Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach is a large sandy beach spanning the entire Sunset District of San Francisco from Cliff House south...
Beaches in San Francisco
Baker Beach
Baker Beach is a large popular beach not far from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. There’s enough...
Fort Funston Beach
Fort Funston is the southernmost beach on the Pacific Coast side of San Francisco and is part of Golden...
Sutro Baths
The ruins of the Sutro Baths are an historic site on the western waterfront of San Francisco. In March...
Crissy Field – East Beach
East Beach in San Francisco is located at the east end of Crissy Field Park in the old Presidio...
Golden Gate Park Beach
Golden Gate Park Beach is technically the northern part of Ocean Beach within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The...
Alcatraz Island
The infamous Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay. It doesn’t have any beaches, but...
Phillip Burton Memorial Beach
Phillip Burton Memorial Beach is the name of the beach between Thornton State Beach and Fort Funston Beach. Burton...
China Beach
China Beach is a small locals beach in San Francisco. The cove where China Beach Cove is located is...
Aquatic Park Cove
Aquatic Park Cove has a narrow sandy beach and a grass park at the end of the Hyde Street...
Crissy Field – West Bluff Beach
The beach at West Bluff Picnic Area is located at the west end of Crissy Field Park right below...
Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Point National Historic Site doesn’t have a sandy beach, but it’s location at the Golden Gate makes it...
North Baker Beach
North Baker Beach is the clothing-optional north end of Baker Beach in San Francisco. This secluded area has excellent...
Marshall’s Beach
Marshall’s Beach is a long narrow secluded beach that stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point National...
Mile Rock Beach at Lands End
Mile Rock Beach is in a small cove tucked below Lands End Point in San Francisco’s portion of Golden...
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area is an urban park on San Francisco Bay next to Candlestick Park in San...
Heron’s Head Park
Heron’s Head Park is relatively new park on San Francisco Bay in San Francisco. The park gets its name...
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is a man-made island adjacent to Yerba Buena Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay. It...
Clipper Cove Beach on Yerba Buena Island
There are several beaches along the shoreline of Yerba Buena Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay about...
Explore San Francisco
Nearby Hotels
Inn at the Presidio
The Inn at the Presidio is located in historic Pershing Hall, once an elegant home for bachelor officers when...
Argonaut Hotel San Francisco
Uniquely set in a turn-of-the-century warehouse, the celebrated Argonaut Hotel supplies a boutique hotel experience at Fisherman’s Wharf. The...
Nearby Attractions
San Francisco Zoo & Gardens
San Francisco Zoo and Gardens is the major zoological park in Northern California and one of the Bay Area’s...
Steinhart Aquarium
Imagine 600 different kinds of fish from the size of a child’s pinkie to as large as five feet,...
Mission San Francisco de Asis
Mission San Francisco de Asís, a.k.a. Mission Dolores Basilica, is located in the Mission District of San Francisco at the corner...
Aquarium of the Bay
Aquarium of the Bay is located on Pier 39 in the Fisherman’s Wharf District of the San Francisco waterfront....
Golden Gate Park
If you are planning a trip to San Francisco, you might have heard about Golden Gate Park from friends...
About San Francisco
Cable cars, steep streets and Victorian homes dot the landscape of one of the most dynamic cities in all of California. San Francisco is home to the famed Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park, two of the most visited attractions in the state. Take a ferry to tour the infamous Alcatraz Island, or stroll along the various beaches. Some are on the ocean, while others are on the bay. Cozy China Beach offers soft sand and a chance to beat the crowds, while the rugged Baker Beach is famous for it's afternoon views of the bridge and the clothing-optional crowd (at the north end). San Francisco has some of the best beaches in Northern California.
- San Francisco's Best Beaches
- Family Beaches in San Francisco Area
- Dog Beaches in San Francisco
- Hidden Beaches in the Bay Area
- Beach Camping near San Francisco
- Tide Pools in the San Francisco Bay Area
