# 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 (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

* Pelican State Beach
* Crescent Beach
* Redwood National Park
* Prairie Creek Redwoods State Beach

### Humboldt County

* Humboldt Lagoons State Park
* Sue-meg State Park
* Trinidad State Beach
* Little River State Beach
* Clam Beach County Park
* Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

### Mendocino County

* Westport-Union Landing State Beach
* MacKerricher State Park
* Caspar Headlands State Beach
* Russian Gulch State Park
* Manchester State Park
* Schooner Gulch State Beach
* Glass Beach (Fort Bragg, California)

### Sonoma County

Numbers in parentheses are Geographic Names Information System feature ids.

### Sonoma County ocean beaches

Coastal beaches, listed from north to south:
* Gualala Point Regional Park (224703)
* Sea Ranch, California (1723333):
** Walk-On Beach
** Shell Beach (232932)
** Stengle Beach
** Pebble Beach (1723331)
** Black Point Beach (1723317)
* Salt Point State Park (232329):Salt Point State Park
** Stump Beach (235621)
* Stillwater Cove Regional Park (235483)
* Fort Ross State Historic Park (223708):
** Clam Beach (221138)
* Sonoma Coast State Beach (234880):
** Goat Rock Beach (224252) Russian River
** Blind Beach (219448)
** Shell Beach (232932)
** Wrights Beach (238197)
** Gleason Beach (224208)
** Portuguese Beach (230964)
** Schoolhouse Beach
** Carmet Beach (220606)
** Arched Rock Beach (218349)
** Coleman Beach (221361)
** Miwok Beach (228878)
** North Salmon Creek Beach (229754)
** South Salmon Creek Beach (235107)
* Doran Regional Park (222519):
** Doran Beach (222518) Doran Beach
* Pinnacle Gulch

### Sonoma County inland (river) beaches

* On the Russian River:
** Monte Rio Public Beach, in Monte Rio
** Vacation Beach (1656380)
** Johnson's Beach, Guerneville
** Steelhead Beach Regional Park Steelhead Beach
** Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach (1799231)

### Marin County

* Tomales Bay State Park
* Point Reyes National Seashore
* Mount Tamalpais State Park
* Stinson Beach Park
* Golden Gate National Recreation Area
* Dillon beach
* Muir Beach

### Contra Costa County

* Miller/Knox Beach

### Alameda County

* Albany Beach
* Radio Beach
* Crown Memorial State Beach

### San Francisco County

San Francisco Bay
* Aquatic Park
* Golden Gate National Recreation Area – includes
* East Beach
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

* Thornton Beach State Park
* Palisades Park
* Northridge Park
* Mussel Rock Park
* Long View Park
* Beach State Park
* Rockaway Beach
* Tunitas Creek Beach
* Gray Whale Cove State Beach
* Montara State Beach
* El Granada Beach
* Vallejo Beach
* Miramar Beach
* Half Moon Bay State Beach, which includes:
** Roosevelt Beach (also known as Naples Beach)
** Dunes Beach
** Venice Beach
** Elmar Beach
** Francis Beach
* Poplar Beach
* Redondo State Beach
* Pelican Point Beach
* Cowell Ranch Beach
* Martins Beach
* San Gregorio Private Beach
* San Gregorio State Beach
* Pomponio State Beach
* Pescadero State Beach
* Pebble Beach
* Bean Hollow State Beach
* Pigeon Point Beach
* Gazos Creek Beach
* Año Nuevo State Park

### Santa Cruz County

* Waddell Creek Beach - Big Basin Redwoods State Park
* Greyhound Rock County Park
* Scott Creek County Beach
* Coast Dairies State Park - Sharktooth, Bonny Doon, Yellow Bank, Laguna Creek, and Panther
* Scaroni Road beach
* Wilder Ranch State Park - Four Mile, Three Mile, Fern Grotto, Wilder
* Natural Bridges State Beach
* Mitchell's Cove Beach
* Lighthouse Field State Beach
* Santa Cruz Beach
* Twin Lakes State Beach
* Capitola City Beach
* New Brighton State Beach
* Seacliff State Beach
* Manresa State Beach
* Sunset State Beach

