20 Best Beaches in California to Add to Your Bucket List
Introduction - From Fort Bragg's Glass Beach to Laguna Beach's Thousand Steps Beach, this list has all the beaches in California to...
Introduction - From Fort Bragg's Glass Beach to Laguna Beach's Thousand Steps Beach, this list has all the beaches in California to...
Beach 1 - Protected from the sprawl of San Francisco by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Sausalito has maintained a small-town identity...
Beach 2 - Carmel-by-the-Sea is perhaps most famous as the town that Clint Eastwood once "Mayored," in real life, and this one-square-mile town...
Beach 3 - Santa Monica is the last of the Los Angeles, CA beach towns to see on this list. Once you arrive...
Beach 4 - Venice Beach and its world-famous boardwalk are cultural staples of the Los Angeles area. It was created as the "Coney...
Beach 5 - About halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles, you'll find the town of Carlsbad. It's a resort community with a...
Beach 6 - Half Moon Bay is further up the Pacific Coast Highway and into San Mateo County. Its proximity to San Francisco...
Beach 7 - About fifteen minutes from Downtown San Diego, the upscale beach town of La Jolla inhabits a craggy coastline with no...
Beach 8 - Crossing into Northern California and cooler climates, Monterey beachgoers are less likely to go for a swim but are compensated...
Beach 9 - Finally, the northernmost of the California coastal cities on this list is Crescent City, near the border of Oregon. In-and-around...
Beach 10 - At the far northern end of Monterey Bay, you'll find the quirky Santa Cruz. Along with many smaller, hidden beaches...
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