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Beaches with free parking in California

Visitors report no charge to park at these 184 beaches in California. That is about parking, not about entry, and fees change by season, so check before you go if it matters for your day.

• Carmel Beachwater 120 ft · parking 300 yd
• Point Reyes National Seashorewater 1.1 miles
• Children's Pool La JollaLa Jolla · water 40 ft · parking 120 ft
• Mission Beach ParkSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 160 ft
• La Jolla CoveSan Diego · on the shoreline · parking 270 ft
• La Jolla Shores BeachSan Diego · water 150 yd · parking 100 ft
• Lighthouse Field State BeachSanta Cruz · water 200 yd · parking 125 yd
• La Jolla Tide PoolsLa Jolla · water 50 ft · parking 300 yd
• Arroyo Burro Beach County ParkSanta Barbara · water 230 ft · parking 150 ft
• Marina State BeachMarina · water 340 ft · parking 250 yd
• Fletcher Cove Beach ParkSolana Beach · water 150 yd · parking 60 ft
• Asilomar State BeachPacific Grove · water 130 ft · parking 400 yd
• Goleta Beach ParkGoleta · water 180 ft · parking 80 ft
• London Bridge BeachLake Havasu City · water 125 yd · parking 125 yd
• Carmel River State BeachCarmel · water 240 ft · parking 150 yd
• Moonlight State BeachEncinitas · water 320 ft · parking 20 ft
• South Mission Beach, San DiegoSan Diego · water 150 yd · parking 120 ft
• De Anza Cove ParkSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 90 ft
• Morro Rock BeachMorro Bay · water 180 ft · parking 190 ft
• 1000 Steps BeachLaguna Beach · water 260 ft
• Cayucos State BeachCayucos · water 90 ft · parking 260 ft
• Ocean BeachSan Francisco · water 240 ft · parking 500 yd
• Thomas F. Regan Memorial City BeachSouth Lake Tahoe · water 150 ft
• Seabright BeachSanta Cruz · water 190 ft · parking 340 ft
• Ski Beach ParkSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 90 ft
• Coronado BeachCoronado · water 70 ft
• Alameda BeachAlameda · water 170 ft · parking 170 ft
• Shark Fin CoveDavenport · water 60 ft · parking 625 yd
• Lakeview CommonsSouth Lake Tahoe · water 230 ft · parking 150 ft
• Bonita CoveSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 70 ft
• Lovers Point BeachPacific Grove · water 40 ft · parking 210 ft
• Carmel Sunset BeachCarmel-By-The-Sea · water 90 ft
• Muir BeachSausalito · water 250 yd · parking 290 ft
• Moonstone Beach County ParkTrinidad · water 175 yd
• Fort Ord Dunes State ParkMarina · water 250 yd · parking 70 ft
• Beach ParkBakersfield · water not mapped · parking 240 ft
• Elm Grove BeachLake Elsinore · water 140 ft · parking 210 ft
• Moonstone Beach ParkCambria · water 275 yd · parking 175 yd
• Monterey State BeachMonterey · water 150 ft · parking 220 ft
• Crissy Field East BeachSan Francisco · on the shoreline · parking 180 ft
• Commons BeachTahoe City · on the shoreline · parking 90 ft
• Rincon Beach County ParkCarpinteria · water 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Bombay Beach RuinsNiland · water 350 yd · parking 450 yd
• Silver Strand BeachOxnard · water 150 ft · parking 40 ft
• North Ponto BeachCarlsbad · water 90 ft · parking 30 ft
• Goat Rock State Beach - Sonoma Coast State ParkJenner · water 120 ft · parking 60 ft
• Capistrano Beach ParkDana Point · water 280 ft · parking 10 ft
• Rockaway BeachPacifica · water 200 ft · parking 90 ft
• Rancho Guadalupe Dunes PreserveGuadalupe · water 175 yd · parking 100 ft
• Mitchell's Cove BeachSanta Cruz · water 110 ft · parking 100 ft
• Keller Beach ParkRichmond · water 120 ft · parking 400 yd
• Law Street BeachSan Diego · water 130 ft · parking 290 ft
• Salinas River State BeachMoss Landing · water 400 yd · parking 110 ft
• Ocean Beach Dog BeachSan Diego · water 200 ft · parking 225 yd
• Rodeo Beachwater 50 ft · parking 150 yd
• Black's Beachwater 60 ft · parking 275 yd
