This list of California beaches is a list of beaches that are situated along the coastline of the State of California, US. The information in this article draws extensively from the California Coastal Access Guide, a comprehensive resource that provides detailed information on over 1150 public access points along California's extensive 1271-mile coastline.

The beach at Tourmaline Surfing Park in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California

North to South

The beaches are listed in order from north to south, and are grouped by county. The list includes all of the California State Beaches, but not all other beaches are listed here. In some cases (as indicated), more detailed list articles of beaches are available for certain areas of the coast, currently for Sonoma County and San Diego County.

Del Norte County

Humboldt County

Mendocino County

Sonoma County

Numbers in parentheses are Geographic Names Information System feature ids.[1][2]

Sonoma County ocean beaches

Coastal beaches, listed from north to south:

Sonoma County inland (river) beaches

Marin County

Contra Costa County

Alameda County

San Francisco County

San Francisco Bay

Pacific Ocean

San Mateo County

Santa Cruz County

Monterey County

San Luis Obispo County

Santa Barbara County

Butterfly Beach, Santa Barbara, California

Ventura County

Los Angeles County

Orange County

San Diego County

State beaches

California State Beaches are beaches designated as such by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. State beaches are part of the California State Parks system.

For a more detailed list beaches in the San Diego area, see List of beaches in San Diego, California.

More information Image, Name ...
Image Name GNIS record County State website
Thumb Asilomar State Beach218439MontereyAsilomar SB
Thumb Bean Hollow State Beach1723270San MateoBean Hollow SB
Thumb Bolsa Chica State Beach239536OrangeBolsa Chica SB
Thumb Cardiff State Beach240237San DiegoCardiff SB
Thumb Carlsbad State Beach249687San DiegoCarlsbad SB
Thumb Carmel River State Beach220609MontereyCarmel River SB
Thumb Carpinteria State Beach270313Santa BarbaraCarpinteria SB
Caspar Headlands State Beach1724165MendocinoCaspar Headlands SB
Thumb Cayucos State Beach240375San Luis ObispoCayucos SB
Thumb Corona del Mar State Beach1702603OrangeCorona Del Mar SB
Thumb Dockweiler State Beach241524Los AngelesDockweiler SB
Thumb Doheny State Beach241533OrangeDoheny SB
Thumb El Capitán State Beach241880Santa BarbaraEl Capitán SB
Thumb Emma Wood State Beach1702920VenturaEmma Wood SB
Thumb Gray Whale Cove State Beach1723276San MateoGray Whale Cove SB
Thumb Greenwood State Beach1724191MendocinoGreenwood SB
Thumb Half Moon Bay State Beach1786144San MateoHalf Moon Bay SB
Thumb Huntington State Beach243744OrangeHuntington SB
Thumb Leucadia State Beach247685San DiegoLeucadia SB
Thumb Lighthouse Field State Beach1872836Santa CruzLighthouse Field SB
Thumb Little River State Beach227347HumboldtLittle River SB
Thumb Malibu Lagoon State Beach1702794Los AngelesMalibu Lagoon SB
Thumb Mandalay State Beach1702925VenturaMandalay SB
Thumb Manresa State Beach228029Santa CruzManresa SB
Thumb Marina State Beach252373MontereyMarina SB
McGrath State Beach1702928VenturaMcGrath SB
Thumb Montara State Beach1723278San MateoMontara SB
Thumb Monterey State Beach228966MontereyMonterey SB
Thumb Moonlight State Beach246169San DiegoMoonlight SB
Thumb Morro Strand State Beach246229San Luis ObispoMorro Strand SB
Thumb Moss Landing State Beach1703619MontereyMoss Landing SB
Thumb Natural Bridges State Beach229428Santa CruzNatural Bridges SB
Thumb New Brighton State Beach229483Santa CruzNew Brighton SB
Thumb Pacifica State BeachSan MateoPacifica SB
Pelican State Beach230476Del NortePelican SB
Thumb Pescadero State Beach1723284San MateoPescadero SB
Thumb Pismo State Beach247580San Luis ObispoPismo SB
Thumb Point Dume State Beach1702802Los AngelesPoint Dume SB
Thumb Point Sal State Beach247646Santa BarbaraPoint Sal SB
Thumb Pomponio State Beach1723286San MateoPomponio SB
Thumb Refugio State Beach248114Santa BarbaraRefugio SB
Thumb Robert H. Meyer Memorial State BeachLos AngelesRobert H. Meyer Memorial SB
Thumb Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach1702823AlamedaRobert W. Crown Memorial SB
Thumb Salinas River State Beach1703621MontereySalinas River SB
Thumb San Buenaventura State Beach248809VenturaSan Buenaventura SB
Thumb San Clemente State Beach248818OrangeSan Clemente SB
Thumb San Elijo State Beach248837San DiegoSan Elijo SB
Thumb San Gregorio State Beach1723289San MateoSan Gregorio SB
Thumb San Onofre State Beach248937San DiegoSan Onofre SB
Thumb Santa Monica State Beach238365Los AngelesSanta Monica SB
Thumb Schooner Gulch State Beach1724251MendocinoSchooner Gulch SB
Thumb Seacliff State Beach232753Santa CruzSeacliff SB
Thumb Silver Strand State Beach1702940San DiegoSilver Strand SB
Thumb South Carlsbad State Beach249687San DiegoSouth Carlsbad SB
Thumb Sunset State Beach235818Santa CruzSunset SB
Thumb Thornton State Beach236292San MateoThornton SB
Thumb Torrey Pines State Beach1702728San DiegoTorrey Pines SB
Thumb Trinidad State Beach236546HumboldtTrinidad SB
Thumb Twin Lakes State Beach217930Santa CruzTwin Lakes SB
Thumb Westport-Union Landing State Beach237565MendocinoWestport-Union Landing SB
Thumb Will Rogers State Beach251579Los AngelesWill Rogers SB
Thumb William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach243323San Luis ObispoWilliam Randolph Hearst Memorial SB
Zmudowski State Beach238324MontereyZmudowski SB
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See also

Further reading

  • California Coastal Access Guide, Seventh Edition, published by the University of California Press in 2014. ISBN 978-0520278172. Compiled by the California Coastal Commission, this guide provides comprehensive details on over 1150 public coastal access points along California's 1271-mile shoreline.

References

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