yes
Pier Shoals Public Beach	Ventura	90 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Tide Beach Park	Solana Beach	70 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Mugu beach	NAS Point Mugu	340 ft	50 ft	–	–
Lake Forest Beach	Tahoe City	50 ft	425 yd	–	yes
Campus Point Beach	University of California-Santa Barbara	40 ft	250 yd	paid	yes
North Beach	Helendale	–	325 yd	paid	yes
Manresa State Beach	La Selva Beach	90 ft	425 yd	paid	yes
Four Mile Beach	Santa Cruz	130 ft	525 yd	free	–
China Camp Beach	San Rafael	80 ft	170 ft	–	yes
Oceanside City Beach	Oceanside	130 ft	100 ft	paid	yes
Public Beach Access	Carlsbad	260 ft	250 ft	–	yes
Bolinas Beach	Bolinas	190 ft	–	–	yes
McAbee Beach	Monterey	70 ft	270 ft	paid	yes
Fern Grotto Beach	Santa Cruz	150 ft	–	paid	–
Sand City Beach	Sand City	240 ft	–	–	–
Gladstones PCH Beach	Pacific Palisades	100 ft	70 ft	paid	yes
Davenport Beach	Huntington Beach	60 ft	130 ft	–	yes
Trinidad State Beach	Trinidad	170 ft	–	free	yes
Dan Blocker Beach Malibu	Malibu	130 ft	200 yd	paid	yes
Newport Beach	Newport Beach	290 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
Half Moon Bay State Beach	Half Moon Bay	225 yd	150 yd	paid	yes
South Mission Beach Park	San Diego	225 yd	90 ft	–	yes
Balboa Beach	Newport Beach	140 ft	–	paid	–
Brooks Ave Beach	Venice	275 yd	200 yd	–	yes
Zmudowski State Beach	Moss Landing	200 yd	–	free	–
Carlsbad State Beach	Carlsbad	100 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Bowling Ball Beach		80 ft	475 yd	–	–
Cardiff State Beach	Encinitas	40 ft	300 ft	paid	yes
New Brighton State Beach		40 ft	180 ft	paid	yes
Surf Beach - Vandenberg SFB Property	Vandenberg Space Force Base	150 yd	180 ft	–	yes
Crystal Cove State Park Vista Point	Newport Coast	210 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Riviera	San Clemente	210 ft	–	–	yes
Shaws Cove	Laguna Beach	80 ft	250 yd	free	yes
Camp Edison Day Use Beach	Shaver Lake	40 ft	60 ft	paid	yes
Cardiff Beach	Cardiff	170 ft	70 ft	paid	yes
Sand Dollar Day Use Beach	Big Sur	300 yd	20 ft	paid	yes
Fisherman's Beach	San Luis Obispo	90 ft	425 yd	–	yes
North Tahoe Beach	Tahoe Vista	170 ft	100 ft	free	yes
Thornhill Broome Beach		125 yd	–	paid	yes
Cayucos Beach	Cayucos	110 ft	320 ft	free	yes
Caspar Headlands State Beach	Caspar	250 ft	350 yd	–	yes
North Star Beach	Newport Beach	–	425 yd	free	yes
Rincon Beach		130 ft	–	paid	yes
Ten Mile Beach, Ward Avenue Access	Fort Bragg	175 yd	30 ft	–	–
Bonny Doon Beach	Santa Cruz	100 ft	–	free	–
Pacific Beach Park	San Diego	0.7 miles	225 yd	–	yes
Surfers Point dunes	Ventura	230 ft	60 ft	paid	yes
Mesa Lane Beach	Santa Barbara	120 ft	–	free	–
Santa Maria Beach	Santa Cruz	110 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Kellogg Beach	San Diego	50 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Will Rogers Beach State Park	Los Angeles	175 yd	550 yd	paid	yes
Heisler Park Beach Stairway	Laguna Beach	100 ft	270 ft	–	yes
Wavecrest Beach	Half Moon Bay	280 ft	100 ft	free	–
Monte Rio Public Beach	RUSSIAN RIVER	–	170 ft	free	yes
Moonstone Beach	Westhaven-Moonstone	150 yd	–	free	yes
Redondo Beach	Redondo Beach	230 ft	300 ft	–	yes
Limantour Beach	Point Reyes Station	100 ft	450 yd	–	yes
Carbon - La Costa Beach Access	Malibu	70 ft	–	free	–
Sutter's Landing Beach	Sacramento	on the sand	125 yd	free	yes
Dana Cove Park	Dana Point	120 ft	100 ft	free	yes
Gator Beach	Coronado	310 ft	200 ft	–	yes
