California Beach Blog
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Whale Watching: California Cruises, Tours, and Festivals
Looking for a great place to go whale watching? California offers whale watching cruises year round in many places. During gray whale watching season, watch from land or enjoy a festival.
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California Romantic Beach Getaways: The Best California Beaches for Romance
A romantic beach in California is not hard to find. But why settle for ordinary? Let's milk the romance for all it's worth. Here are some wildly romantic getaways at California beaches.
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California Whale Watching Festivals
Whale watching festivals are a fun way to enjoy the annual gray whale migration along the California coast. Many coastal communities offer special events from fall through spring.
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Whale Watching Cruises in Half Moon Bay, California
Whale watching cruises are offered year round in Half Moon Bay. You can opt for a 3-4 hour trip during the gray whale migration, or choose an all-day trip to the Farallon Islands.
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San Francisco Whale Watching Cruises
Whale watching cruises are available year round in San Francisco. Depending on the time of year, you'll see gray whales, blue whales, and humpback whales, as well as dolphins, seals, and seabirds.
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California Whale Watching Season: When and where to see migrating whales
California whale watching season usually coincides with the gray whale migration. But in areas where blue whales and humpback whales migrate, whale watching is a year round activity.
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San Diego Whale Watching: Cruises and More During the Gray Whale Migration
San Diego whale watching is a popular activity during the gray whale migration. You can get up close with whale watching cruises, attend a festival, or observe the whales from land.
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Map of Northern California Beaches
This map of Northern California beaches shows all the best California beaches from Del Norte County south through Sonoma County. The beaches here are rugged and wild.
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Sonoma Coast State Park: The Best Scenic Northern California Beaches
Sonoma Coast State Park features some of the most scenic beaches to be found in California . Enjoy views of the rugged coast at Goat Rock Beach, or camp among grassy dunes at Bodega Dunes.
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Bowling Ball Beach: One of the Most Unusual Northern California Beaches
Bowling Ball Beach has to be the most photographed Mendocino beach; it's certainly the most unusual. The beach is noted for the round boulders (called concretions) that are uncovered at low tide.
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Greenwood State Beach: A Scenic Mendocino Beach with a History
Greenwood State Beach offers scenic views from its coastal bluffs, a small sandy beach, and a bit of history. It’s located in the small town of Elk, which began life as a lumber town.
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Van Damme State Park
Van Damme State Park features a sheltered Mendocino beach, a lush fern canyon, and a pygmy forest. It's a popular Northern California beach for abalone diving, fishing, kayaking, camping, hiking.
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Mendocino Headlands State Park
Mendocino Headlands is a spectacular 347 acre park of sheer bluffs and rocky shoreline surrounding the village of Mendocino. To the south of the headlands, you'll find two Mendocino beaches:
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Jug Handle State Reserve
Jug Handle State Reserve is a 769 acre park that preserves the unique ecology of this region. The Reserve features a self-guided nature trail called The Ecological Staircase.
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Mendocino Botanical Gardens: Beauty and Charm on the Mendocino California Coast
Mendocino Botanical Gardens is one of the most unusual Northern California attractions. It's not often you'll find colorful gardens combined with the rugged beauty of the Northern California coast.
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MacKerricher State Park
MacKerricher State Park is wild, beautiful and varied. This 2,299 acre Mendocino beach park includes rugged headlands, rocky shoreline with tidepools, miles of gently sloping beach...
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Westport Union Landing State Beach : Beach Camping in Northern California
Westport Union Landing State Beach offers stunning ocean views and primitive beach camping on the bluffs overlooking 3 miles of sandy Mendocino beach.
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Mendocino Beaches: Exploring the Best Scenic Northern California Beaches
Mendocino beaches are rugged, dramatic and beautiful. There are numerous rocky headlands and hidden coves along this section of the Northern California coastline, with miles of hiking trails to explor
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Northern California Beaches: List of Best California Beaches
Northern California beaches are scenic and wild. They are great for camping, hiking, fishing, kayaking, surfing, and so much more. Or you can just relax and enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.
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Sonoma Beaches: Things to Do at Scenic Northern California Beaches
Sonoma beaches are among the loveliest on the California coast. You'll find stunning views and numerous recreational opportunities here.
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Salt Point State Park: abalone diving, hiking, fishing, camping, and more
Salt Point State Park is very unusual. The park includes strange rock formations called tafoni, an underwater park, and a pygmy forest. A popular spot for camping in Northern California.
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Mendocino California
Mendocino California is a tiny slice of Cape Cod on the West Coast. This charming Victorian style village is a wildly popular tourist destination. And why not? The setting is spectacular.
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The California Lost Coast: The Wildest Beaches in California
The California Lost Coast is wild, rugged, and dramatic. It's a prime spot for wilderness hiking and camping in Northern California, and it appeals to outdoor enthusiasts of every kind.
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King Range National Conservation Area: Exploring the California Lost Coast
King Range National Conservation Area is all about the drama. With the specatacular scenery of the California Lost Coast as a backdrop the area attracts outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes.
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Sinkyone Wilderness State Park: Hiking and Camping in Northern California
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park is part of the California Lost Coast, an area so wild and rugged that building roads is largely futile. Enjoy hiking and camping in Northern California.
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Patrick's Point State Park: A Favorite Northern California Vacation Spot
Patrick's Point State Park is one of the jewels of the Northern California coast. It offers some of the best camping in Northern California, beautiful scenery, and abundant wildlife.
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Northern California Beach: Exploring the Redwood Coast
Pick any northern California beach, and you're bound to enjoy some dramatic coastline, an abundance of wildlife, and lots and lots of driftwood. These are prime beaches for beachcombing.
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Redwood National Park: Exploring the Coast and the Redwood Forest
Redwood National Park and State Parks boast magnificent groves of old-growth redwoods, stunning scenery and abundant wildlife. These parks feature a variety of ecosystems.
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Humboldt Coast: Northern California Beaches
The Humboldt Coast is full of surprises. These Northern California beaches are scenic and usually uncrowded. Enjoy classic flat sandy beaches, and coastal bluffs with stunning views.
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California State Beaches
California State Beaches are listed here from north to south, with an additional alphabetical list below. The list only includes officially designated state beaches. These vary considerably.
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