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Thislist of California beaches is a list ofbeaches that are situated along thecoastline of theState of California, US. The information in this article draws extensively from theCalifornia Coastal Access Guide, a comprehensive resource that provides detailed information on over 1150 public access points along California's extensive 1271-mile coastline.
The beaches are listed in order from north to south, and are grouped by county. The list includes all of theCalifornia 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 forSonoma County andSan Diego County.
Numbers in parentheses areGeographic Names Information System feature ids.[1][2]
Coastal beaches, listed from north to south:




San Francisco Bay
Pacific Ocean

California State Beaches arebeaches designated as such by theCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation. State beaches are part of theCalifornia State Parks system.
For a more detailed list beaches in the San Diego area, seeList of beaches in San Diego, California.