### Monterey County

* Asilomar State Beach
* Carmel Beach City Park
* Carmel River State Beach
* John Little State Reserve
* Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
* Marina State Beach
* Monastery Beach
* Monterey State Beach
* Moss Landing State Beach
* Pebble Beach
* Point Lobos State Reserve
* Point Sur Lightstation State Historic Park
* Salinas River State Beach
* Sand Dollar Beach
* Zmudowski State Beach
** Pacific Grove
*** Del Monte Beach
*** San Carlos Beach
*** Cabrillo Beach
*** Lover's Point Beach
*** Sunset Beach

### San Luis Obispo County

* William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach
* Estero Bluffs State Park
* Cayucos State Beach
* Morro Bay
** Morro Strand State Beach
** Morro Rock Beach
** Morro Bay State Park
* Montaña de Oro State Park
* Ávila Beach
* Pismo State Beach

### Santa Barbara County

* Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park
* Point Sal State Beach
* Surf Beach
* Jalama Beach County Park
* Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve
* Hollister Ranch
* Gaviota State Park
* Refugio State Beach
* El Capitán State Beach
* Santa Barbara Shores County Park
* Goleta Beach Park
* Arroyo Burro Beach
* Leadbetter Beach
* West Beach
* East Beach
* Butterfly Beach
* Lookout County Park
* Carpinteria State Beach
* Rincon Beach Park

### Ventura County

* Emma Wood State Beach
* Ventura
** San Buenaventura State Beach / Ventura Beach
** Harbor Cove Beach
* McGrath State Beach
* Mandalay State Beach
* Oxnard Beach Park
* Channel Islands Beach
* Silver Strand Beach
* Port Hueneme Beach Park
* Point Mugu State Park
* County Line Beach

### Los Angeles County

* Leo Carrillo State Park
* Robert Meyer Memorial State Beach
* El Pescador State Beach
* La Piedra State Beach
* El Matador State Beach
* Lechuza Beach
* Broad Beach
* Zuma Beach
* Point Dume State Beach
* Malibu Lagoon State Beach
* Topanga State Beach
* Will Rogers State Beach
* Sorrento Beach
* Santa Monica State Beach
* Venice City Beach (Venice, California)
* Charlie Beach
* Playa Del Rey
* Dockweiler State Beach
* El Segundo Beach
* El Porto Beach
* Manhattan Beach County Park
* Hermosa City Beach
* Redondo Beach
** Redondo Beach State Park
** Avenue H Beach
** Burnout Beach
* Torrance County Beach (Torrance, California)
* RAT Beach
* Royal Palms State Beach
* White Point Beach
* Cabrillo Beach Park
* Long Beach
** Long Beach City Beach
** Rosie's Dog Beach
** Alamitos Bay
*** Bayshore Beach
*** Marine Stadium Reserve / Mother's Beach

### Orange County

* Seal Beach
* Surfside Beach
* Sunset Beach
* Bolsa Chica State Beach
* Huntington City Beach
* Huntington State Beach
* Santa Ana River County Beach
* Newport
** Newport Municipal Beach
** 10th St Beach
** 19th St Bay Beach
** Newport Dunes
** Bay Back Beach
** North Star Beach
** East Beach on Bay Island
** Balboa Beach
** West Jetty View Park
** Bayside Drive County Beach
** China Cove Beach
** Rocky Point
** Corona del Mar State Beach
** Little Corona del Mar Beach
** Crystal Cove State Park
* Crescent Bay Point Park
* Shaw's Cove
* Diver's Cove
* Rockpile Beach
* Picnic Beach
* Main Beach
* Brooks Beach
* Victoria Beach
* Laguna Beach
* Aliso Creek County Beach
* West Street Beach
* 1,000 Steps Beach
* Salt Creek County Beach
* Doheny State Beach
* Capistrano Beach
* Poche Beach
* Komo Beach
* San Clemente City Beach
* San Clemente State Beach

