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HUMBOLDT COUNTY

Susan Penn
Northcoast Environmental Center
(707) 822-6918
spenn@yournec.org

-Agate Beach : Off Hwy 101, 30 miles north of Eureka in Patrick's Point State Park
-Cannonball Beach: Off Hwy 101, 30 miles north of Eureka in Patrick's Point State Park
-Little River State Beach: South of Trinidad
-Luffenholtz County Beach: South of Trinidad
-Moonstone County Park: South of Trinidad
-Bakers Beach: South of Trinidad
-Centerville Park: West of Ferndale
-Clam Beach County Park: North of McKinleyville
-Mad River County Beach: West of Hwy 101
-Mad River Boat Launch West of Hwy 101 Northwest of Arcata -South Jetty/South Spit: Southwest of Arcata off Hwy 255
-Humboldt Bay: West of Eureka
-North Jetty/North Spit: Southwest of Arcata off Hwy 255
-Fairhaven, Northspit: West of Eureka, Humboldt Bay
-King Salmon: South of Eureka
-Eel River: Southeast of Eureka
-Mattole/Petrolia Beach, Lost Coast -Fields Langing Park and Boat Launch South of Eureka -Trinidad Beach -Honda Point South of Trinidad

MENDOCINO COUNTY

-Ten Mile Beach: 8 miles north of Ft. Bragg
-MacKerricher State Park: North of Ft. Bragg from 10 Mile Beach south to Pudding Creek, Cleone
-Big River Beach: South of the town of Mendocino
-Van Damme State Park: Hwy 1, 3 miles south of Mendocino. Includes Little River Beach.

SONOMA COUNTY

-Salt Point State Park: Hwy 1, 20 miles north of Jenner
-Fort Ross Historic Park: Hwy 1, 11 miles north of Jenner
-Fort Ross Reef Campground: Hwy 1, 8 miles north of Jenner

Coastwalk Event Coordinator
(707) 829-6689 x5

Sonoma Coast State Beaches: Hwy 1 Russian Gulch to Bodega Head.
Includes: Russian Gulch, North Jenner Beaches, Willow Creek, Penny Island, Goat Rock, Blind Beach, Shell Beach, Wright's Beach, Duncan's Landing, Furlong Gulch, Portuguese Beach, Schoolhouse Beach, Carmet Beach, Marshall Gulch, Miwok Beach, North & South Salmon Creek Beach, Bodega Dunes, Bodega Head, Campbell Cove, Coleman Beach

-Shorttail Beach
-Westside Regional Park Bay Shore: Off Westside Road, Bodega Bay
-Pinnacle Gulch: Mockingbird Drive, Bodega
-Bay Bodega Bay Coastal Access; Inner Harbor Bay Shore, Doran Beach,
-Regional Park Bay Shore: Doran Park Road, Bayside
-Doran Beach
-Doran Spit: Off Doran Beach Road in Doran Regional Park, Oceanside

Dan Holmes
Sonoma County Regional Parks
(707) 785-2377
dholmes@sonoma-county.org

-Gualala Point Regional Park: located on Hwy 1, approx. 1 mile south of the town of Gualala
-Sea Ranch Public Access Beaches: Walk On Beach, Shell Beach, Stengel Beach, Pebble Beach, and Black Point Beach. All are located off of Hwy 1 on the Sea Ranch and range from 3-12 miles south of the town of Gualala
-Stillwater Cove Regional Park: located off of Hwy 1, approx. 15 miles north of the town of Jenner

MARIN COUNTY

-McClure's Beach:End of Pierce Point Road
-Kehoe Beach:Off Pierce Point Road, 5.5 miles northwest of Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
-Abbott's Lagoon:Off Pierce Point Road, 3.4 miles northwest of Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
-Point Reyes North and South Beaches:Off Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
-Limantour Beach:End of Limantour Road, 7.7 miles from Bear Valley Road
-Palomarin Beach: End of Mesa Road, 5 miles northwest of Bolinas

Chris Platis or Roberto Barajas
Park Ranger
(415) 669-1140
rbarajas@parks.ca.gov

-Millerton Point: Hwy 1, 4.7 miles north of Pt. Reyes Station
-Tomasini Point

-Agate Beach: End of Elm Road in Bolinas
-Upton Beach: Off Calle del Arroyo in Stinson Beach
-Paradise Beach County Park

-Muir Beach: Hwy 1 at Muir Beach Road-Tennesse Cove: Off Hwy 1, end of Tennesse Valley Road
-Stinson Beach Park: Off Hwy 1, .3 miles North of Panoramic Hwy
-Tennessee Cove Beach: off Hwy 1, end of Tennessee Valley Road
-Rodeo Beach at Fort Cronkhite: Marin Headlands west of Hwy 1, end of Bunker Road
-E. Fort Baker
-Horseshoe Cove

