California Beaches Blog

Carlsbad, Calif.–Just when I dropped by Tamarack Beach in Carlsbad this week for the first time to help publicize its existence, little did I know that this wonderful beach with FREE parking, was soon to become yet another paid parking lot access point to our free California beaches. The coast is riddled with fees, and [...]

Keep your eyes shut and don’t go near San Onofre’s Trail 6 this Sunday if nakedness offends you. In protest of the California State Park’s clamp down and change of heart in allowing nude sunbathers to bask in this small section of the California State beaches, an organized event on Sunday, Sept. 13, in which [...]

While the US National Parks Service has already sent a warning letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger about potentially seizing land deeded to California that includes contractual agreements to keep it open to the public, what about the rest of 100 or so California State Parks that could be slated for closure after Labor Day (early [...]

Sacramento, CA–The deal is sealed. There’s no turning back. Now we California beach & parks lovers must figure out how to help the California State Parks system stay afloat and keep potentially 100 state parks open that may face closure. The California Parks Foundation is not happy with the extra $6.2 million Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger [...]

California parks officials can enforce a ban on nudity at any state beach, even in areas that have been informally designated as “clothing optional,” a state appeals court says. Warn, cite or arrest? That is the question, according to a spokesman for  California State Parks and Recreation Department.
Huntington Beach Attorney Allen Baylis wants the state [...]

Carmel, California, the romantic destination, may be turning out the lights on the beach bonfire tradition.