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The beaches are listed in order from north to south, and are grouped by county. The list includes all of the California State Beaches, but not all other beaches are listed here. In some cases (as indicated), more detailed list articles of beaches are available for certain areas of the coast, currently for Sonoma County and San Diego County.
The Beaches of Southern California Further information: Beach and Southern California For convenience, all beaches of Southern California should be included in this category.
Note that names such as "Pacific Beach" and "Ocean Beach" refer to the name of communities, as well as being the names of the beaches situated within those communities. Torrey Pines State Beach; La Jolla: [9] Torrey Pines City Beach; Black's Beach; La Jolla Shores; La Jolla Cove; Boomer Beach; Shell Beach; Children's Pool Beach a.k.a. Casa ...
Readers agreed with many of our picks for the 50 best beaches in Southern California. They also had some more to recommend, including Hermosa Beach, Pirate's Cove Beach, Westward Beach and ...
Various Native American peoples occupied the lands in and around the Southern California Bight for tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. When Spanish explorers arrived in the 16th century the Chumash people occupied the northern coastal region of the bight, as well as the four Northern Channel Islands, [4] and the Tongva (or Gabrieleño) occupied the Los Angeles Basin and ...
San Onofre State Beach (San Onofre, Spanish for "St. Onuphrius") is a 3,000-acre (1,214 ha) state park in San Diego County, California. [1] The beach is 3 miles (5 km) south of San Clemente on Interstate 5 at Basilone Road. The state park is leased to the state of California by the United States Marine Corps. Governor Ronald Reagan established ...
The eight Channel Islands of California, off the west coast of North America Island Indigenous Name and Meaning Area mi 2 Area km 2 Population Census 2000 County Highest peak feet (m) Northern Channel Islands: Anacapa: Anyapakh (deception or mirage) [9] 1.14: 2.95: 3: Ventura: Summit Peak, 930 (283) San Miguel: Tuqan (unknown meaning) [10] 14. ...
Doheny State Beach (known colloquially as Doho) is known as the first state beach in the California state park system. [1] Located on the Pacific Ocean in the city of Dana Point , the beach is adjacent to several surf spots and scenic beaches including Salt Creek Beach , Baby Beach, and Capistrano Beach . [ 2 ]