• William Randolph Hearst Memorial BeachSan Simeon · water 150 yd · parking 20 ft
• Mavericks BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 130 ft
• Mission Beach, San DiegoSan Diego · water 175 yd · parking 140 ft
• Ocean Beach Tide PoolsSan Diego · on the shoreline · parking 225 yd
• Dog BeachSan Diego · water 200 ft · parking 225 yd
• Desert Sands ParkPalmdale · water not mapped · parking 400 yd
• Stinson BeachStinson Beach · water 80 ft · parking 330 ft
• Monastery Beachwater 160 ft
• Big River Beach at Mendocino Headlands State ParkMendocino · water 200 ft · parking 10 ft
• Pacifica Esplanade BeachPacifica · water 120 ft · parking 425 yd
• Morro Bay Dog BeachCayucos · water 190 ft
• Thornton State BeachDaly City · water 400 yd · parking 20 ft
• Crescent Bay BeachLaguna Beach · water 50 ft · parking 225 yd
• South BeachCrescent City · water 110 ft · parking 125 yd
• The DunesCoronado · water 125 yd · parking 225 yd
• 1000 Steps BeachSanta Barbara · water 110 ft · parking 200 yd
• Salmon Creek State BeachBodega Bay · water 320 ft · parking 230 ft
• Ventura Cove ParkSan Diego · water 180 ft · parking 240 ft
• Pelican Cove ParkRancho Palos Verdes · water 150 ft · parking 140 ft
• Spooner's CoveLos Osos · water 280 ft · parking 20 ft
• Olde Port Beachwater 170 ft
• Pebble Beachwater 100 ft
• Grandview Surf BeachEncinitas · water 50 ft · parking 250 ft
• College Cove BeachTrinidad · water 140 ft · parking 400 yd
• Little Corona del Mar BeachCorona Del Mar · water 70 ft · parking 500 yd
• Ratner BeachMalibu · water 110 ft · parking 300 yd
• Dana Strands BeachDana Point · water 100 ft · parking 225 yd
• Imperial Beach Sports ParkImperial Beach · water 0.5 miles · parking 180 ft
• Baby BeachDana Point · on the shoreline · parking 160 ft
• Mondo's BeachVentura · water 100 ft
• Tourmaline Surf ParkSan Diego · water 150 ft · parking 40 ft
• Breakers BeachSan Diego · water 320 ft · parking 320 ft
• Partington CoveBig Sur · water 50 ft · parking 325 yd
• Tourmaline BeachSan Diego · water 240 ft · parking 60 ft
• Victoria BeachLaguna Beach · water 100 ft · parking 125 yd
• Surfers BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 150 ft · parking 500 yd
• Morro Strand State Beachwater 120 ft · parking 275 yd
• West Street BeachLaguna Beach · water 90 ft · parking 500 yd
• Ocean BeachSan Diego · water 90 ft · parking 150 yd
• Schoolhouse Beachwater 50 ft · parking 125 yd
• Mile Rock BeachSan Francisco · on the shoreline · parking 475 yd
• Rincon PointCarpinteria · on the shoreline · parking 275 yd
• Swami's BeachEncinitas · water 60 ft · parking 180 ft
• Concrete Steps to the BeachLa Jolla · water 130 ft · parking 225 yd
• Rocky BeachMalibu · water 170 ft · parking 250 yd
• Centerville Beach County ParkFerndale · water 170 ft
• Butterfly BeachMontecito · water 100 ft · parking 500 yd
• Lechuza BeachMalibu · on the shoreline
• Albany BeachAlbany · water 90 ft
• Surfer's KnollVentura · water 200 ft · parking 240 ft
• Summerland BeachSummerland · water 130 ft · parking 90 ft
• Hendrys Beachwater 150 ft · parking 270 ft
• Morro Strand State Beach Day Use AreaCayucos · water 125 yd · parking 70 ft
• Goat Rock BeachJenner · water 340 ft · parking 80 ft
• SolimarVentura · water 150 ft
• Corral State BeachMalibu · water 320 ft · parking 275 yd
• North Salmon Creek BeachBodega Bay · water 180 ft
• Hollywood BeachOxnard · water 40 ft · parking 325 yd
• Cassidy Street BeachOceanside · water 90 ft · parking 150 yd
• Portugese Beachwater 80 ft · parking 225 yd
• Carlsbad City BeachCarlsbad · water 90 ft · parking 150 yd
• Stan's BeachCoronado · water 130 ft · parking 50 ft
• Hobie BeachOxnard · water 40 ft · parking 190 ft
• Haskell's BeachGoleta · water 160 ft · parking 175 yd
• Paradise BeachSacramento · water not mapped · parking 325 yd
• Garrapata BeachCarmel-By-The-Sea · water 110 ft · parking 300 yd
