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 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.

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, 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

Numbers in parentheses are Geographic Names Information System feature ids.

Sonoma County ocean beaches

Coastal beaches, listed from north to south:
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Ocean

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 BeachMonterey
Bean Hollow State BeachSan Mateo
Bolsa Chica State BeachOrange
Cardiff State BeachSan Diego
Carlsbad State BeachSan Diego
Carmel River State BeachMonterey
Carpinteria State BeachSanta Barbara
Caspar Headlands State BeachMendocino
Cayucos State BeachSan Luis Obispo
Corona del Mar State BeachOrange
Dockweiler State BeachLos Angeles
Doheny State BeachOrange
El Capitán State BeachSanta Barbara
Emma Wood State BeachVentura
Gray Whale Cove State BeachSan Mateo
Greenwood State BeachMendocino
Half Moon Bay State BeachSan Mateo
Huntington State BeachOrange
Leucadia State BeachSan Diego
Lighthouse Field State BeachSanta Cruz
Little River State BeachHumboldt
Malibu Lagoon State BeachLos Angeles
Mandalay State BeachVentura
Manresa State BeachSanta Cruz
Marina State BeachMonterey
McGrath State BeachVentura
Montara State BeachSan Mateo
Monterey State BeachMonterey
Moonlight State BeachSan Diego
Morro Strand State BeachSan Luis Obispo
Moss Landing State BeachMonterey
Natural Bridges State BeachSanta Cruz
New Brighton State BeachSanta Cruz
Pacifica State BeachSan Mateo
Pelican State BeachDel Norte
Pescadero State BeachSan Mateo
Pismo State BeachSan Luis Obispo
Point Dume State BeachLos Angeles
Point Sal State BeachSanta Barbara
Pomponio State BeachSan Mateo
Refugio State BeachSanta Barbara
Robert H. Meyer Memorial State BeachLos Angeles
Robert W. Crown Memorial State BeachAlameda
Salinas River State BeachMonterey
San Buenaventura State BeachVentura
San Clemente State BeachOrange
San Elijo State BeachSan Diego
San Gregorio State BeachSan Mateo
San Onofre State BeachSan Diego
Santa Monica State BeachLos Angeles
Schooner Gulch State BeachMendocino
Seacliff State BeachSanta Cruz
Silver Strand State BeachSan Diego
South Carlsbad State BeachSan Diego
Sunset State BeachSanta Cruz
Thornton State BeachSan Mateo
Torrey Pines State BeachSan Diego
Trinidad State BeachHumboldt
Twin Lakes State BeachSanta Cruz
Westport-Union Landing State BeachMendocino
Will Rogers State BeachLos Angeles
William Randolph Hearst Memorial State BeachSan Luis Obispo
Zmudowski State BeachMonterey