Natalies Cove

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Natalie's Cove.  Sea Chest Oyster Bar is an upscale restaurant that serves incredible steaks, salads, soups, pasta, seafood, and gourmet dishes.  Robin’s Restaurant serves delicious soups, salads, burgers, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, steaks, lasagna, and pasta.  Linn’s Restaurant serves amazing eggs, pancakes, sandwiches, waffles, French toast, soups, salads, burgers, quesadillas, seafood, beef, pork, and poultry dishes.  Mezzo Italiano serves soup, salads, pizzas, pastas, seafood, and poultry dishes.  If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant nearby, Cambria Cafe is a Mediterranean restaurant that serves delicious salads, falafel, hummus, kebabs, lamb chops, seafood, pork, and poultry dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Natalie's Cove, there are many great nearby options.  If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star J. Patrick House & Inn is 11 minutes away by car and offers a few amenities including an outdoor pool and a complimentary breakfast.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Blue Dolphin Inn, which offers comfortable rooms, outdoor seating areas, and a complimentary breakfast.  Another moderately priced option is the 3-Star Cambria Pines Lodge, which offers many amenities including a heated outdoor pool, hot tub, spa, volleyball court, nature trails, and a complimentary continental breakfast.  A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star Castle Inn, which offers several amenities including a heated outdoor pool, a hot tub, and a complimentary continental breakfast.  If you are looking for another good and affordable beachfront hotel nearby, the 3-Star Cambria Beach Lodge offers freebies including continental breakfast and loaner bikes.

Natalie's Cove does have lifeguards or any other amenities, so plan your trip accordingly.

Natalie's Cove offers several fun activities, including swimming, beachcombing, watching wildlife, fishing, hiking, tidepooling, and surfing.  If you plan to go into the water near the beach, swimming is allowed, but we recommend being extremely careful, as the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents.  It is a perfect spot to go surfing due to its frequent windy weather. If you enjoy tidepooling, this beach is home to various marine life, where you may spot crabs, sea anemones, and other small creatures in the tide pools.  Hikers can enjoy the nearby trails, which offer unique insights into the local biodiversity.  Depending on the time of year, visitors may spot sea lions, dolphins, and gray whales in the water near the beach.  This beach is known for its tranquil environment, pristine waters, and breathtaking vistas, making it a perfect location for capturing photos.  Dogs are not allowed on the beach if they are on a leash, and it is open from sunrise until sunset.

Natalie's Cove does not offer an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Natalie's Cove is easy - the beach has a small free parking lot located near 255 Nikki Beach Drive, Cambria, California 93428, USA, which offers easy access to the beach.

Natalie's Cove offers picturesque sunset views over the Pacific Ocean.

There are many attractions near Natalie's Cove.  Hearst San Simeon State Park is a 3,409-acre oceanfront park known for its rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, nature preserves, a cultural preserve, archaeological sites, and diverse ecosystems, including pine forests, coastal wetlands, coastal bluffs, and rocky shorelines.  Visitors can enjoy many fun activities, including swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, picnicking, snorkeling, stargazing, surfing, camping, and watching wildlife.  Shamel Park is a small recreational park that offers many amenities including two picnic areas, picnic tables, a gazebo, a playground, horseshoes, a children’s play area, restrooms, showers, and a seasonal swimming pool.  Fiscalini Ranch Preserve is a coastal sanctuary that is spread over 437 acres and features scenic bluff trails, grasslands, Monterey pine forests, and diverse wildlife.  Visitors can enjoy many fun activities, including hiking, biking, wildlife watching, horseback riding, and guided tours that offer interesting insight into the flora, fauna, geography, and history of the region.  Piedras Blancas Light Station is a historical landmark that has a 70-foot-high lighthouse and offers intriguing guided tours showcasing its maritime history, coastal ecology, and breathtaking ocean views.  If you are looking for another nearby attraction, Cambria Historical Museum is a small museum set in a historical home that offers an interesting insight into Cambria’s history.