Shell Beach	San Diego	on the sand	175 yd	free	yes
Pacific Palisades Beach	Pacific Palisades	170 ft	310 ft	free	yes
Seaside Creek Beach		100 ft	250 ft	–	–
Francis Beach	Half Moon Bay	100 ft	–	–	yes
Moonstone Beach		70 ft	280 ft	free	yes
Portuguese Beach	Mendocino	on the sand	125 yd	–	yes
Keys Beach	South Lake Tahoe	90 ft	625 yd	–	–
Del Monte Beach	Monterey	80 ft	150 yd	free	yes
Eolian Dunes Preserve	Sand City	250 yd	225 yd	–	yes
Scotchmans Cove, Crystal Cove State Park	Laguna Beach	150 yd	240 ft	paid	yes
Terranea Beach	Rancho Palos Verdes	40 ft	150 yd	free	–
Mirada Surf Beach	Half Moon Bay	170 ft	–	free	yes
Harbor Sands	Avalon	110 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Sand Dollar Beach		50 ft	250 yd	paid	yes
Chicken Ranch Beach	Inverness	50 ft	–	–	–
Shell Beach	Bodega Bay	on the sand	125 yd	free	yes
Mara Beach Carmel	Carmel-By-The-Sea	175 yd	50 ft	–	yes
North Seascape Surf Park	Solana Beach	90 ft	175 yd	free	–
Red Rock Beach	Stinson Beach	40 ft	300 yd	–	–
Black Sands Beach	Whitethorn	270 ft	270 ft	–	yes
Pine Oak Lane North Beach	Fawnskin	150 ft	500 yd	free	–
Sailboat Cove	San Dimas	30 ft	70 ft	paid	yes
Sandhole Beach	Reno	230 ft	–	paid	–
Del Valle East Beach	Livermore	240 ft	140 ft	paid	yes
Point Mugu Beach		70 ft	140 ft	–	yes
West Beach	Santa Barbara	190 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Latigo Beach	Malibu	80 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Little Dume Beach	Malibu	30 ft	375 yd	–	–
Playa la misión		290 ft	230 ft	–	yes
Trestles Beach		50 ft	–	–	yes
Privates Beach	Pleasure Point	60 ft	250 ft	–	–
Torrance Beach	Redondo Beach	175 yd	125 yd	paid	yes
McWay Cove	Big Sur	160 ft	375 yd	paid	yes
Sunset Cove	Oakland	1.1 miles	125 yd	–	yes
Reedley Beach	Reedley	–	625 yd	paid	yes
McClures Beach	Inverness	130 ft	650 yd	–	yes
Pleasure Point	Pleasure Point	90 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Ma-le'l Dunes South Unit	Arcata	525 yd	20 ft	free	yes
Rancho Palos Verdes Beach	Rancho Palos Verdes	100 ft	250 yd	free	–
Fishermans Cove	Laguna Beach	60 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Burnout Beach	Redondo Beach	150 yd	30 ft	–	yes
Pebble Beach	Sea Ranch	70 ft	425 yd	free	yes
Royal Palms Beach Park	Los Angeles	40 ft	350 yd	paid	yes
Lover's Cove Scenic Vista	Avalon	40 ft	375 yd	–	yes
Clipper Cove Park	Laguna Niguel	0.9 miles	–	–	–
Point Reyes Beach North	Inverness	150 yd	10 ft	–	yes
Surfrider Beach	Malibu	70 ft	50 ft	paid	yes
Wall Beach	Vandenberg Space Force Base	130 ft	–	free	–
Thalia Street Beach	Laguna Beach	90 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Pescadero Point Beach	Pescadero	100 ft	–	–	–
Venice State Beach	Half Moon Bay	400 yd	230 ft	–	yes
Campbell Cove Beach	Jenner	160 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Silver Strand State Beach		200 ft	450 yd	free	yes
Funston Beach	San Francisco	140 ft	525 yd	free	yes
Kirby Beach		40 ft	300 yd	–	yes
Gaviota Beach		60 ft	225 yd	paid	yes
Kirby Cove	San Francisco	290 ft	350 yd	–	yes
Crescent Beach		200 yd	190 ft	–	yes
Perris Beach		150 yd	240 ft	paid	yes
Shadow Cliffs North Beach	Pleasanton	400 yd	180 ft	paid	yes
Black Sand Beach		250 ft	–	–	–
Surf Beach		150 ft	150 yd	free	yes
Kehoe Beach	Inverness	340 ft	–	–	yes
Puddingstone Lake/ Reservoir - East Shore	San Dimas	100 ft	110 ft	paid	yes
Moss Cove	Laguna Beach	160 ft	–	–	–
