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Location | San Mateo County, California, United States |
Nearest city | Pescadero, California |
Coordinates | 37°13′33″N122°24′32″W / 37.22583°N 122.40889°W /37.22583; -122.40889 |
Area | 44 acres (18 ha) |
Established | 1958 |
Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Bean Hollow State Beach is a beach in thestate park system ofCalifornia, United States. It is located inSan Mateo County nearPescadero. The beach offersfishing,picnicking and beachcombing. Visitors can exploretide pools with anemones, crab, sea urchins and other marine inhabitants. The beach also has a self-guided naturetrail.[1] Swimming is dangerous because of cold water,rip currents, heavy surf and sharks. Bean Hollow is 17.5 miles (28.2 km) south ofHalf Moon Bay and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Pescadero onState Route 1.[2] The 44-acre (18 ha) property was acquired by the state in 1958. Bean Hollow has become one of the premier locations in California for 1/10 scale radio control 4 wheel drive trucks.[3]
Named after Cañada del Frijol which was applied in the 1840s. The English term was in use by 1861.[4]
The earliest recording of the area was from thePortolá Expedition of 1769 who were retreating back to San Diego along anOhlone road. "...we made camp close to one of two large streams in the San Pedro Regalado hollow, where there is a good-size lake, a great deal of wood, and grand grass." - Return Journal of FrayJuan Crespí, Saturday November 18. Once in Ohlone country, the Expedition found the native people to be most gracious, offering food and guidance. TheQuiroste’s home territory encompassed roughly 90 square miles and stretched from the sea to ridge-tops in the mountains to the east. They were hunters and gatherers who knew how to manage their land’s resources so that the plants upon which they relied would proliferate. Quiriste Valley contains at least 13 documented and undocumented archaeological sites. Initial research shows they occupied the area at least a thousand years.[5]
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