Map Of The California Coast: Northern And Southern

The map of the California coast will amaze you just how many miles of beautiful beaches both in northern and southern California there are. The California coast has 840 miles of coastline, so to say it has hundreds of beaches is an understatement.

A lot of these beaches aren’t necessarily named, and some are state beaches. To get the list of all the California beaches, in alphabetical order, and a map of them, check out this guide.

“There are not many places in the world where you can get to the beach in an hour, the desert in two hours and snowboarding or skiing in three hours. You can do all that in California.” — Alex Pettyfer

Map Of The Northern And Southern California Coast

A map of the state of California and its coast highlighted in red. You can see the beaches along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Google Maps

We got this map off of Google Maps, but you can find maps that are a little more detailed once you pick out a beach to visit. As someone born and raised in Southern California I can tell you that no matter what beach you visit it will be gorgeous.

The northern part of the state is mountainous and rocky, and the southern part of the state has beautiful sandy beaches where you can surf and suntan.

“I love driving; driving along the California coastline is the best drive in the world.” — Al Jardine

All California Coast Beaches

Here is the complete list of all the public beaches California has to offer. This list is in alphabetical order:

1. 1,000 Steps Beach
2. Albany Beach
3. Aliso Creek County Beach
4. Aquatic Park
5. Arched Rock Beach
6. Arroyo Burro Beach
7. Asilomar State Beach
8. Ávila Beach
9. Baker Beach
10. Balboa Beach
11. Bayside Drive County Beach
12. Beach State Park
13. Beacon’s Beach
14. Bean Hollow State Beach
15. Black’s Beach
16. Blind Beach
17. Bolsa Chica State Beach
18. Boneyard Beach
19. Border Field State Park
20. Broad Beach [1]
21. Brooks Beach
22. Buccaneer Beach
23. Butterfly Beach
24. Cabrillo Beach Park
25. Capistrano Beach
26. Capitola State Beach
27. Cardiff State Beach
28. Carlsbad City Beach
29. Carlsbad State Beach
30. Carmel Beach City Park
31. Carmel River State Beach
32. Carmet Beach
33. Carpinteria State Beach
34. Caspar Headlands State Beach
35. Cayucos State Beach
36. Channel Islands Beach
37. Children’s Pool Beach
38. China Beach
39. China Cove Beach
40. Clam Beach
41. Clam Beach County Park
42. Coleman Beach
43. Corona del Mar State Beach
44. Coronado Municipal Beach
45. County Line Beach
46. Cowell Ranch Beach
47. Crescent Bay Point Park
48. Crescent Beach
49. Crown Memorial State Beach
50. Crystal Cove State Park

1. D Street Viewpoint
2. Del Mar Beach, Camp Pendleton
3. Del Mar City Beach
4. Dillon beach
5. Diver’s Cove
6. Dockweiler State Beach
7. Doheny State Beach
8. Doran Beach
9. Doran Regional Park
10. Dunes Beach
11. East Beach
12. El Capitán State Beach
13. El Granada Beach
14. El Matador State Beach
15. El Pescador State Beach
16. El Porto Beach
17. El Segundo Beach
18. Emma Wood State Beach
19. Estero Bluffs State Park
20. Fletcher Cove Park
21. Fort Funston Beach
22. Fort Ross State Historic Park
23. Francis Beach
24. Gaviota State Park
25. Gazos Creek State Beach
26. Gleason Beach
27. Goat Rock Beach
28. Golden Gate National Recreation Area
29. Golden Gate National Recreation Area – includes
30. Golden Gate National Recreation Area – includes
31. Goleta Beach Park
32. Grandview
33. Gray Whale Cove State Beach
34. Gualala Point Regional Park
35. Half Moon Bay State Beach, which includes:
36. Harbor Beach, California
37. Hermosa City Beach
38. Humboldt Lagoons State Park
39. Huntington City Beach
40. Huntington State Beach
41. Imperial Beach
42. Jalama Beach County Park
43. John Little State Reserve
44. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
45. Komo Beach
46. Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve
47. La Jolla Cove
48. La Jolla Shores
49. La Jolla Strand Park
50. La Piedra State Beach
51. Laguna Beach
52. Lands End Beach
53. Lechuza Beach
54. Leo Carrillo State Park
55. Light House State Beach
56. Little Corona del Mar Beach
57. Little River State Beach
58. Long Beach City Beach
59. Long View Park
60. Lookout County Park
61. Mackerricher State Park
62. Main article: List of beaches in San Diego, California
63. Main Beach
64. Malibu Lagoon State Beach
65. Manchester State Park
66. Mandalay State Beach
67. Manhattan Beach County Park
68. Manresa State Beach
69. Marina State Beach
70. Marine Street Beach
71. Marshall’s Beach
72. Martin’s State Beach
73. McGrath State Beach
74. Miller/Knox Beach
75. Miramar Beach
76. Mission Beach
77. Miwok Beach
78. Montaña de Oro State Park
79. Montara State Beach
80. Monterey State Beach
81. Moonlight Beach
82. Morro Bay State Park
83. Morro Rock Beach
84. Morro Strand State Beach
85. Mount Tamalpais State Park
86. Mussel Rock Park
87. Natural Bridges State Beach
88. Newport Municipal Beach
89. North Salmon Creek Beach
90. Northridge Park
91. Ocean Beach
92. Ocean Beach City Beach