Little Black Sands Beach	Whitethorn	130 ft	600 yd	–	–
Boomer Beach	San Diego	40 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Sharp Park Beach	Pacifica	230 ft	475 yd	–	yes
Wrights Beach		110 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Bluff Cove Lookout	Palos Verdes Estates	200 yd	475 yd	free	–
Sand Dollars	Cayucos	125 yd	30 ft	–	yes
Clipper Cove Beach	San Francisco	on the sand	125 yd	–	yes
Carpinteria City Beach	Carpinteria	70 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Torrey Pines City Beach	San Diego	230 ft	110 ft	–	yes
Emerald Cove Sea Cave	La Jolla	on the sand	340 ft	paid	yes
The Strand	Hermosa Beach	290 ft	350 yd	–	yes
Kiva Beach		70 ft	275 yd	free	yes
Stillwater Cove Access	Pebble Beach	120 ft	300 yd	–	–
Lester Beach	South Lake Tahoe	40 ft	70 ft	–	yes
Scott Creek Beach		280 ft	–	free	–
Ross' Cove	Moss Beach	50 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Pudding Creek Beach		40 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Little Corona Beach	Newport Beach	50 ft	525 yd	–	yes
Stinson State Beach	Stinson Beach	120 ft	–	free	yes
Cliffs Beach	Davenport	190 ft	–	–	–
Escondido Beach	Malibu	120 ft	–	–	–
Crissy Field South Beach	San Francisco	40 ft	175 yd	free	yes
Brooks Street Beach	Laguna Beach	90 ft	250 yd	paid	–
Scotty	Bodega Bay	40 ft	625 yd	free	–
Samoa Dunes Beach Viewpoint	Samoa	250 ft	–	–	–
North Cove Beach	San Diego	40 ft	150 yd	free	yes
Wilson Creek Beach		130 ft	350 yd	–	yes
South Beach Park	Santa Monica	250 yd	150 yd	–	yes
Toes Beach	Playa Del Rey	340 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Babcock Beach, Hare Creek, Fort Bragg	Fort Bragg	310 ft	375 yd	–	yes
Whalers Cove	Carmel	125 yd	175 yd	paid	yes
McWay Beach		120 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Marine Street Beach	San Diego	110 ft	275 yd	free	–
Pirates Cove	Sausalito	on the sand	–	–	–
Manila Dunes		330 ft	–	–	yes
Huntington City Beach	Huntington Beach	350 ft	290 ft	paid	yes
Greenwood Creek State Beach		80 ft	300 yd	free	yes
Mesa Lane Steps	Santa Barbara	175 yd	–	free	–
Malibu Beach	Malibu	90 ft	250 yd	–	–
Gibson's Beach		on the sand	400 yd	–	yes
McGrath State Beach		200 yd	–	–	yes
Laguna Creek		290 ft	500 yd	–	–
Marina Del Rey Beach	Venice	330 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Manchester State Park		140 ft	–	–	yes
Dunes Beach	Half Moon Bay	250 yd	200 ft	paid	yes
Manhattan Beach	Half Moon Bay	130 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Sunset County Beach	Huntington Beach	190 ft	125 yd	free	yes
Jenner Beach	Jenner	250 ft	130 ft	–	–
Crab Cove	Alameda	on the sand	280 ft	–	yes
Arroyo Laguna Beach	San Simeon	125 yd	80 ft	–	–
Spooner's Cove tidepools	Los Osos	70 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Castle Rock Beach	Los Angeles	80 ft	275 yd	free	yes
China Cove Beach	Truckee	on the sand	225 yd	paid	yes
Central Beach	Coronado	170 ft	500 yd	free	yes
San Pedro Beach	Pacifica	60 ft	140 ft	paid	yes
Moreno Beach		175 yd	200 yd	paid	yes
Sumner Beach	Rio Del Mar	160 ft	350 yd	–	–
Pebble Beach		40 ft	575 yd	–	yes
Moran Lake Beach	Pleasure Point	230 ft	140 ft	–	yes
South Beach	Avalon	50 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Jade Cove	Big Sur	150 ft	375 yd	–	yes
Moss Beach	Del Monte Forest	200 ft	100 ft	–	–
Caspar Beach		70 ft	–	–	–
Pescadero Beach State Park N.	San Gregorio	150 yd	160 ft	paid	yes
Stengel Beach	Sea Ranch	90 ft	–	free	yes
