CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACCESS GUIDE
SEVENTH EDITION
Dedication
Dedicated to the memory of Peter M. Douglas (1942–2012), tireless champion of public coastal access, for his bold leadership in protecting California’s coast.
California Coastal Commission
COMMISSIONERS
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EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
John Laird / Janelle Beland
Jennifer Lucchesi / Cy Oggins
Brian P. Kelly / Dale Jones
February 2014
CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACCESS GUIDE
SEVENTH EDITION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
Charles Lester, Ph.D., J.D., Executive Director
Susan Hansch, Chief Deputy Director
Steve Scholl, Editor & Principal Writer
Erin Caughman, Designer & Co-Editor
Jonathan Van Coops, Mapping & GIS Program Manager
Gregory M. Benoit, Principal Cartographer
John Dixon, Ph.D., Staff Ecologist
Jonna Engel, Ph.D., Staff Ecologist
Lesley Ewing, P.E., Ph.D., Coastal Engineer
Mark Johnsson, Ph.D., Staff Geologist
Jo Ginsberg, Consulting Editor
Linda Locklin, Coastal Access Program Manager
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
California coastal access guide / State of California, California Coastal
Commission.—Seventh edition, revised.
pages cm
“Steve Scholl, Editor & Principal Writer.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-520-27817-2 (Paper : alk. paper)—
ISBN 978-0-520-95935-4 (e-book)
1. Pacific Coast (Calif.)—Guidebooks. 2. Recreation areas—California—Guidebooks. 3. Parks—California—Guidebooks. 4. California—Guidebooks. I. California Coastal Commission.
F868.P33C35 2014
917.9404’53’09146—dc23
2014008950
Printed in China.
19 18 17 16 15 14
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The paper in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper).
Cover image: Treasure Island Park and Beach, Orange County
Photograph: Steve Scholl
Contents
State Map
Introduction
Using This Guide
Map Legend
Del Norte County
Humboldt County
Mendocino County
Sonoma County
Marin County
San Francisco County
San
