Northern California Beaches
To view a list of the Northern California Beaches, click on these links to "Jump-To" or just scroll down. Northern beach counties include: San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte. Fog is common in these areas but brings a welcome respite from the hot summer days.
Navigating this page: If you click on a Beach City you'll be taken to a page that will give you a list of all the beaches in that city. If you click on an individual beach (left hand column) you'll be taken to the Beach City page where that particular beach is located. So, multiple beaches listed will end up on the same page. Phew! Confusing? Yeah, you might want to read that again!
Northern California Beaches offer rolling slopes and stretches of steep, rocky cliffs, so rocky that it can be difficult to access some beaches (with the exception of Gold Bluffs Beach, a 7 mile stretch of dunes and sandy beach.) It is a very rugged coast - largely untouched by humans and is the home of some of the world’s tallest trees. It’s truly a scenic wonderland with old growth coast California Redwoods.
Aww, the sea life is abundant here. Dolphins, California gray whales in migration, sea lions, seals, porpoises and orca (killer whales) are often seen throughout the Northern California beaches. It is home to a rich variety of life, brown pelicans, gulls, puffins, cormorants, auklets, and pigeons flock throughout the area.
Beaches in
Marin County
- Dillon Beach
- Lawson's Landing
- Alan Sieroty Beach
- Shell Beach
- Hearts Desire Beach
- Marshall Beach
- McClures Beach
- Kehoe Beach
- Abbotts Lagoon
- Point Reyes Beach North
- Point Reyes Beach South
- Drakes Beach
- Limantour Beach
- Santa Maria Beach
- Sculptured Beach
- Kelham Beach
- Wildcat Beach
- Palomarin Beach
- Agate Beach
- Bolinas Beach
- Stinson Beach
- Red Rock Beach
- Steep Ravine Beach
- Muir Beach
- Tennessee Cove
- Rodeo Beach
- Bonita Cove
- Kirby Cove
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Beach Cities in
Marin County
- Stinson Beach
- Bolinas
- Dillon Beach
- Marshall
- Inverness
- Point Reyes Station
- Olema
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The broken coasts tide pools are home to a diverse mix of seaweed, limpets, star fish, sea snails, kelp, urchins, barnacles, mussels, anemones, crabs, tiny fish and a myriad of other life forms. Freshwater and saltwater mix in several lagoons in the area where an abundant of other animal and plant life forms. Exploring Northern California beaches is FUN!
Beaches in
Del Norte County
- Pelican State Beach
- Clifford Kamph Memorial Park
- Kellogg Beach
- Lake Earl Wildlife Area Beaches
- Point St. George
- Pebble Beach
- Beachfront Park
- South Beach
- Crescent Beach
- Enderts Beach
- Wilson Creek Beach
- High Bluff Beach
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Beach Cities in
Del Norte County
- Crescent City
- Klamath
- Smith River
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Beaches in
Sonoma County
- Gualala Point Regional Park
- Walk-On Beach
- Shell Beach
- Stengel Beach
- Pebble Beach
- Black Point Beach
- North Horseshoe Cove
- Fisk Mill Cove
- Stump Beach
- Gerstle Cove
- Ocean Cove
- Stillwater Cove Regional Park
- Timber Cove
- Fort Ross Cove
- Fort Ross Reef
- Vista Point
- Russian Gulch
- North Jenner Beaches
- Goat Rock Beach
- Blind Beach
- Wright's Beach
- Duncan's Landing
- Gleason Beach
- Portuguese Beach
- Schoolhouse Beach
- Carmet Beach
- Arched Rock Beach
- Coleman Beach
- Miwok Beach
- North Salmon Creek Beach
- South Salmon Creek Beach
- Bodega Dunes
- Bodega Head
- Westside Regional Park
- Campbell Cove
- Doran Beach Regional Park
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Beach Cities in
Sonoma County
- Bodega Bay
- Sea Ranch
- Jenner
Northern California Beaches are so much fun to explore!
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Beaches in
Mendocino County
- Jones Beach
- Needle Rock Beach
- Bear Harbor Beach
- Little Jackass Creek Beach
- Usal Beach
- Westport-Union Landing State Beach
- Wages Creek Beach
- Chadbourne Gulch
- Seaside Creek Beach
- MacKerricher State Park
- Virgin Creek Beach
- Pudding Creek Beach
- Glass Beach
- Noyo Harbor
- Jug Handle State Reserve
- Casper State Beach
- Casper Headlands State Reserve
- Russian Gulch State Reserve
- Mendocino Headlands State Park
- Van Damme State Park
- Albion Flat
- Navarro River Beach Access
- Greenwood Creek State Beach
- Manchester State Beach
- Arena Cove Beach
- Moat Creek Beach
- Bowling Ball Beach
- Schooner Gulch Beach
- Fish Rock Beach
- Gualala River
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Beach Cities in
Mendocino County
- Fort Bragg
- Mendocino and Little River
- Ukiah
- Westport
- Albion
- Gualala and Anchor Bay
- MacKerricher State Park
- Casper
- Elk and Point Area
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Beaches in
Humboldt County
- Carruthers Cove Beach
- Gold Bluffs Beach
- Orick Fishing Access
- Redwood Creek Beach
- Freshwater Lagoon
- Stone Lagoon
- Dry Lagoon
- Big Lagoon County Park
- Agate Beach
- College Cove
- Trinidad State Beach
- Trinidad Head
- Indian Beach
- Baker Beach
- Luffenholtz Beach
- Moonstone Beach
- Little River Beach County Park
- Clam Beach County Park
- Mad River Beach County Park
- Samoa Dunes Recreational Area
- South Spit and Jetty
- Crab County Park
- Centerville Beach County Park
- Mattole River Beach
- Black Sands Beach
- Little Black Sands Beach
- Shelter Cove
- Dead Man's Beach
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Beach Cities in
Humboldt County
- Arcata
- Trinidad
- Ferndale
- Eureka
- McKinleyville
- Loleta
- Shelter Cove
- Honeydew and Petrolia
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So what’s my favorite out of all the Northern California beaches? I’d have to say Agate Beach at Patrick’s Point. I think I love it so much because it’s usually a lot cooler up in the North Cal Beaches and this particular beach is covered with agates and small pebbles that soak up the sun. You can lay on them and feel the warmth, it’s amazing!
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