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Beaches with free parking in California

At these 197 beaches in California parking is free, according to the operator or to visitors. That is about parking, not about entry, and fees change by season, so check before you go if it matters for your day.

• Coronado Dog BeachSan Diego · water 190 ft · parking 650 yd
• Carmel Beachwater 120 ft · parking 300 yd
• Children's Pool La JollaLa Jolla · water 40 ft · parking 120 ft
• Mission Beach ParkSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 160 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
• Huntington Beach Central Park EastHuntington Beach · water 70 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
• Baker BeachSan Francisco · water 80 ft · parking 170 ft
• De Anza Cove ParkSan Diego · water 125 yd · parking 90 ft
• Morro Rock BeachMorro Bay · water 180 ft · parking 190 ft
• Glass BeachFort Bragg · water 90 ft · parking 250 yd
• Strand Vista ParkDana Point · water 225 yd · parking 120 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
• 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
• Gray Whale Cove State BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 90 ft · parking 175 yd
• Lovers Point BeachPacific Grove · water 40 ft · parking 210 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
• Las Tunas BeachMalibu · water 100 ft · parking 40 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
• Point Dume State BeachMalibu · water 340 ft · parking 110 ft
• Crissy Field East BeachSan Francisco · on the shoreline · parking 180 ft
• Lakeside BeachSouth Lake Tahoe · on the shoreline · parking 550 yd
• Marshall's BeachSan Francisco · water 230 ft · parking 325 yd
• Commons BeachTahoe City · on the shoreline · parking 90 ft
• Rincon Beach County ParkCarpinteria · water 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Dunes ParkImperial Beach · water 340 ft · parking 130 ft
• Silver Strand BeachOxnard · water 150 ft · parking 40 ft
• North Ponto BeachCarlsbad · water 90 ft · parking 30 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
• 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
• South BeachCrescent City · water 110 ft · parking 125 yd
• 1000 Steps BeachSanta Barbara · water 110 ft · parking 200 yd
• 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
• Grandview Surf BeachEncinitas · water 50 ft · parking 250 ft
• Dana Strands BeachDana Point · water 100 ft · parking 225 yd
• Imperial Beach Sports ParkImperial Beach · water 0.5 miles · parking 180 ft
• Sunset BeachHuntington Beach · water 230 ft · parking 310 ft
• Baby BeachDana Point · on the shoreline · parking 160 ft
• Pacific Beachwater 80 ft · parking 175 yd
• Mondo's BeachVentura · water 100 ft
• Sunset Cliffs BeachSan Diego · water 130 ft · parking 100 ft
• Tourmaline Surf ParkSan Diego · water 150 ft · parking 40 ft
• Breakers BeachSan Diego · water 320 ft · parking 320 ft
• Tourmaline BeachSan Diego · water 240 ft · parking 60 ft
• Montara State BeachMontara · on the shoreline · parking 310 ft
• Santa Claus BeachCarpinteria · water 150 yd
• Morro Strand State Beachwater 120 ft · parking 275 yd
• West Street BeachLaguna Beach · water 90 ft · parking 500 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
• Butterfly BeachMontecito · water 100 ft · parking 500 yd
• Mad River Beach County ParkArcata · water 400 yd · parking 250 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
• Miramar BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 175 yd · parking 575 yd
• SolimarVentura · water 150 ft
• North Salmon Creek BeachBodega Bay · water 180 ft
• Hollywood BeachOxnard · water 40 ft · parking 325 yd
• Point Molate Beach ParkRichmond · on the shoreline · parking 225 yd
• Cassidy Street BeachOceanside · water 90 ft · parking 150 yd
• China Beach, San FranciscoSan Francisco · water 50 ft · parking 290 ft
• Mad River BeachIone · water 250 yd · parking 20 ft
• Panther State BeachSanta Cruz · water 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Portugese Beachwater 80 ft · parking 225 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
