List of beaches in California

This list of California beaches is a list of beaches that are situated along the coastline of the State of California, US.

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

Marshall's Beach

Baker Beach

China Beach

Lands End Beach

Ocean Beach

Golden Gate National Recreation Area - includes

Fort Funston Beach

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.

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

See also

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