Estero De San Antonio Beach(Estero de San Antonio State Marine Recreational Management Area (SMRMA))

Located in the town of Dillon Beach, Estero De San Antonio Beach is a long, wide, and private beach that is a part of the Estero De San Antonio State Marine Recreational Management Area. Estero De San Antonio Beach is situated at the mouth of a stream named Estero De San Antonio in front of the private housing community of Oceana Marin in northern Marin County.

There are many fun activities at Estero De San Antonio Beach including hiking, fishing, kayaking, birdwatching, and waterfowl hunting.

The only land-based access to Estero De San Antonio Beach is via a trail that starts from the private housing community and can only be accessed by its members and their guests. Please note that you must have an OMA parking pass to park near the trailhead or else you will get towed. There are two other ways to get here – one is by taking a boat or kayak from Dillon Beach or Bodega Bay and the other is walking a mile north from Dillon Beach.

If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many options within a 25-minute drive of Estero De San Antonio Beach. The Links at Bodega Harbour is an 18-hole oceanfront golf course featuring a golf shop, gallery, restaurant, yacht club, live music, and hosts many tournaments. Sonoma County Fairgrounds offers a horse-racing track, jockey club, carnival rides, and several open-air amphitheaters. It hosts many annual events including the Sonoma County Fair, The Harmony Festival, and The Sonoma Valley Harvest Fair – a wine festival with a grape stomping contest. The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is dedicated to the works of Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts comic strip, and is home to a three-and-a-half-ton sculpture depicting the evolution of Snoopy – a character in the comic, Schulz’s studio, and three rotating galleries. Another great attraction near Estero De San Antonio Beach is Scandia Family Fun Center, an amusement park with many rides including a pirate ship swing, train ride, merry-go-round swings, horse carousel, go-karts, and bumper cars.

If you get hungry, you can drive 20 minutes to many restaurants near Estero De San Antonio Beach. Litchfield's at Sonoma Coast Villa is a seaside Californian restaurant with a nice menu that includes starters, soups, appetizers, oysters, desserts, and wine. The vegetarian-friendly Estero Café serves breakfast, lunch, brunch, happy hour, and dinner items. Another good restaurant near Estero De San Antonio Beach is Dinucci's Italian Dinners, an Italian restaurant featuring pizza, pasta, Pesce, pane, carne, and rice dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Estero De San Antonio Beach, you can drive 26 minutes to the luxurious 4-Star hotel Bodega Bay Lodge that is spread across seven acres and overlooks Bodega Bay – and offers many amenities including a pool, lounge, spa, sauna, restaurant, fitness center, and hiking tours.  The Inn at the Tides is a 3-Star hotel that features a pool, sauna, gym, and an oceanfront Italian restaurant bar. If you are looking for an affordable hotel near Estero De San Antonio Beach, the 3-Star Continental Inn has beautiful rooms and suites.