Beaches

Abalone Cove Park features 2 beaches (Abalone Cove and Sacred Cove), tidepools, bluff top viewing areas and trails crisscrossing the area. The park contains a State Ecological Preserve and taking of protected animals and marine life is pro... Read more >

At Agate Beach Park, during low tide, you can see tidal pools filled with marine life like sea anemones. On a clear day ocean views stretch to the Farrallon Islands.

ACTIVITIES:
- Tide Pools
- Hiking
- Swimming
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Offers fishing and beachcombing among tide pools. This State beach comprises 44 acres.
BOATING:
Boating

TRAIL USE:
Hiking Trails

DAY-USE ACTIVITIES & FACILITIES:
Picnic Areas
Fishing
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Offers surf fishing and catching grunion by hand. This State beach comprises 169 acres.

OVERNIGHT FACILITIES:
Family Campsites
RV Sites w/Hookups
RV Dump Station
RV Access

TRAIL USE:
Bike Trails
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At Cabrillo National Monument, the rocky intertidal area, also known as the tidepools, is a favorite spot. Each year over 350,000 people visit the tidepools, one of the best protected rocky intertidal areas in California. The best time to ... Read more >

Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside San Diego. This State beach comprises 507 acres.

TRAIL USE:
- Bike Trails

DAY-USE ACTIVITIES & FACILITIES:
- Fishing
- Scuba Diving/Snorkeling
- Beach Area
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This San Diego beach features camping, swimming, surfing, skin diving, fishing and picnicking. The large bluff-top campground is very popular, especially in summer. Stairs lead to the beach.

OVERNIGHT FACILITIES:
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On Carmel Bay, the mile-long beach features a bird sanctuary in a lagoon (just before the Carmel River empties into the sea) featuring a wide variety of waterfowl and song birds. Monastery Beach, also known as San Jose Creek Beach, is part... Read more >

Twelve miles south of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria State Beach offers a mile of beach for swimming, surf fishing, tidepool exploring and camping. Although dogs are not allowed on beach, we have a great picnic area where they are allowed to e... Read more >

This State beach area has miles of undeveloped beach adjacent to the headlands and a panoramic ocean view. The beach is a good place to watch for migrating gray whales. This State beach comprises 75 acres.

BOATING:
- Boating<... Read more >

Cayucos State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California. It is located in Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County. The sandy beach environment supports uses of swimming and surfing. This State beach comprises 16 acres.
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Corona del Mar State Beach is a popular place for swimmers. The half-mile long sandy beach is framed by cliffs and a rock jetty that forms the east entrance to Newport Harbor. The beach is also popular with surfers and divers. This State b... Read more >

Dockweiler State Beach features a three mile long shoreline with a picnic area and concession stand. The wide beach is beneath the takeoff path from Los Angeles International Airport. Although this is a State Beach, there are no camping si... Read more >

Doheny State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, located on the Pacific Ocean in the city of Dana Point. The beach is a popular surf spot located at the mouth of San Juan Creek, which flows from the Santa Ana... Read more >

El Capit√°n State Beach offers visitors a sandy beach, rocky tidepools, and stands of sycamore and oaks along El Capit√°n Creek. It's a perfect setting for swimming, fishing, surfing, picnicking and camping. A stairway ... Read more >

Emma Wood State Beach is a California State Beach in Ventura, California. It is located on the Santa Barbara Channel on the west side of the Ventura River estuary and south of the railroad tracks of the Coast Line and the US Highway 101 fr... Read more >