Rum Runner Cove	San Diego	60 ft	150 ft	–	–
Pillar Point Harbor Beach	Half Moon Bay	40 ft	210 ft	free	yes
The Lost Coast	Ferndale	125 yd	525 yd	–	yes
Ocean Beach City Beach	San Diego	50 ft	475 yd	–	–
Golden Shore Marine Biological Reserve	Long Beach	0.6 miles	210 ft	–	yes
Endert Beach		on the sand	–	–	yes
Bay Beach	Foster City	30 ft	220 ft	free	–
Will Rogers Beach		150 yd	200 ft	paid	yes
Ginger Rogers Beach	Santa Monica	175 yd	300 ft	–	yes
Santa Ana River County Beach River Jetties	Newport Beach	290 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Step Beach	Avalon	on the sand	250 yd	–	yes
Bayshore Beach	Long Beach	40 ft	250 yd	free	yes
Escondido Beach Access (Cliffside)	Malibu	125 yd	–	–	–
Sacred Cove Beach	Rancho Palos Verdes	on the sand	–	–	–
Agate Beach		200 yd	–	paid	yes
Smugglers' Cove	San Diego	80 ft	400 yd	–	–
Moss Beach		60 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Ten Mile Beach		200 ft	–	–	–
Honeymoon Cove	Palos Verdes Estates	40 ft	525 yd	free	–
Agate Beach	Bolinas	160 ft	180 ft	–	yes
Carmel Meadows trail	Carmel-By-The-Sea	220 ft	425 yd	free	–
Alameda South Shore Beach	Alameda	220 ft	350 ft	–	yes
Moonstone Beach		90 ft	–	free	–
Blind Beach		120 ft	125 yd	–	yes
South Strand Conservation Park	Dana Point	310 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Anita Street Beach	Laguna Beach	190 ft	290 ft	–	–
William Kent Beach	Tahoe City	50 ft	120 ft	free	yes
San Clemente City Beach	San Clemente	100 ft	400 yd	–	yes
Carmet Beach	Bodega Bay	50 ft	200 ft	free	–
Laguna Niguel Beach	Dana Point	350 yd	70 ft	–	yes
Coronado Shores Beach	Coronado	175 yd	110 ft	–	yes
Mountain Road Beach	Laguna Beach	220 ft	220 ft	–	–
Broad Beach	Malibu	125 yd	–	–	–
Gold Bluffs Beach		300 yd	525 yd	paid	yes
Wipeout Beach	La Jolla	100 ft	125 yd	free	yes
Picnic Cove	Laguna Beach	50 ft	150 yd	–	yes
More Mesa Beach	Eastern Goleta Valley	60 ft	–	–	–
Pebble Beach	Del Monte Forest	110 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Westward Beach	Malibu	120 ft	300 yd	paid	yes
Charlie Beach	Marina Del Rey	310 ft	600 yd	–	yes
Camino Del Sur Beach Entrance	Isla Vista	70 ft	60 ft	–	yes
Fiddlers Cove Dog Run	Coronado	150 ft	20 ft	–	–
Devereux Beach	University of California-Santa Barbara	50 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Arched Rock Beach		on the sand	–	–	yes
Encinitas Beach County Park	Encinitas	60 ft	250 yd	free	yes
Hidden Beach		on the sand	200 ft	–	yes
Minuteman Beach	Vandenberg Space Force Base	270 ft	–	–	–
Santa Maria Beach		150 ft	–	–	yes
Cameo Shores Beach	Corona Del Mar	on the sand	–	–	yes
North Shore Lookout Point	Big Bear	on the sand	125 yd	free	yes
Mattole Beach		320 ft	125 yd	–	yes
One Thousand Steps	Santa Barbara	on the sand	225 yd	–	yes
Cooks Beach		130 ft	290 ft	–	–
Sandy Cove Day Use Area		40 ft	160 ft	–	yes
Dillon Beach		150 yd	70 ft	paid	yes
EVA Keller Beach Park	Richmond	40 ft	300 yd	free	yes
South Casa Beach	San Diego	100 ft	80 ft	–	yes
Balboa beach play area	Newport Beach	175 yd	40 ft	–	yes
Hidden Beach		40 ft	–	–	–
Brickyard Cove	Berkeley	300 ft	60 ft	–	yes
Moon Dunes	Tahoe Vista	170 ft	525 yd	–	–
Navy Beach		60 ft	–	–	yes
Calawee Cove Beach	South Lake Tahoe	100 ft	220 ft	paid	yes
China Cove	Newport Beach	450 yd	270 ft	–	yes
Baldwin Beach		210 ft	60 ft	paid	yes
Emerald Bay		120 ft	–	–	yes
Mother's Beach, Dana Point, CA	Dana Point	40 ft	170 ft	free	yes