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY

-Crissy East Beach, at Crissy Field (GG-Promenade, east of Fort Point)
-Baker Beach, at Battery Chamberlin
-China Beach, at Eagles Point Overlook (above Lincoln Park)
-Mile Rock Beach, at Lands End
-Ocean Beach, from Sutro Baths (Cliff House) to Fort Funston
-Aquatic Park, next to Fisherman's Wharf
-Thorton Beach, South of Fort Funston on Skyline Boulevard

Barbara Lau
SF Surfrider Foundation
(415) 665-4155
Barbara@sfsurfrider.org

Join Surfrider Foundation in their Adopt-A- Beach Clean-ups! Regular clean-ups are held at Ocean Beach along Great Highway. For dates, locations and information on other programs and ways to get involved visit www.sfsurfrider.org.

ALAMEDA COUNTY

All areas within the East Bay Regional Park District:
Martinez Regional Shoreline, Pt. Pinole Regional Shoreline, Robert Crown
Memorial State Beach, Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline

-City of San Leandro Beaches
-Robert's Landing
-Shoreline Trail Beach, south end of Neptune Drive, and Marina areas

Youth Groups- Berkeley Marina: Shorebird Park Cove Inner Harbor and Aquatic Park
Adult Groups- Berkeley Marina: The entire Berkeley Marina Shoreline 

SAN MATEO COUNTY 

Vern Bessey
(650) 522-7342
vbessey@cityofsanmateo.org

-City of San Mateo Shoreline Parks and Marina Lagoon/Seal Beach

Sarah Lenz
(650) 728-3584
slenz@co.sanmateo.ca.us

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (Midcoast Beach): Off California Avenue and North Lake Street in Moss Beach. The reserve is a 3-mile stretch of coastline from Pillar Point in the south to Moss Beach in the north. We have divided the reserve into four sections with sections one and two in the south in need of the most attention. (Some areas in the reserve only reachable during low tide. The reserve also manages over 50 acres of wetlands inland from Pillar Point.)

-Thorton State Beach
-Montara State Beach
-Venice Beach
-Dunes Beach
-Roosevelt Beach
-Francis Beach
-Half Moon Bay State Beach -San Gregorio State Beach
-Pomponio State Beach
-Pescadero State Beach
-Bean Hollow State Beach

Ziad Bawarshi
California State Parks
(650) 879-2025

-Ano Nuevo State Reserve
-Gazos Creek

-Pacifica State Beach: South end of City of Pacifica bordering Hwy 1 (Linda Mar)
-Sharp Park Beach: along the Pacifica Pier
-Rockaway Beach: end of Rockaway Avenue
-Esplande Beach: end of Manor Drive
-Scheduled Cleanups:
    Pacifica State Beach every 3rd Sat. 9am – 11am
    Sharp Park Beach on a quarterly basis, please call for dates

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 

-Four Mile Beach: Both sides of Hwy 1, 4.5 miles northwest of Santa Cruz
-Natural Bridges State Beach: 2531 West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz
-Seabright Beach: East Cliff Drive off Murray Street in Santa Cruz
-Twin Lakes State Beach: 7th - 14th Avenue at East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz
-New Brighton State Beach: 1500 Park Avenue off Hwy 1, .4 miles South of State Park Drive in Rio del Mar
-Seacliff State Beach: 5.5 miles south of Santa Cruz on Hwy 1 at the foot of State Park Drive in Rio del Mar
-Rio del Mar Beach: End of Rio del Mar Blvd. in Aptos
-Manresa State Beach: West of San Andreas Road across railroad tracks south of La Selva Beach
-Sunset Beach: 201 Sunset Beach Road southwest of Watsonville
-Palm Beach: Foot of Beach Road west of Watsonville
-Santa Cruz Main Beach: East of Municipal Wharf in Santa Cruz
-City Pocket Beaches: West Lighthouse Beach, Mitchell's Cove, and Auburn Street.