### 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.
| Name | GNIS record | County | State website |
| Asilomar State Beach | 218439 | Monterey | Asilomar SB |
| Bean Hollow State Beach | 1723270 | San Mateo | Bean Hollow SB |
| Bolsa Chica State Beach | 239536 | Orange | Bolsa Chica SB |
| Cardiff State Beach | 240237 | San Diego | Cardiff SB |
| Carlsbad State Beach | 249687 | San Diego | Carlsbad SB |
| Carmel River State Beach | 220609 | Monterey | Carmel River SB |
| Carpinteria State Beach | 270313 | Santa Barbara | Carpinteria SB |
| Caspar Headlands State Beach | 1724165 | Mendocino | Caspar Headlands SB |
| Cayucos State Beach | 240375 | San Luis Obispo | Cayucos SB |
| Corona del Mar State Beach | 1702603 | Orange | Corona Del Mar SB |
| Dockweiler State Beach | 241524 | Los Angeles | Dockweiler SB |
| Doheny State Beach | 241533 | Orange | Doheny SB |
| El Capitán State Beach | 241880 | Santa Barbara | El Capitán SB |
| Emma Wood State Beach | 1702920 | Ventura | Emma Wood SB |
| Gray Whale Cove State Beach | 1723276 | San Mateo | Gray Whale Cove SB |
| Greenwood State Beach | 1724191 | Mendocino | Greenwood SB |
| Half Moon Bay State Beach | 1786144 | San Mateo | Half Moon Bay SB |
| Huntington State Beach | 243744 | Orange | Huntington SB |
| Leucadia State Beach | 247685 | San Diego | Leucadia SB |
| Lighthouse Field State Beach | 1872836 | Santa Cruz | Lighthouse Field SB |
| Little River State Beach | 227347 | Humboldt | Little River SB |
| Malibu Lagoon State Beach | 1702794 | Los Angeles | Malibu Lagoon SB |
| Mandalay State Beach | 1702925 | Ventura | Mandalay SB |
| Manresa State Beach | 228029 | Santa Cruz | Manresa SB |
| Marina State Beach | 252373 | Monterey | Marina SB |
| McGrath State Beach | 1702928 | Ventura | McGrath SB |
| Montara State Beach | 1723278 | San Mateo | Montara SB |
| Monterey State Beach | 228966 | Monterey | Monterey SB |
| Moonlight State Beach | 246169 | San Diego | Moonlight SB |
| Morro Strand State Beach | 246229 | San Luis Obispo | Morro Strand SB |
| Moss Landing State Beach | 1703619 | Monterey | Moss Landing SB |
| Natural Bridges State Beach | 229428 | Santa Cruz | Natural Bridges SB |
| New Brighton State Beach | 229483 | Santa Cruz | New Brighton SB |
| Pacifica State Beach | | San Mateo | Pacifica SB |
| Pelican State Beach | 230476 | Del Norte | Pelican SB |
| Pescadero State Beach | 1723284 | San Mateo | Pescadero SB |
| Pismo State Beach | 247580 | San Luis Obispo | Pismo SB |
| Point Dume State Beach | 1702802 | Los Angeles | Point Dume SB |
| Point Sal State Beach | 247646 | Santa Barbara | Point Sal SB |
| Pomponio State Beach | 1723286 | San Mateo | Pomponio SB |
| Refugio State Beach | 248114 | Santa Barbara | Refugio SB |
| Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach | | Los Angeles | Robert H. Meyer Memorial SB |
| Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach | 1702823 | Alameda | Robert W. Crown Memorial SB |
| Salinas River State Beach | 1703621 | Monterey | Salinas River SB |
| San Buenaventura State Beach | 248809 | Ventura | San Buenaventura SB |
| San Clemente State Beach | 248818 | Orange | San Clemente SB |
| San Elijo State Beach | 248837 | San Diego | San Elijo SB |
| San Gregorio State Beach | 1723289 | San Mateo | San Gregorio SB |
| San Onofre State Beach | 248937 | San Diego | San Onofre SB |
| Santa Monica State Beach | 238365 | Los Angeles | Santa Monica SB |
| Schooner Gulch State Beach | 1724251 | Mendocino | Schooner Gulch SB |
| Seacliff State Beach | 232753 | Santa Cruz | Seacliff SB |
| Silver Strand State Beach | 1702940 | San Diego | Silver Strand SB |
| South Carlsbad State Beach | 249687 | San Diego | South Carlsbad SB |
| Sunset State Beach | 235818 | Santa Cruz | Sunset SB |
| Thornton State Beach | 236292 | San Mateo | Thornton SB |
| Torrey Pines State Beach | 1702728 | San Diego | Torrey Pines SB |
| Trinidad State Beach | 236546 | Humboldt | Trinidad SB |
| Twin Lakes State Beach | 217930 | Santa Cruz | Twin Lakes SB |
| Westport-Union Landing State Beach | 237565 | Mendocino | Westport-Union Landing SB |
| Will Rogers State Beach | 251579 | Los Angeles | Will Rogers SB |
| William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach | 243323 | San Luis Obispo | William Randolph Hearst Memorial SB |
| Zmudowski State Beach | 238324 | Monterey | Zmudowski SB |