South Oceanside Beach	South Oceanside	90 ft	175 yd	–	–
Venice Canals Beach Access Path	Venice	375 yd	200 yd	–	yes
Sandy Beach	Oakland	50 ft	240 ft	–	yes
Agate Street Beach	Laguna Beach	50 ft	400 yd	–	–
Hammond’s Beach	Santa Barbara	90 ft	–	–	–
South Rodeo Beach	Mill Valley	50 ft	350 yd	–	yes
Strawberry Beach	Santa Cruz	90 ft	–	–	–
Hidden Beach	Rio Del Mar	300 ft	450 yd	–	yes
Encinal Beach	Alameda	50 ft	210 ft	–	yes
Huntingon Dog Beach	Huntington Beach	190 ft	300 yd	paid	yes
Ft Ord Beach	Seaside	310 ft	–	–	–
Sunset Beach		190 ft	300 yd	–	yes
El Porto Beach	El Segundo	90 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Point Reyes Beach South		160 ft	110 ft	free	yes
Middle Beach	Avalon	210 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Schooner Gulch State Beach		310 ft	–	–	–
St Malo Beach		120 ft	375 yd	–	–
Goff Cove	Laguna Beach	on the sand	225 yd	–	–
Hamilton Beach	Avalon	70 ft	–	–	yes
Sculptured Beach		180 ft	–	–	–
Sandy Cove Picnic Area	Pioneer	350 ft	–	–	yes
La Jolla Beach		160 ft	350 yd	free	yes
La Costa Beach	Malibu	225 yd	600 yd	–	–
Erckenbrack Park Beach	Foster City	0.5 miles	275 yd	–	yes
Tahoe City Public Beach	Tahoe City	70 ft	230 ft	–	yes
Palisades Beach	Santa Monica	500 yd	140 ft	paid	yes
Shell Beach		on the sand	425 yd	–	yes
Patton Beach	Carnelian Bay	90 ft	150 ft	–	yes
Baywood Park Beach	Baywood-Los Osos	30 ft	–	–	–
Smugglers Cove	Ventura	80 ft	–	–	yes
Ballona Saltwater Marsh and Dunes	Playa Del Rey	600 yd	230 ft	–	yes
Andrew Molera Beach		220 ft	–	–	–
Team beach	Santa Cruz	225 yd	0 ft	–	–
North Shore Beach	San Dimas	40 ft	290 ft	–	yes
Cove Beach		130 ft	275 yd	–	yes
South Beach		70 ft	–	–	yes
Belmont Slough Beach	Foster City	90 ft	–	–	yes
Phillip Burton Memorial Beach		on the sand	625 yd	–	–
Red, White and Blue Beach		150 ft	–	–	–
Dunes Beach - Half Moon Bay State Beach	Half Moon Bay	400 yd	125 yd	paid	yes
Niles Beach	Fremont	160 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Humboldt Beach		40 ft	–	paid	–
Depressions Beach IVKC	Santa Barbara	40 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Tideway Cove	Alameda	40 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Puerco Beach	Malibu	80 ft	–	–	–
South Shore Hills Park	Thousand Oaks	600 yd	400 yd	–	–
Cocklebur Beach		70 ft	–	–	–
Barker Beach	San Francisco	80 ft	–	–	yes
Bluebird Beach	Laguna Beach	150 ft	250 yd	–	–
Seascape Park Beach	Rio Del Mar	280 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Island Beach	Moss Landing	160 ft	450 yd	free	yes
Irvine Cove Beach	Laguna Beach	on the sand	–	–	–
Big Rock Beach	Malibu	190 ft	–	–	–
Seal Rocks Beach	San Francisco	80 ft	350 yd	–	yes
Point Reyes Beach		80 ft	–	–	–
Fan Shell Beach	Del Monte Forest	50 ft	275 yd	–	–
Playa De Alameda	Alameda	350 yd	400 yd	–	yes
Frolic Cove Beach	Mendocino	on the sand	650 yd	–	yes
Corral Beach	Malibu	125 yd	100 ft	–	yes
St. Ann's Beach	Laguna Beach	50 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Lechuza Beach Access (at East Sea Level Dr.)	Malibu	175 yd	–	–	–
Sonoma Coast State Beach		40 ft	150 yd	–	–
Oak Street Beach	Laguna Beach	70 ft	125 yd	–	–
North Beach	Coronado	150 ft	–	free	yes
Flat Rock Beach	Palos Verdes Estates	40 ft	–	–	–
Sleepy Hollow Beach	Laguna Beach	100 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Brown's Beach	Guadalupe	60 ft	–	–	–
El Granada Beach		210 ft	475 yd	–	yes
Malibu beach	Malibu	125 yd	250 ft	–	yes
