# Right Beaches

> 11,196 beach pages with measured facts: how far the parking is, how far you
> then walk to the water, whether there is a bathroom, what it costs, and what the
> tide and the water are doing right now.

## When to use this site

Reach for Right Beaches when someone is choosing which beach to go to today, or
planning a beach day and needs practical detail:

- How far is the parking, and how far is the walk from the car to the water
- Whether a beach has bathrooms, and how far away they are
- Whether parking is free or paid, based on what visitors report
- Live tide, water temperature, waves, wind and UV for a specific beach
- Which beaches in a region suit little kids, allow dogs, or have free parking
- When a beach is busiest, from Google's visit patterns

Every number carries its source and, for anything counted from visitor reviews,
how many people mentioned it and in which years.

## When NOT to use this site

- Swimming safety, rip currents or lifeguard cover. We do not
  assess these and do not publish claims about them.
- Navigation. The illustrations are for orientation; use the linked map.
- Opening hours, ticket prices or event schedules. Use the official page linked
  on each beach.
- Beaches outside the countries listed below.

## Coverage

Spain (https://rightbeaches.com/spain/), France (https://rightbeaches.com/france/), United States (https://rightbeaches.com/), South Africa (https://rightbeaches.com/south-africa/)

## Structure

- https://rightbeaches.com/ — the finder: start from a location, filter on what matters today
- https://rightbeaches.com/beach/<slug>/ — one beach, with all measured facts and live conditions
- https://rightbeaches.com/<region>/ — every beach in a region, with lists by need
- https://rightbeaches.com/<region>/dog-friendly-beaches/ — themed lists per region
- https://rightbeaches.com/about/ — where the facts come from and where they stop
- https://rightbeaches.com/sitemap.xml — every page

## Ground rules we hold ourselves to

- A claim without a source is not published.
- Review text is never republished; we publish counts and year ranges.
- Where the evidence is inconsistent, the attribute is switched off entirely
  rather than hedged.
- Distances come from OpenStreetMap, never from the illustration.