• La Jolla BeachLa Jolla · water 225 yd · parking 140 ft
• Agate Beach County ParkBolinas · water 210 ft · parking 230 ft
• 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
• Hidden Beach County ParkAptos · water 325 yd · parking 225 yd
• Leucadia State Beach (Beacon's)Encinitas · water 300 ft · parking 325 yd
• Tide Beach ParkSolana Beach · water 70 ft · parking 225 yd
• Four Mile BeachSanta Cruz · water 130 ft · parking 525 yd
• Trinidad State BeachTrinidad · water 170 ft
• Zmudowski State BeachMoss Landing · water 200 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
• Bonny Doon BeachSanta Cruz · water 100 ft
• Mesa Lane BeachSanta Barbara · water 120 ft
• Wavecrest BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 280 ft · parking 100 ft
• 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
• Dana Cove ParkDana Point · water 120 ft · parking 100 ft
• Shell BeachSan Diego · on the shoreline · parking 175 yd
• Pacific Palisades BeachPacific Palisades · water 170 ft · parking 310 ft
• Moonstone Beachwater 70 ft · parking 280 ft
• Del Monte BeachMonterey · water 80 ft · parking 150 yd
• Terranea BeachRancho Palos Verdes · water 40 ft · parking 150 yd
• Mirada Surf BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 170 ft
• Shell BeachBodega Bay · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• North Seascape Surf ParkSolana Beach · water 90 ft · parking 175 yd
• Pine Oak Lane North BeachFawnskin · water 150 ft · parking 500 yd
• Ma-le'l Dunes South UnitArcata · water 525 yd · parking 20 ft
• Rancho Palos Verdes BeachRancho Palos Verdes · water 100 ft · parking 250 yd
• Fishermans CoveLaguna Beach · water 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Pebble BeachSea Ranch · water 70 ft · parking 425 yd
• Wall BeachVandenberg Space Force Base · water 130 ft
• Silver Strand State Beachwater 200 ft · parking 450 yd
• Funston BeachSan Francisco · water 140 ft · parking 525 yd
• 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
• Scott Creek Beachwater 280 ft
• Stinson State BeachStinson Beach · water 120 ft
• Crissy Field South BeachSan Francisco · water 40 ft · parking 175 yd
• ScottyBodega Bay · water 40 ft · parking 625 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
• Mesa Lane StepsSanta Barbara · water 175 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
• Stengel BeachSea Ranch · water 90 ft
• Pillar Point Harbor BeachHalf Moon Bay · water 40 ft · parking 210 ft
• Bay BeachFoster City · water 30 ft · parking 220 ft
• Bayshore BeachLong Beach · water 40 ft · parking 250 yd
• Moss Beachwater 60 ft · parking 225 yd
• Honeymoon CovePalos Verdes Estates · water 40 ft · parking 525 yd
• Carmel Meadows trailCarmel-By-The-Sea · water 220 ft · parking 425 yd
• Moonstone Beachwater 90 ft
• William Kent BeachTahoe City · water 50 ft · parking 120 ft
• Carmet BeachBodega Bay · water 50 ft · parking 200 ft
• Wipeout BeachLa Jolla · water 100 ft · parking 125 yd
• Encinitas Beach County ParkEncinitas · water 60 ft · parking 250 yd
• North Shore Lookout PointBig Bear · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• EVA Keller Beach ParkRichmond · water 40 ft · parking 300 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
• Island BeachMoss Landing · water 160 ft · parking 450 yd
• North BeachCoronado · water 150 ft
• Crown Point ShoresSan Diego · water 70 ft · parking 240 ft
• Black Point Beachwater 80 ft · parking 500 yd
• South Jetty BeachVentura · water 50 ft · parking 350 ft
• Bird Rock CoveLa Jolla · on the shoreline · parking 120 ft
• Mandalay State BeachOxnard · water 250 yd
• Aardvark BeachBurlingame · water 40 ft · parking 125 yd
• Marshall Beachwater 120 ft
• Tide Pool BeachSea Ranch · on the shoreline · parking 325 yd
• Tabletopswater 80 ft · parking 225 yd

Distances are measured on OpenStreetMap; what visitors report is counted, never guessed. This list was last rebuilt on 24 September 2026. How we know this.

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