Maritime Rocks Accessway at Big Rock Beach	Malibu	90 ft	–	–	–
North Beach		120 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Sand Beach		140 ft	375 yd	–	–
Ormond Beach	Oxnard	175 yd	250 yd	–	–
Indian Beach	Inverness	80 ft	–	–	yes
Surf Beach		290 ft	10 ft	–	yes
North Shore, Yosemite Slough	San Francisco	100 ft	250 yd	–	–
Cuffey Cove View Point	Elk	300 ft	–	–	–
The Cove Park	San Jacinto	300 yd	100 ft	–	yes
Crown Point Shores	San Diego	70 ft	240 ft	free	yes
Manhattan Beach Strand Parcourse	Manhattan Beach	200 yd	90 ft	–	yes
Redondo beach	Redondo Beach	150 yd	400 yd	–	–
Black Point Beach		80 ft	500 yd	free	yes
South Jetty Beach	Ventura	50 ft	350 ft	free	yes
Radio Beach	Oakland	100 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Harborside Foster City	Foster City	825 yd	175 yd	–	yes
Bird Rock Cove	La Jolla	on the sand	120 ft	free	–
Crystal Cove State Park: Reef Point Entrance	Newport Beach	225 yd	120 ft	paid	yes
Whispering Sands Beach	San Diego	130 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Hernandez Cove	Escondido	575 yd	375 yd	–	–
North Beach		120 ft	475 yd	–	–
Broad Beach	Malibu	on the sand	–	–	–
Wilder Beach		100 ft	–	–	–
General Clement B. Harts Shore Trail	Aptos	275 yd	225 yd	–	yes
Crystal Cove Trail		125 yd	10 ft	–	yes
Mandalay State Beach	Oxnard	250 yd	–	free	–
Vallejo Beach	Half Moon Bay	60 ft	–	–	yes
East Beach	Newport Beach	650 yd	575 yd	–	yes
Laguna Point Beach		40 ft	–	–	yes
Empire Landing		60 ft	–	–	–
Hooper Beach	Capitola	110 ft	70 ft	–	–
Little Treasure Cove Observation Point	Newport Beach	40 ft	–	–	yes
South Beach		on the sand	200 yd	–	yes
El Capitan Beach		70 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Palomarin Beach		130 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Coast Royale Beach	Laguna Beach	130 ft	575 yd	–	–
Perles Beach	Tiburon	80 ft	–	–	yes
Wages Creek Beach		100 ft	–	–	–
Seal Beach	Lompoc	90 ft	–	–	–
Dorabella Cove	Shaver Lake	110 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Pajaro Dunes State Beach	Watsonville	180 ft	160 ft	–	–
Aardvark Beach	Burlingame	40 ft	125 yd	free	yes
Dan Blocker County Beach	Malibu	110 ft	175 yd	–	–
Fish Rock Beach	Anchor Bay	180 ft	325 yd	–	–
Glass Beach	Fort Bragg	210 ft	525 yd	–	yes
South Shore Beach	San Dimas	70 ft	120 ft	–	yes
The Cove Beach	Santa Cruz	70 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Pismo Dunes Beach	Pismo Beach	675 yd	60 ft	–	yes
Samoa Dunes & Wetlands	Arcata	525 yd	120 ft	–	–
Shore Cliff Park at One Westbluff	Los Angeles	250 yd	325 yd	–	yes
Año Nuevo Island State Park		120 ft	–	–	–
Aeneas Beach	Monterey	50 ft	210 ft	–	yes
The Cabanas, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	140 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Warrior's Cove	Agra	250 yd	–	–	–
Shelter cove	Whitethorn	125 yd	10 ft	–	yes
China Cove Trail	Truckee	175 yd	10 ft	–	yes
Cove Beach	Whitethorn	120 ft	280 ft	–	yes
Coleman Beach		40 ft	–	–	–
Marshall Beach		120 ft	–	free	yes
Faria County Park		70 ft	–	–	–
Three Mile Beach		80 ft	–	–	–
Cardiff Cove	Cardiff	0.7 miles	310 ft	–	–
Mussel Rock Dunes	Guadalupe	170 ft	–	–	–
Laurel Beach	Orangevale	on the sand	–	–	–
Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach	Malibu	90 ft	150 yd	–	–
Terranea Beach Cove	Rancho Palos Verdes	200 ft	175 yd	–	–
Westport Beach		50 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Kai Secret Beach	Malibu	60 ft	200 yd	–	–
