Which Beach Should You Move Near in California?
Do you want a beach with surfer culture, or a wild beach with sea stacks? You can find them all in California!
A popular beach with families and dog owners. Come for a long walk under beautiful cliffs.
Good beach for a long stroll in fall and winter, to find sand dollars!
A secluded beach with golden bluffs, little birds running along the shore, a surfer or two, and forest behind.
Beaches absolutely covered in massive elephant seals, and sometimes their babies.
Walkway with benches above the ocean, and steps that lead down to tide pools and beach with reddish-hued sand and lovely cliffs.
Romantic cove with rock pools, shade spots under the cliffs, calm water, and warm weather. Accessible by kayak or lighthouse tour bus.
Rugged, beautiful cove with interesting rocks, sea glass, and shells on shore. Rock to climb, and water rushing into cove.
Isla Vista is where many UCSB students live, often ten or more in one beach house. It's a lively town where you can see some wacky sights!
A curved beach and a clifftop park with playground and picnic tables.
A wonderful beach framed by rolling hills and meadow-covered cliffs. Great for swimming in summer!
Wild, windswept dunes where the set of the Ten Commandments lays mysteriously buried.
Beautiful beach with dark golden cliffs, a small boardwalk that's romantic at night, and visits by dolphins!
A long stretch of beach where dogs run off leash. Also nice for parking your car above the beach, to watch the ocean in the rain.
Magical beach with lagoon, pier, and eucalyptus forest. Hearst Ranch Winery overlooking the sea. Old schoolhouse.
A wide stretch of beach with white sand, chilly winds, barking seals, and gorgeous sunsets.
Place where harbor seals and sea otters take refuge near a power plant, in a cold, foggy area.
Tide pools with lots of treasures- sea sponges, crab legs, speckled rocks, massive kelp bulbs...
A stunning hike overlooking a white sand beach, bright blue-green waters, and a waterfall falling onto the beach.
A stunning white-sand cove with clear green-blue waters, baby seals, and cliffs covered in flowers.
Beach that is like a dream! Crystal clear river leading to the ocean and huge white rocks.
Stairs surrounded by purple and yellow ice plant, leading down to Pismo Beach. Volleyball, long walks, caves, pier and boardwalk.
Harbor beach with hundreds of pelicans and sailboats bobbing in the water. Stunning views, seals barking on a floating dock, and outdoor cafe on Harford pier.
Colorful, pretty main street and boardwalk, with great cafes, lovely ship playground, and mesmerizing yellow cliffs.
Wonderful wide and secluded beach, with sand dollars galore, and views of Morro Rock!
Mission Beach is a happening place! Soft sandy beach, boardwalk, restaurants, amusement park, wave pool, lagoon, and playgrounds.
Very beautiful beach with high cliff overlooking beach of huge pebbles. Steep path lined with wildflowers.
Rock pools, tropical vegetation, gorgeous cliffs and bird rock jutting out of the sea.
Outdated area with ferris wheel, carousel, boardwalk between beachhouses and the beach, pier, and nice walking path along the harbor.
Very beautiful beach in a canyon of tall palms and red gold cliffs.
Small beach on the north end of Main Beach, with a little cave-like cove.
Fun beach with many spots to explore, including rock pools, a walking path with flowers above the sea, basketball courts, a playground, and a lawn by the beach.
Walk a steep path with lovely views down to a popular beach where kids play in the sand and bodyboard.
Gorgeous aquamarine water at a long strip of sand with a pier at the end.
Wonderful beach full of happy people. Lots of reef and tide pools, below beach houses.
Boardwalk along a fairly grotty beach, where people rollerblade and stroll together.
Pretty spot, with cliffs and palm trees, and lawn over the sea.
Sit atop the cliffs and watch the sunset over Moonlight State Beach!
Gorgeous beach with steep steps leading down, and red cliffs like a national park!
Popular beach with dog owners, on the channel, with lots of open space and dunes, plus jetties and a view of the pier.
Lively beach with lawn, cypress trees, and lots of people having fun.
Beach with boardwalk, playground, magical mansion, and kayak rentals to kayak to sea caves, plus cafes nearby.
Pretty beach with 1km walking path on the cliffs and gigantic sloped lawn.
A pretty patch of sand by a boardwalk in Channel Islands Harbor.
Large windy beach with fun dunes to play on, a bike path, and a grassy picnic area in a valley set back from the beach.
A pretty, curved beach backed by mountains and orchards. Exclusive beach houses line the beach.
A wide expanse of desolate beach, with a wildly wonderful pier! This is not your average pier!
An amazing place to watch surfers ride the waves close up and in the shade, at that!
A long perfect beach popular with locals! The water stays shallow for ages making it nice for kids!
Listen to the ocean's roar, and take in the fun festive atmosphere at Carpinteria Beach!
A crescent-shaped beach with rock pools, yellow and white cliffs, and surfers riding small waves near to shore.
Wide beach with an abundance of white sand in a neighborhood of chic beach houses.
Beautiful beach with big pebbles at the shore, and mansions almost right up to the water.
A little beach town with delightful old-fashioned octagonal-ended pier and surfer shops that lead down to the sea.
Incredible beach with blue-green water, rocks jutting out of the sea, arches, and caves.
Lovely cove, grassy hills, Spanish galleon ship, playground, walkway out to the point, rocky jetties, and modern beachhouses!
White sandy beach with rock jetty, beach houses, and boardwalk by the harbor.
Beautiful dunes, cold breezes, hundreds of palms, a bike path, and a huge pirate playground.
Gorgeous point jutting out into the sea, with long walk along the cliffs. Popular surf spot.
Where a trench in the ocean floor creates massive swells, and big wave surfers risk their lives to ride the waves!
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