Francis Beach at Half Moon Bay State Beach
Francis Beach is the southernmost beach in Half Moon Bay State Beach. It has a campground and a grass...
Beaches in Half Moon Bay
Cowell Ranch Beach
Cowell Ranch Beach south of Half Moon Bay is a public beach that was protected in 1987 by Peninsula...
Mavericks Beach
Mavericks Beach at Pillar Point near Half Moon Bay is the site of the annual big wave surfing competition...
Roosevelt Beach at Half Moon Bay State Beach
Roosevelt Beach, a.k.a. Naples Beach is the northernmost beach in Half Moon Bay State Beach. The signed Roosevelt Beach parking...
Pelican Point Beach
Pelican Point Beach is located near the end of Miramontes Point Road in Half Moon Bay, CA. The beach...
Poplar Beach
Poplar Beach is a city-run beach in Half Moon Bay, CA. Poplar is a popular beach with families, dog...
Martins Beach
The battle for Martins Beach continues. In November of 2019 an appellate court in San Francisco ruled in favor...
Redondo Beach on Half Moon Bay
Redondo Beach is just south of downtown Half Moon Bay and just north of the Half Moon Bay Golf...
Pillar Point Marsh Beach
Pillar Point Marsh Wetlands is a protected area for the salt marsh habitat on Pillar Point Harbor. There is...
Venice Beach at Half Moon Bay State Beach
Venice Beach is the middle beach of five within Half Moon Bay State Beach. The large parking area is...
Tunitas Creek Beach
Tunitas Creek Beach is a large, but hard-to-reach beach along Highway 1 south of Half Moon Bay. Those who...
Ross Cove Beach
Ross Cove Beach is on the north side of Pillar Point between Half Moon Bay and the city of...
Dunes Beach at Half Moon Bay State Beach
Dunes Beach is one of the northern beaches in Half Moon Bay State Beach. To reach the parking area...
Cowell-Purisima Trail
The Cowell-Purisima Trail is a 3.6 mile long public hiking and cycling trail along the high bluffs south of...
Elmar Beach at Half Moon Bay State Beach
Elmar Beach is a section of Half Moon Bay State Beach between Francis and Venice Beaches. Pilarcitos Creek pools...
Pillar Point Harbor Beach
Pillar Point Harbor Beach is the beach inside the jetty across Highway 1 from the housing community of El...
Surfers Beach
Surfers Beach is just outside the rock jetty that protects Pillar Point Harbor across Highway 1 from the community...
Miramar Beach
Miramar Beach parallels Mirada Road in the Half Moon Bay neighborhood of Miramar. The beach and the road are...
Mirada Surf Beach
Mirada Surf Beach is below a park known as Mirada Surf West located between the Half Moon Bay communities...
Explore Half Moon Bay
Nearby Hotels
Half Moon Bay Lodge
The seaside destination of Half Moon Bay Lodge invites both relaxation and adventure, a mere half-hour south of San...
Beach House at Half Moon Bay
Beach House Half Moon Bay is one of the sweetest hotels along the California coast. Located next to Surfers...
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
Perched upon an ocean bluff, The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay presents some of the best sunsets in Northern California....
Nearby Attractions
Half Moon Bay Tide Pools
Half Moon Bay is better known for the amazing sandy beaches than it is for tide pools. The entire...
Pillar Point Harbor
Pillar Point Harbor occupies the north end of Half Moon Bay. It provides shelter for boats traveling up and...
About Half Moon Bay
Some of the world’s best surfers routinely flock to Half Moon Bay for its huge, and sometimes dangerous, waves. Mavericks Surf Event draws in the risk takers, and the crowds, nearly each winter. Another prime surfing spot, Martin’s Beach is currently embroiled in lawsuits. The owners of adjacent property to the beach recently blocked off the beach’s only access road, and the public is fighting to open it back up again. For alternate plans, head to the five beaches of Half Moon Bay State Beach. Here you’ll find places to hike, camp or horseback ride.