“I live on the beautiful Northern California coast. I have always loved hiking, whale watching and being outdoors.” — Christine Feehan

1. Ocean Beach Park
2. Oceanside City Beach
3. Oxnard Beach Park
4. Pacific Beach
5. Pacific Ocean
6. Palisades Park
7. Patricks Point State Park
8. Pebble Beach
9. Pelican Point Beach
10. Pelican State Beach
11. Pescadero State Beach
12. Picnic Beach
13. Pigeon Point Beach
14. Pipes
15. Pismo State Beach
16. Playa Del Rey
17. Poche Beach
18. Point Dume State Beach
19. Point Lobos State Reserve
20. Point Mugu State Park
21. Point Reyes National Seashore
22. Point Sal State Beach
23. Point Sur Lightstation State Historic Park
24. Pomponio State Beach
25. Ponto Beach
26. Poopie town beach
27. Poplar Beach
28. Port Hueneme Beach Park
29. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
30. Radio Beach
31. RAT Beach
32. Redondo Beach State Park
33. Redondo State Beach
34. Redwood National Park
35. Refugio State Beach
36. Rincon Beach Park
37. Robert Meyer Memorial State Beach
38. Rockaway Beach
39. Rockpile Beach
40. Rocky Point
41. Roosevelt Beach (also known as Naples Beach)
42. Royal Palms State Beach
43. Russian Gulch State Park
44. Salinas River State Park
45. Salt Creek County Beach
46. Salt Point State Park
47. San Buenaventura State Beach
48. San Clemente City Beach
49. San Clemente State Beach
50. San Elijo State Beach
51. San Francisco Bay
52. San Gregorio Private Beach
53. San Gregorio State Beach
54. San Onofre State Beach
55. Santa Ana River County Beach
56. Santa Barbara East Beach
57. Santa Barbara Shores County Park
58. Santa Cruz Beach
59. Santa Cruz Beach
60. Santa Monica State Beach
61. Scaroni Road beach
62. Schoolhouse Beach
63. Schooner Gulch State Beach
64. Seacliff State Beach
65. Seal Beach
66. Seascape Surf
67. Shaw’s Cove
68. Shell Beach
69. Shell Beach
70. Silver Strand Beach
71. Silver Strand State Beach
72. Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
73. Sonoma Coast State Beach
74. South Carlsbad State Beach
75. South Oceanside Beach
76. South Salmon Creek Beach
77. Stillwater Cove Regional Park
78. Stinson Beach Park
79. Stone Steps Beach
80. Sunset Beach
81. Sunset State Beach
82. Surf Beach
83. Surfside Beach
84. Swamis
85. Terra Mar Point
86. Tide Beach Park
87. Tomales Bay State Park
88. Topanga State Beach
89. Torrance County Beach
90. Torrey Pines State Beach
91. Tourmaline Surfing Park
92. Trinidad State Beach
93. Tuntis Beach
94. Twin Lakes State Beach
95. Vallejo Beach
96. Venice Beach
97. Venice City Beach
98. Victoria Beach
99. West Jetty View Park
100. West Street Beach
101. Westport-Union Landing State Beach
102. Will Rogers State Beach
103. William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach
104. Windansea Beach
105. Wrights Beach
106. Zmudowski State Beach
107. Zuma Beach County Park

“I like to go for a little drive up the California coast.” — Colin Farrell

I hope you liked the list and maps of the California coast beautiful beaches. Let us know in the comments below what your favorite beach is in California? Do you like the southern or northern coast better?