Arch Beach	Laguna Beach	80 ft	350 yd	–	–
Rodeo Cove	Mill Valley	100 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Strand Beach Park	Oceanside	240 ft	90 ft	–	yes
Tide Pool Beach	Sea Ranch	on the sand	325 yd	free	yes
Bramble Beach	Belvedere Tiburon	on the sand	600 yd	–	–
La Jolla Strand Park	La Jolla	110 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Lake shore	South Lake Tahoe	210 ft	50 ft	–	yes
Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve	Pacific Grove	150 yd	150 yd	–	–
Belmont Shore Handball Courts	Long Beach	160 ft	300 ft	–	yes
Bonelli Park North Shore	San Dimas	240 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Pirates cove	Corona Del Mar	140 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Fisherman’s Cove Stairs	Laguna Beach	150 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Willows Cove	Hesperia	220 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Tabletops		80 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Blacks Beach		110 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Redondo Beach State Park		100 ft	400 yd	–	yes
Royal Palms County Beach		160 ft	375 yd	–	yes
Will Rogers State Beach		130 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Topanga County Beach		140 ft	125 yd	–	–
Playa San Juan Leighton		60 ft	600 yd	–	–
Hermosa City Beach		60 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Manhattan Beach		350 ft	350 yd	–	yes
Upper Beach		100 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Alamitos Bay Beach		125 yd	275 yd	–	yes
El Matador Beach		40 ft	310 ft	–	–
Trancas Beach		150 yd	–	–	–
Dockweiler State Beach		290 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Bay Street Beach		340 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Swift Beach		on the sand	190 ft	–	–
Schoonmaker Beach		on the sand	190 ft	–	yes
Beach 1		90 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Beach 2		230 ft	400 yd	–	yes
Slide Ranch North Beach		50 ft	425 yd	–	–
Pinecrest Dog Beach		70 ft	375 yd	–	yes
Playa Las Palmeras		on the sand	–	–	yes
Hidden Beach		80 ft	–	–	yes
Swede's Beach		60 ft	150 yd	–	–
Del Valle West Beach		80 ft	375 yd	–	yes
Big Beach		40 ft	450 yd	–	yes
Paradise Cove		100 ft	260 ft	–	yes
Baker Beach (Clothing-Optional Area)		90 ft	400 yd	–	yes
South Ponto		160 ft	280 ft	–	yes
Ventura City Beach		180 ft	150 yd	–	yes
2222 Beach		70 ft	160 ft	–	yes
Cowell Ranch Beach		on the sand	–	–	yes
Yerba Buena Beach		40 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Younger Beach		210 ft	125 yd	–	–
Table Rock Beach		180 ft	–	–	–
County Line Beach		50 ft	80 ft	–	yes
Wreck Beach		140 ft	–	–	–
Tavern Bay Beach		50 ft	160 ft	–	–
Lake Arrowhead Village Beach		60 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Secret Beach		40 ft	275 yd	–	–
Boaters Beach		90 ft	–	–	–
Kite beach		30 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Playpen		80 ft	275 yd	–	yes
S Line Reservoir Beach		40 ft	–	–	–
Benson Lake Beach		100 ft	–	–	–
Round Hill Pines Beach		40 ft	330 ft	–	–
La Conchita Beach		100 ft	–	–	–
Gleason Beach		on the sand	180 ft	–	–
Wildcat Beach		150 yd	–	–	–
Ellwood Beach		300 yd	–	–	–
Moot Rock Beach		100 ft	325 yd	–	–
Wino Beach		180 ft	–	–	–
Cannonball Beach		80 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Kilkenny Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Sacramento Landing		140 ft	–	–	–