-Santa Cruz County Beaches: Scott Creek Beach, Moran Lake, Corcoran Lagoon, Rockview Overlook, Pleasure Point Overlook
-Please call for location details regarding the following locations:
     12th Avenue Beach, 13th Avenue Beach, 20th Avenue Beach, 26th Avenue Beach, 38th  Avenue Beach, 41st Avenue Beach

MONTEREY COUNTY 

Jill Poudrette
California State Parks
(831) 649-2980
Jpoudrette@parks.ca.gov www.parks.ca.gov/montereycoastalcleanup

-Zmudowski State Beach
-Moss Landing
-Kirby Park
-Elkhorn Slough
-Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge
-Salinas River State Beach
-Marina State Beach
-Ft. Ord, Tioga Rd.
-Seaside State Beach
-Naval Postgraduate School
-Wharf 1 & 2 - City of Monterey
-San Carlos
-McAbee Beach
-Lovers Point
-Asilomar State Beach
-Spanish Bay
-Carmel Beach
-Carmel River State Beach
-Monastery Beach
-Garrapata State Beach
-Pfeiffer State Beach
-Molera State Park
-Playa Ave. in Sand City.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY 

-William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach: West of Hwy 1 at San Simeon Road in San Simeon
-San Simeon State Beach: Between San Simeon Creek and Santa Rosa Creek
-Leffinwell Landing: North end of Moonstone Beach Drive in Cambria
-Santa Rosa State Beach: South end of Moonstone Beach Drive in Cambria

John Rivera
District Maintenance
(805) 772-4006 x27
jrive@parks.ca.gov

-Morro Strand State Beach (North): 24th Street Parking Lot south to Cody Avenue, Cayucos
-Morro Strand State Beach (South): West of Hwy 1 between Yerba Buena Avenue and Atascadero Road, Morro Bay – NO BEACH CLEANUPS DURING MONTHS OF MARCH TO SEPTEMBER DUE TO WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER NESTING.
-Montana de Oro State Park: South end of Pecho Valley Road.  Includes: Sandspit, Dune Trail, Bluff Trail and Hazard Reef Trail – NO BEACH CLEANUPS DURING MONTHS OF MARCH TO SEPTEMBER DUE TO WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER NESTING.
-Morro Bay State Park

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

-Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve's entrance is located at the western terminus of Hwy 166. The Preserve extends from the Santa Maria River Mouth to the south approx. 2 miles.
 

-Jalama Beach: Jalama Road off Hwy 1, 20 miles South of Lompoc.

-Point Sal State Beach: End of Brown Road and Point Sal Road west of Guadalupe

-Surf Beach: Approximately 9 miles due west of Lompoc, in the immediate area of the Amtrak Station. Note: significant restrictions will apply from March-September due to nesting of a threatened species in the immediate area.
 

-Gaviota State Park: Hwy 101 at Gaviota Beach Road
-Refugio State Beach: Hwy 101 on Refugio Road 15 miles North of Goleta
-El Capitan State Beach: Hwy 101, 20 miles northwest of Santa Barbara

-Goleta Beach County Park: 5986 Sandspit Road in Goleta
-Arroyo Burro Beach County Park: 2981 Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara

-Leadbetter Beach: 1000 Shoreline Drive seaward of Santa Barbara City College
-West Beach: Seaward of West Cabrilo Blvd. in Santa Barbara
-East Beach: 1100 East Cabrillo Blvd. in Santa Barbara

-Hammonds Meadow Beach: End of Eucalyptus Lane, Montecito
-Loon Point Beach: 2 miles east of Summerland
-Rincon Beach: Bates turnoff from Hwy 101
-Summerland Beach

-Carpinteria State Beach: Palm Avenue in Carpinteria

VENTURA COUNTY 

-Surfers Point: Across from Seaside Park/Fairgrounds
-Promenade: Pier to Paseo de Playa
-Promenade: Paseo de Playa to Promenade Park
-City Beach: North of Pier
-Historic Pier
-State Beach: Pier to large Lifeguard Tower
-State Beach: Lifeguard Tower to San Pedro
-San Pedro: Montauk Lane
-Seaward Avenue Beach
-Pittsfield: Norwich Lane
-Martha's Vineyard
-Sagamore: Nathan Lane
-Marina Park
-Harbor Cove: At the end of Spinnaker, Ventura Harbor

-Hollywood Beach: Along Ocean Drive between Channel Islands Blvd. and San Miguel Avenue
-Silver Strand Beach: Along Ocean Avenue between San Nicholas Avenue and Sawtelle Avenue

-La Conchita Beach: North of Mussel Shoals and South of Rincon

-Leo Carrillo State Beach: Includes County Line, Staircase Bluffs, North Beach, Bluffs Beach, South Beach: 35000 PCH
-Point Mugu State Park: Point Mugu east to Sycamore Canyon
-Sycamore Cove: 9000 PCH
-Mugu Beach: 9000 PCH
-Thornhill Broome Beach: 9000 PCH
-Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beache: North of Zuma Beach on PCH

LOS ANGELES COUNTY 

Los Angeles County and Heal the Bay work together on the Adopt-A-Beach program. Groups should contact Tom Galassi at Heal the Bay to coordinate cleanups.