Best Beaches in California
Top California Beaches
24 / 7
4.9
1
Santa Monica Beach
United States, California, Santa Monica
4.25
2
Baker Beach
United States, California, San Francisco
3
Carmel City Beach
United States, California, Carmel By The Sea
4.15
4
Bodega Bay Harbor
United States, California, Bodega Bay
5
Stinson Beach
United States, California, Stinson Beach
4.1
6
Centerville Beach
United States, California, Ferndale
7
Monterey Beach
United States, California, Monterey
8
Santa Cruz Beach
United States, California, Santa Cruz
9
Glass Beach
United States, California, Fort Bragg
4.5
10
Zuma Beach
United States, California, Malibu
11
Balboa Beach
United States, California, Newport Beach
12
Fort Funston Beach
4.2
13
Thousand Steps Beach
United States, California, Laguna Beach
14
Huntington City Beach & Pier
United States, California, Huntington Beach
15
Crystal Cove State Beach
4.05
16
Coronado Beach
United States, California, Coronado
4.35
17
Hermosa Beach
United States, California, Hermosa Beach
4.55
18
La Jolla Shores Beach
United States, California, La Jolla
19
Wilder Ranch State Park - 4 Mile Beach
20
Russian Gulch Beach
United States, California, Mendocino
21
Pacifica State Beach
United States, California, Lucia
22
Redondo Beach
United States, California, Half Moon Bay
4.65
23
Victoria Beach
24
Enderts Beach
United States, California, Bertsch Oceanview
4.3
25
Montara State Beach
United States, California, Montara
26
Muir Beach
United States, California, Muir Beach
27
Moonstone Beach
United States, California, Avalon
28
San Gregorio State Beach
United States, California, San Gregorio
29
China Beach
30
La Jolla Strand Beach
4.45
31
Rincon Park County Beach
United States, California, Carpinteria
32
Carbon Beach
33
Gray Whale Cove State Beach
34
Oceanside Harbor Beach
United States, California, Oceanside
35
Carpinteria City Beach
36
Point Dume State Beach
37
Jenner Beach
United States, California, Jenner
38
Portuguese Beach
39
Rodeo Beach
United States, California, Tamalpais Homestead Valley
40
Goat Rock Beach
41
Zmudowski State Beach
United States, California, Moss Landing
42
Ventura Pier Beach
United States, California, Ventura
43
Catalina Harbor
United States, California, Two Harbors
44
El Matador Beach
45
Ross Cove Beach
United States, California, El Granada
46
Puerco Beach
47
Caspar Headlands State Beach
United States, California, Caspar
48
Manhattan Beach
United States, California, Manhattan Beach
49
Pismo Beach City Beach
United States, California, Pismo Beach
50
China Cove Beach
51
Crissy Field Beach - West Bluff Beach
52
Gualala River Beach
United States, California, Gualala
53
Will Rogers State Beach
United States, California, Los Angeles
4.85
54
Venice Beach
United States, California, Venice
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