California Beaches Blog

There’s nothing wrong with being “easy”, especially when you are a beach. Get those naughty ideas out of your head, because we’re not talking about guys or chicks. We’re talking beaches here, plain & simple.
Having traveled the California coast and noticing that beaches with quick access enjoy lots of foot traffic even during the winter [...]

Picture of wedding on the sand overlooking the Avila Pier at Avila Beach, California
Avila Beach - If you’re looking for love in all the wrong places, maybe you should visit California’s beaches where there’s enough passion going on to stir a dry martini.
One of the most romantic beaches we’ve found happens to [...]

Malibu, CA–Oh the irony of naming a beach “Broad”!  The beach is so narrow now that emergency measures are being taken to broaden it.
In Malibu’s cool spot where cottages, castles and mansions sit right on the sand at an imaginary line drawn between public property and private ownership (right at the mean water line,) the [...]

If it’s January in Southern California, you can begin preparing for the seasonal sales of umbrellas, and we’re not talking rain! Sure, the stores keep a tiny section of wet weather umbrellas or try to keep one or two on hand for those traveling elsewhere. But we seldom need them.
As the shelves are cleared out [...]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year–especially if you like to put on your bikini and ice skate at the beach. California beaches have warmed up to the beach ice skating craze and once the ice freezes under the sunshine of a warm winter day, good times begin to roll. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and into [...]

At a Lake Park picnic on Saturday the final candles were blown as Huntington Beach, California rounded out a year of celebrations for its 100 years of existence .  Incorporated in 1909 and named after Henry E. Huntington, the city has grown from a beach destination to a beach destination. Not much has changed in [...]

Seal Beach, CA–Save Our Beach celebrates 10 years of cleaning Seal Beach beaches in Southern California with a Halloween beach gala! OK, it’s not really a gala. It’s more like a party.  Attend the beach cleanup Saturday, Oct 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,  kids can wear their costumes, get candy, and Save our [...]

By Craig MacDonald
Many of nature’s best gifts are free. One of the least recognized of these is SAND. Those loose granules can provide the utmost entertainment for both people and animals.
Not only is sand fun to walk over while barefoot, but it sometimes stays with you as a memento for a long time. For weeks [...]

Submitted by: Chris MacDonald
On Saturday September 19th, 2009 the 1st annual Huntington Beach Surfboards In The Sand event took place north of the Huntington Beach Pier. More than 430 surfers lined the beach, many with surfboards for an epic photograph. many thank you’s to the huntington beach marketing and visitors bureau, the City Of Huntington [...]

Ocean Beach, San Francisco–Voted one of San Francisco’s favorite beaches for taking a stroll, Ocean Beach is markedly different than San Diego’s famous Ocean Beach that locals call “OB”. The San Francisco version, part of the Golden Gate  Recreational Area, offers quite different weather and is usually at least 10 degrees cooler than its [...]