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COASTSIDE
BEACH
GUIDE -
POPULAR
LOCAL BEACHES INCLUDE:
Gray
Whale Cove
Park at Gray Whale Cove State Beach on the inland side
of Highway One, 1.4 miles north of the Chart House
Restaurant in Montara. This beach is clothing-optional.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach, 650-726-8819.
Montara
State Beach
Park in the designated lot on the west side of
Highway 1 at 2nd Street, just south of the
Chart House Restaurant in Montara.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach,
650-726-8819.
Fitzgerald
Marine Reserve in Moss Beach
Take California Avenue off Highway One in Moss Beach. Interpretive
Center and docent tours.
Information: Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, 650-728-3584.
Mavericks
& Pillar Point Marsh
From
Highway 1, take Capistrano Road to Pillar Point Harbor.
Continue past the harbor entrance to Prospect Way
and turn left. Turn right on Broadway, then immediately
left on Harvard. Continue to the end of Harvard. Turn
right on West Point Ave. Go 0.5 mile to the Pillar Point
Marsh parking lot.
Information: Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, 650-728-3584.
Waterfront Coastside Trail in Half Moon Bay
Park at Pillar Point Harbor on Mirada Road off Highway
One in Miramar, or at Roosevelt Beach, Dunes Beach,
Venice Beach, Francis Beach, or Bluff Top Coastal Park.
Information: Half Moon Bay Parks and Recreation,
650-726-8297.
Miramar
Beach & El Granada Beach
From
Highway 1, turn west on Magellan Avenue, then left on
Mirada Road.
Naples/Roosevelt
Beach
From
Highway 1, turn west on Washington Boulevard. Turn right
on Naples Avenue, then left on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach,
650-726-8819.
Dunes
Beach
From
Highway 1, turn west on Young Avenue, north of Half Moon
Bay.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach,
650-726-8819.
Sweetwood
Group Camp
Highway
1 at Ruisseau Francais, north of Half Moon Bay.
Information: California State Department of Parks
& Recreation, 800-444-7275.
Venice
Beach
From
Highway 1, turn west on Venice Boulevard, north of Half
Moon Bay.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach,
650-726-8819.
Francis
Beach
From
Highway 1, turn west on Kelly Avenue (south of Highway
92) in Half Moon Bay. Location of Half Moon Bay State
Beach headquarters office.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach,
650-726-8819.
Poplar
Beach
From
Highway 1, turn west on Poplar Avenue (south of Highway
92) in Half Moon Bay.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach,
650-726-8819.
Pelican
Point Beach
Highway
1 at Miramontes Point Road, 2 miles south of Half Moon
Bay.
Cowell
Ranch State Beach
Take
Highway One south of Half Moon Bay for 3.3 miles. Park
at the marked parking lot.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach, 650-726-8819.
Martin’s
Beach
Highway
1 (22325 South Cabrillo Highway), south of Half Moon
Bay.
Information: Martin’s Beach, 650-726-4357
San
Gregorio Private Beach
Highway
1 just north of Highway 84/La Honda Road in San
Gregorio, 11.5 miles south of Half Moon Bay. This beach
is clothing-optional.
San
Gregorio State Beach
Highway
1 at Highway 84/La Honda Road in San Gregorio, 12 miles
south of Half Moon Bay.
Information: California State Department of Parks
& Recreation, 800-444-7275.
Pomponio
State Beach
Highway
1, south of Highway 84/La Honda Road & north of
Pescadero Road.
Information: California State Department of Parks
& Recreation, 800-444-7275.
Pescadero
State Beach
Highway
1 at Pescadero Road in Pescadero, 17 miles south of Half
Moon Bay.
Information: California State Department of Parks
& Recreation, 800-444-7275.
Bean
Hollow State Beach & Pebble Beach
Take Highway One south of Half Moon Bay for 18 miles.
Park at Pebble Beach or Bean Hollow State Beach.
Information: Bean Hollow State Beach, 650-879-2170.
Pigeon
Point Beach
Highway
1, north of Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero.
Gazos
Creek Coastal Access
Highway
1, north of Gazos Creek Road & south of Pigeon Point
Lighthouse in Pescadero.
Information: Bean Hollow State Beach, 650-879-2170.
Ano
Nuevo State Reserve
Take Highway One south of Half Moon Bay for 27 miles.
Turn right at well-marked park entrance. From December
to March, elephant seal guided tours by reservation
only. Call Park Net at 1-800-444-4445.
Information: Ano Nuevo State Reserve, 650-879-0227.
For more information on Coastside trails & beaches, consult these books, which are available locally and at Bay Area bookstores--
The Coastside Trail Guidebook:
Plants, Animals, Historical Lore along Half Moon Bay on the San Mateo County Coast
by Barbara VanderWerf
[$10.95. Gum Tree Lane Books. El Granada, CA]
Exploring Half Moon Bay and the San Mateo County Coast
by Nancy and Neil Evans
[$10.95. Worldview Associates, Inc. El Granada, CA]
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