The Best Beaches in San Diego by Activity
Here is a list of our favorite beaches in and around the city of San Diego organized by the activity that they are best known […]
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Best Beach Lists for California
With nearly 1000 beaches in California it helps to see which ones rank at the top. We’ve hand picked the best beaches in counties and cities around the Golden State. Looking for tidepools or fishing? How about the best beaches for families or ones that are dog-friendly? We have those covered too. See the articles and maps below that will make planning your California beach vacations much easier.
10 Gorgeous Beaches in San Diego You Must See
Updated: January 10, 2024 San Diego is arguably one of the most beautiful places in California, or the rest of the country for that matter. […]
Best Beaches in the Bay Area
So where are the best beaches in the San Francisco Bay Area? The list at the bottom of this page will help point you in […]
The Best Beaches near LAX Airport
Millions of personal and business travelers fly through Los Angeles International Airport each year and many have time to stop at the beach before or […]
Best Beaches Near Irvine CA
Irvine is an inland city in Orange County that doesn’t have any beaches of its own. However it’s close to some of the finest beaches […]
See the Beaches on Santa Monica Bay
The Los Angeles area has some of the finest wide sandy beaches in all of Southern California. The majority of these popular strands are on […]
Visit The Best Beaches on Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island is unique in many ways, but especially when it comes to land ownership. Most of the island is owned by the Catalina […]
The Best La Jolla Beaches
There are 24 different beaches and coastal access points in the San Diego community of La Jolla. With so many beaches and such diversity, it […]
Beaches near Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles
The Pacific Palisades district of Los Angeles is surrounded by excellent beaches. This part of LA has just a narrow strip of sand to call […]
The Best Beaches in California, Here’s Your Bucket List
Everyone should have a list of things to do before they “kick the bucket” and visiting the best beaches in California is a great example. […]
The Best Beaches near Sacramento
Sacramento might be smack dab in the middle of the California Central Valley, but it’s not that far from the coast. And while there are […]
The Best Beaches Near Oakland
Oakland and the East Bay area has a handful of shoreline parks with beaches and water access. These urban parks that stretch from Richmond to […]
The Best Beaches in Orange County
Picking the best beaches in Orange County isn’t easy, but many of the best beaches in all of Southern California are actually in between San […]
15 Gorgeous Beaches In Northern California You Must See
The Northern California coastline has some of the most photogenic beaches and wonderful spots to wander anywhere in the world. From the Oregon border to San Francisco Bay […]
Private Beaches in California Anyone Can Go To
California has quite a few private beaches. All of them are immediately in front of private property, many of which are gated communities. This doesn’t […]
The 20 Most Popular Beaches in California
There are many best/top beaches lists for California on the Internet and they often are skewed by whoever wrote the article. We wanted to create […]
Best Beaches near San Jose California
San Jose is the largest city in the South Bay Area of San Francisco and one of the most populated cities in all of California. […]
The Best Beaches near Fresno
Fresno is 100 miles inland from the California Coast so it’s not a beach community by any stretch of the imagination. But many friends and […]
The Adventurer’s Bucket List Beaches of California
The adventurous folks are keen to bucket lists. It might be a list of mountains they want to climb, national parks they want to visit, […]
The 10 Must See Beaches For Your Next Trip To LA
Expedia.com asked us to share a list of the “must see” beaches in the Los Angeles area. And being the experts that we are on California’s […]
Best Beaches in Big Sur, The Must-See Beaches
Big Sur might be the most beautiful coastline in the entire country. When many people think of the California Coast they have visions of driving down […]
Top 10 Beaches in California
After years of exhaustive research visiting beaches up and down the California coast (we know it sounds tough) the team at California Beaches has come […]
12 Gorgeous Beaches in San Francisco You Must See
San Francisco has something for everyone, including incredibly beautiful beaches. Some are located right on the ocean, while others lie along the bay. We have visited […]
Best Oregon Beaches near California
Oregon’s rugged southern coast is chock full of amazing sandy beaches and other natural places to discover. This is a list of the 10 best […]
Best Beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes National Seashore in western Marin County has over 30 named beaches. With that many beaches it’s hard to decide where to go. Some […]
Best Beaches in San Francisco
San Francisco is known for many world-class attractions around the city, but the incredible beaches here often get overlooked by tourists. It’s a shame because San […]
10 More Top Beaches in California
Last year, we compiled a list of the Best California Beaches. This was done after two years of extensive research visiting beaches up and down the […]
The Best Beaches in Laguna Beach
The city of Laguna Beach California has a high concentration of named beaches along it’s nine mile long waterfront. Thirty-six to be exact! While each […]
Best Beaches near Anaheim
Anaheim, being the home of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, is a top destination for families visiting California every year. If you are visiting these […]
Sunbathing Beaches of Southern California
Do you just want to soak up the sun on your next trip to Southern California? Well you’ll need some space to call your own […]
Best Beaches in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is known for long wide sandy beaches with picturesque piers jutting out into Santa Monica Bay. These are world class beaches that draw […]
Best Beaches Near Stockton
Stockton is located in the heart of California’s vast Central Valley where sandy beaches are far from top of mind. However the Pacific Coast beaches […]
Best Beaches Near Disneyland
Families travel from all over the country and the rest of the world to experience the magic of Disneyland. It’s a fun place for kids […]
North County San Diego’s Best Beaches
The coastline north of San Diego has some of the best sandy beaches in California. This area on the Pacific Ocean and just inland of […]
Beaches Near Ojai California
The charming city of Ojai is about a 30 minute drive to the coast, which means that visiting the beach is an easy day trip. […]
Best Beaches near Hollywood
Visiting Hollywood and want to see beaches too? Hollywood is an inland district of LA but it still has easy access to beaches in Santa […]
Best Beaches near Paso Robles
Paso Robles is a wonderful destination in the wine country of Central California. After touring wineries and tasting the diverse wine varieties that Paso Robles […]
Best Beaches in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz has some of the best beaches in the golden state. With so many to choose from (see all 34 beaches), it can be […]
Best Beaches near Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa at about 175,000 residents is the largest city near the coast north of San Francisco. The wide valley that Santa Rosa occupies includes […]
Best Beaches Near Bakersfield
Want to get away from Bakersfield and go kick sand at the beach? Well there are several options that aren’t far from the southern Central […]
Beaches near Palm Springs California
Palm Springs is a popular vacation destination in California. The many cities of Coachella Valley, including Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, and […]
Beaches in San Pedro, Los Angeles CA
San Pedro is an isolated district in the city of Los Angeles on the south side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. It is squeezed in […]
Carbon Beach in Malibu is “Billionaires Beach”
Carbon Beach in Malibu has been the source of controversy for years. Nowadays it has been a more positive topic of conversation in Malibu, at […]
Best Beaches Near SeaWorld
SeaWorld is one of the most popular attractions in San Diego, and even Southern California for that matter. In fact, it is a primary reason […]
