Best places: Public beaches in Marin County, United States

Cove & beach offering hiking trails & an overlook with a picnic area & scenic coastal views.

👍👍 Stinson Beach is a wonderful beach in Northern California. The quaint town and community are full of activities and great restaurants. The beach and park along have 3 huge parking lots, restrooms, grassy areas, BBQ pits, picnic tables, and grassy areas large enough to play games. Swimmers are protec...

Offering nearly 2 miles of shoreline, this beach area has wildflowers & tide pools filled with fish.

👍👍 It's not a long hike (about 0.2 miles) from the parking down to the beach, but it is quite the ascent back up. It's a beautiful beach though. We visited during the winter, so there were only 3 other people on the whole beach. It was quiet and peaceful though, not crowded and busy (but we were clearl...

👍👍 This is a beautiful beach. Clean sand. Clean water. Clean bathrooms. Plenty of parking. Nearby walking distance food and drinks. Little shops and restaurants in town. I've been coming here for over ten years. Never disappointed.