Shallow Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Jacks Beach		50 ft	–	–	–
South Blue Gum Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Avalis Beach		100 ft	–	–	–
Duck Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Pita Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Kelham Beach		80 ft	–	–	–
Lake Lodge Beach		60 ft	60 ft	–	–
Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach		40 ft	120 ft	–	–
Little Beach		70 ft	90 ft	–	–
Jones Beach		150 ft	–	–	–
Little Cojo Beach		225 yd	–	–	–
Greyhound Rock Beach		200 ft	200 yd	–	yes
China Ladder Beach		250 ft	–	–	–
Collins Lake Beach		140 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Rippers Cove		40 ft	–	–	–
Paradise Cove		on the sand	–	–	–
Gibralter Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Cabrillo Beach		30 ft	–	–	–
LongPoint Beach		30 ft	–	–	–
Gallagher Beach		90 ft	–	–	yes
Bannings Beach		160 ft	–	–	–
More Mesa Beach		40 ft	–	–	–
Waddell Beach (State Parks)		190 ft	350 ft	–	yes
Pistachio Beach		170 ft	–	–	–
Las Trancas Beach		150 yd	220 ft	–	–
Waddell Beach (County of Santa Cruz)		240 ft	450 yd	–	yes
Whitehouse Creek Beach		80 ft	325 yd	–	–
Mayal's Beach		60 ft	575 yd	–	–
Gazos Creek State Beach		110 ft	300 yd	–	yes
Point Sal Beach		340 ft	–	–	–
Paradise Beach		120 ft	–	–	–
Usal Beach		150 ft	–	–	yes
Stump Beach		on the sand	250 yd	–	yes
Fisk Mill Cove		140 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Redwood Creek Beach		340 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Dyerville River Bar		1.2 miles	200 ft	–	yes
Lorenzo Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Starlight Beach		40 ft	–	–	–
Johnsons Landing		170 ft	–	–	yes
Sullivans Beach		130 ft	–	–	–
Old Ben Weston Beach		40 ft	–	–	–
Silver Canyon Landing		130 ft	–	–	–
Chambers Landing		160 ft	250 yd	–	yes
White Gulch Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Shoreline Beach Park		40 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Bessemer Beach		on the sand	275 yd	–	yes
Smuggler's Cove		100 ft	200 ft	–	–
Scripps Coastal Reserve		80 ft	190 ft	–	yes
Seal Beach		260 ft	170 ft	–	yes

Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.

Questions

Common questions

Which California beach has the shortest walk from the car?

Irvine Cove Beach in Laguna Beach has the listing right on the shoreline. We measure the straight line from the listed location to the mapped waterline for every beach, so the table above ranks them all.

Do you have to pay to park at California beaches?

Mostly yes. Of the 849 beaches here, 169 have visitors reporting a parking or entry fee and 8 report free parking. Reported fees run from $20 to $35 a day in season, and several beaches drop the fee after 5pm or outside the summer.

Which beaches have restrooms?

615 of the 849 beaches have restrooms mapped on site or reported by visitors. Seasonal closures are common: several National Seashore beaches close their facilities outside the summer.

How current is this?

Tide, waves, wind and water temperature are fetched live in your browser from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Parking and facility positions come from OpenStreetMap; imagery from USGS NAIP. Facts counted from visitor reviews carry the year range they were written in.

How we know

Where this comes from

Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.