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Beach visits in California.
Explore 133 parks with beach visits documented in our sources across 38 California jurisdictions. These records are a starting point; local restrictions, seasons, and reservations still apply.
Our activity research is ongoing. Other parks may offer beach visits even if it has not yet been recorded here.
Showing documented activities. Other parks may offer beach visits without it being recorded here yet.
Alphabetical park index (133)
Andrew Molera State ParkMonterey · State parksAsilomar State BeachMonterey · State beachesAuburn State Recreation AreaEl Dorado · Placer · Recreation areasBean Hollow State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesBenbow State Recreation AreaHumboldt · Recreation areasBenicia State Recreation AreaSolano · Recreation areasBidwell-Sacramento River State ParkButte · Glenn · State parksBolsa Chica State BeachOrange · State beachesBorder Field State ParkSan Diego · State parksBrannan Island State Recreation AreaSacramento · Recreation areasCalaveras Big Trees State ParkCalaveras · Tuolumne · State parksCandlestick Point State Recreation AreaSan Francisco · San Mateo · Recreation areasCardiff State BeachSan Diego · State beachesCarlsbad State BeachSan Diego · State beachesCarmel River State BeachMonterey · State beachesCarpinteria State BeachSanta Barbara · Ventura · State beachesCaspar Headlands State BeachMendocino · State beachesCastaic Lake State Recreation AreaLos Angeles · Recreation areasCaswell Memorial State ParkSan Joaquin · Stanislaus · State parksCayucos State BeachSan Luis Obispo · State beachesChina Camp State ParkMarin · State parksClear Lake State ParkLake · State parksCorona del Mar State BeachOrange · State beachesCrystal Cove State ParkOrange · State parksD. L. Bliss State ParkEl Dorado · State parksDel Norte Coast Redwoods State ParkDel Norte · State parksDockweiler State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesDoheny State BeachOrange · State beachesDonner Memorial State ParkNevada · Placer · State parksEd Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State ParkEl Dorado · Placer · State parksEl Capitán State BeachSanta Barbara · State beachesEmerald Bay State ParkEl Dorado · State parksEmma Wood State BeachVentura · State beachesEstero Bluffs State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parksFolsom Lake State Recreation AreaEl Dorado · Placer · Sacramento · Recreation areasFort Ord Dunes State ParkMonterey · State parksFort Ross State Historic ParkSonoma · Historic sitesGarrapata State ParkMonterey · State parksGaviota State ParkSanta Barbara · State parksGray Whale Cove State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesGreenwood State BeachMendocino · State beachesGrizzly Creek Redwoods State ParkHumboldt · State parksHalf Moon Bay State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesHarry A. Merlo State Recreation AreaHumboldt · Recreation areasHearst San Simeon State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parksHendy Woods State ParkMendocino · State parksHumboldt Lagoons State ParkHumboldt · State parksHuntington State BeachOrange · State beachesJedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkDel Norte · State parksJohn B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural ReserveHumboldt · Natural areasJug Handle State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areasKings Beach State Recreation AreaPlacer · Recreation areasLake Del Valle State Recreation AreaAlameda · Recreation areasLake Oroville State Recreation AreaButte · Recreation areasLake Perris State Recreation AreaRiverside · Recreation areasLeo Carrillo State ParkLos Angeles · Ventura · State parksLeucadia State BeachSan Diego · State beachesLighthouse Field State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesLimekiln State ParkMonterey · State parksLittle River State BeachHumboldt · State beachesMacKerricher State ParkMendocino · State parksMalibu Lagoon State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesManchester State ParkMendocino · State parksMandalay State BeachVentura · State beachesManresa State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesMarina State BeachMonterey · State beachesMarshall Gold Discovery State Historic ParkEl Dorado · Historic sitesMcArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State ParkShasta · State parksMcConnell State Recreation AreaMerced · Recreation areasMcGrath State BeachVentura · State beachesMcLaughlin Eastshore State Park State SeashoreAlameda · Contra Costa · State parksMendocino Headlands State ParkMendocino · State parksMillerton Lake State Recreation AreaFresno · Madera · Recreation areasMono Lake Tufa State Natural ReserveMono · Natural areasMontara State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesMontaña de Oro State ParkSan Luis Obispo · State parksMonterey State BeachMonterey · State beachesMoonlight State BeachSan Diego · State beachesMorro Strand State BeachSan Luis Obispo · State beachesMoss Landing State BeachMonterey · State beachesMount Tamalpais State ParkMarin · State parksNatural Bridges State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesNavarro River Redwoods State ParkMendocino · State parksNew Brighton State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesOceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation AreaSan Luis Obispo · Recreation areasPacifica State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesPelican State BeachDel Norte · State beachesPescadero State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesPicacho State Recreation AreaImperial · Recreation areasPigeon Point Light Station State Historic ParkSan Mateo · Historic sitesPismo State BeachSan Luis Obispo · State beachesPoint Dume State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesPoint Mugu State ParkVentura · State parksPoint Sal State BeachSanta Barbara · State beachesPomponio State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesRefugio State BeachSanta Barbara · State beachesRichardson Grove State ParkHumboldt · State parksRobert H. Meyer Memorial State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesRobert W. Crown Memorial State BeachAlameda · State beachesRussian Gulch State ParkMendocino · State parksSalinas River State BeachMonterey · State beachesSalt Point State ParkSonoma · State parksSalton Sea State Recreation AreaImperial · Riverside · Recreation areasSan Buenaventura State BeachVentura · State beachesSan Clemente State BeachOrange · State beachesSan Elijo State BeachSan Diego · State beachesSan Gregorio State BeachSan Mateo · State beachesSan Luis Reservoir State Recreation AreaMerced · Recreation areasSan Onofre State BeachOrange · San Diego · State beachesSanta Monica State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesSchooner Gulch State BeachMendocino · State beachesSeacliff State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesSilver Strand State BeachSan Diego · State beachesSilverwood Lake State Recreation AreaSan Bernardino · Recreation areasSinkyone Wilderness State ParkHumboldt · Mendocino · State parksSmithe Redwoods State Natural ReserveMendocino · Natural areasSonoma Coast State ParkSonoma · State parksSouth Carlsbad State BeachSan Diego · State beachesSouth Yuba River State ParkNevada · Yuba · State parksStandish-Hickey State Recreation AreaMendocino · Recreation areasSue-meg State ParkHumboldt · State parksSunset State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesTolowa Dunes State ParkDel Norte · State parksTomales Bay State ParkMarin · State parksTorrey Pines State BeachSan Diego · State beachesTrinidad State BeachHumboldt · State beachesTurlock Lake State Recreation AreaStanislaus · Recreation areasTwin Lakes State BeachSanta Cruz · State beachesVan Damme State ParkMendocino · State parksWestport-Union Landing State BeachMendocino · State beachesWilder Ranch State ParkSanta Cruz · State parksWill Rogers State BeachLos Angeles · State beachesZmudowski State BeachMonterey · Santa Cruz · State beaches