Best LGBTQ Beaches in Manchester

Located along the Mendocino County shoreline, Mallo Pass Creek Beach is a long and remote beach with light brown sand. This west-facing beach is situated in a rocky cove below steep oceanfront bluffs. There is a pyramid-shaped rock formation near the northern part of the beach. The beach's central portion is wider than its northern and southern parts. In addition, the Mallo Pass Creek flows through this beach into the Pacific Ocean. Mallo Pass Creek Beach does not have lifeguards or any other amenities, so plan your trip accordingly. Getting to Mallo Pass Creek Beach is easy - the gated access road to the beach is located along Shoreline Highway / Pacific Coast Highway, and there is also a free parking lot near this access road. From the parking lot, you need to walk along the access road, which goes around a hill and dips down along the hillsides before crossing a small gulch. Once you cross the small gulch, there will be a double-track trail that leads down along the bluff sides to Mallo Pass Creek Beach. We recommend visiting this beach wearing appropriate footwear as this beach is known to have lots of driftwood. In addition, we recommend being careful while walking along the double-track trail to Mallo Pass Creek Beach and not mistakenly trespassing into a privately owned farm that is situated adjacent to this trail.

Located along the Mendocino County shoreline, Irish Beach is a remote beach with light brown sand. This beach is situated below steep oceanfront bluffs and is a part of a gated residential neighborhood which is also named Irish Beach. 

Located near the community of Manchester, Manchester State Park - also known as Manchester State Beach - is a state park with a large and north-facing unnamed beach that has light brown sand. This beach is around four miles long and stretches all the way from the mouth of Alder Creek to the area near the Garcia River Estuary. Brush Creek and Alder Creek flow through this beach into the Pacific Ocean. The beach shoreline is slightly curved, which results in the beach having a lot of debris that is frequently deposited by the ocean. 

Located at the mouth of the Garcia River near the city of Point Arena, Garcia River Beach is a beach with brown sand. This beach is a part of Stornetta Public Lands and the California Coastal National Monument. The Garcia River forms an estuary near this beach, before flowing into the Pacific Ocean.