• La Jolla BeachLa Jolla · water 225 yd · parking 140 ft
• San Quentin BeachSan Quentin · water 110 ft · parking 200 yd
• Alamitos BeachLong Beach · water 200 ft · parking 500 yd
• Sunset BeachPacific Grove · water 40 ft · parking 450 yd
• Moss Landing State Beachwater 90 ft · parking 125 yd
• Redondo BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 150 yd · parking 70 ft
• Bluff Cove TrailPalos Verdes Estates · water 140 ft
• RAT BeachRedondo Beach · water 175 yd · parking 175 yd
• Leucadia State Beach (Beacon's)Encinitas · water 300 ft · parking 325 yd
• Lake Forest BeachTahoe City · water 50 ft · parking 425 yd
• Four Mile BeachSanta Cruz · water 130 ft · parking 525 yd
• Sand City BeachSand City · water 240 ft
• Trinidad State BeachTrinidad · water 170 ft
• South Mission Beach ParkSan Diego · water 225 yd · parking 90 ft
• Zmudowski State BeachMoss Landing · water 200 yd
• Bowling Ball Beachwater 80 ft · parking 475 yd
• Shaws CoveLaguna Beach · water 80 ft · parking 250 yd
• North Tahoe BeachTahoe Vista · water 170 ft · parking 100 ft
• Cayucos BeachCayucos · water 110 ft · parking 320 ft
• North Star BeachNewport Beach · water not mapped · parking 425 yd
• Santa Maria BeachSanta Cruz · water 110 ft · parking 225 yd
• Monte Rio Public BeachRUSSIAN RIVER · water not mapped · parking 170 ft
• Moonstone BeachWesthaven-Moonstone · water 150 yd
• Carbon - La Costa Beach AccessMalibu · water 70 ft
• Sutter's Landing BeachSacramento · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• Moonstone Beachwater 70 ft · parking 280 ft
• Keys BeachSouth Lake Tahoe · water 90 ft · parking 625 yd
• Eolian Dunes PreserveSand City · water 250 yd · parking 225 yd
• Terranea BeachRancho Palos Verdes · water 40 ft · parking 150 yd
• Chicken Ranch BeachInverness · water 50 ft
• Playa la misiónwater 290 ft · parking 230 ft
• Fishermans CoveLaguna Beach · water 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Wall BeachVandenberg Space Force Base · water 130 ft
• Pescadero Point BeachPescadero · water 100 ft
• Surf Beachwater 150 ft · parking 150 yd
• Bluff Cove LookoutPalos Verdes Estates · water 200 yd · parking 475 yd
• Kiva Beachwater 70 ft · parking 275 yd
• Stinson State BeachStinson Beach · water 120 ft
• Escondido BeachMalibu · water 120 ft
• Crissy Field South BeachSan Francisco · water 40 ft · parking 175 yd
• North Cove BeachSan Diego · water 40 ft · parking 150 yd
• Toes BeachPlaya Del Rey · water 340 ft · parking 225 yd
• Marine Street BeachSan Diego · water 110 ft · parking 275 yd
• Greenwood Creek State Beachwater 80 ft · parking 300 yd
• Manhattan BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 130 ft · parking 225 yd
• Sunset County BeachHuntington Beach · water 190 ft · parking 125 yd
• Castle Rock BeachLos Angeles · water 80 ft · parking 275 yd
• Central BeachCoronado · water 170 ft · parking 500 yd
• Pillar Point Harbor BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 40 ft · parking 210 ft
• The Lost CoastFerndale · water 125 yd · parking 525 yd
• Santa Ana River County Beach River JettiesNewport Beach · water 290 ft · parking 125 yd
• Moss Beachwater 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Wipeout BeachLa Jolla · water 100 ft · parking 125 yd
• More Mesa BeachEastern Goleta Valley · water 60 ft
• Encinitas Beach County ParkEncinitas · water 60 ft · parking 250 yd
• Mother's Beach, Dana Point, CADana Point · water 40 ft · parking 170 ft
• Point Reyes Beach Southwater 160 ft · parking 110 ft
• La Jolla Beachwater 160 ft · parking 350 yd
• Crown Point ShoresSan Diego · water 70 ft · parking 240 ft
• South Jetty BeachVentura · water 50 ft · parking 350 ft
• Bird Rock CoveLa Jolla · on the shoreline · parking 120 ft
• Aardvark BeachBurlingame · water 40 ft · parking 125 yd

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