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Best beaches in California
Top-rated beaches in California, USA by water quality, conditions and crowd
64 cities · 10+ ranked beaches.
Cities in California
- Malibu8
- La Jolla7
- Laguna Beach6
- Carlsbad4
- San Diego4
- Trinidad4
- Jenner4
- Encinitas4
- Inverness4
- Monterey3
- Coronado3
- Newport Beach3
- Point Reyes Station3
- San Francisco3
- Santa Cruz3
- Ventura3
- San Simeon2
- Santa Barbara2
- Half Moon Bay2
- Los Angeles2
- Crescent City2
- Solana Beach2
- Fort Bragg2
- Carmel2
- Del Mar2
- Huntington Beach2
- Big Sur2
- Pescadero1
- Pismo Beach1
- Point Arena1
- Redondo Beach1
- San Mateo1
- Santa Monica1
- Seal Beach1
- Stinson Beach1
- Torrance1
- Aptos1
- Watsonville1
- Avila Beach1
- Bodega Bay1
- Cambria1
- Capitola1
- Cardiff-by-the-Sea1
- Carmel-by-the-Sea1
- Carpinteria1
- Caspar1
- Davenport1
- El Segundo1
- Goleta1
- Hermosa Beach1
- Imperial Beach1
- Klamath1
- Little River1
- Lompoc1
- Long Beach1
- Manhattan Beach1
- McKinleyville1
- Mendocino1
- Moss Beach1
- Oceanside1
- Orick1
- Pacifica1
- Pacific Grove1
- Pacific Palisades1
Top beaches in California
- 17.0
Arroyo Burro Beach
Santa Barbara, California
- 27.0
Asilomar State Beach
Pacific Grove, California
- 37.0
Avila Beach
Avila Beach, California
- 47.0
Baker Beach
San Francisco, California
- 57.0
Capitola Beach
Capitola, California
- 67.0
Carmel Beach
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
- 77.0
Carmel River State Beach
Carmel, California
- 87.0
Carpinteria State Beach
Carpinteria, California
- 97.0
China Beach
San Francisco, California
- 107.0
Davenport Landing Beach
Davenport, California