Tucked between Lands End and Baker Beach, down a paved drive or stairway from the parking lot, China Beach in San Francisco is a national park site. Well loved for its beach access, tide pools and picnic area it has spectacular views of the Marin Headlands and Golden Gate Bridge. At low tide take a walk north to Baker beach to see anemones and sea stars clinging to the rocks.
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The area used to be a campsite for the Chinese fishermen, during and after the 1849 gold rush. You can see a monument to these early residents at the trailhead near the parking area at the end of Sea Cliff Avenue. The monument reads \u201cTheir efforts to supply the needs of a young city helped establish one of the area's most important industries and traditions\u201d
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No fires or glass containers are allowed.
\n\nAs this is a National Park, there is no collecting of any sort allowed here and you are also not allowed to fly a drone or unmanned vehicle without a special use permit
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There are no restrictions on visiting with groups, but be aware access to picnic areas and grills are first-come first-served and no reservations are allowed. If you want to host a wedding, meeting, commercial photography or organised group activities you will likely need a permit.
", "There are no lifeguards are on duty And there are really unpredictable surf conditions so swimming is not recommended.
\n\nThere is a paved path to the beach from the car park but the tidepools themselves may not be wheelchair accessible.
", 1, null, "No pets allowed.", 0.5, null, 9414290, "Descend the stairs and take a low tide walk from the tiny cove of China beach through to Bakers beach.", 1.0, 2, "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Beach,_San_Francisco", "James D. Phelan State Beach Park", "Picnic tables are on a first-come first-served above beach level, there\u2019s a sheltered sandy cove for picnics too.
\n\nTo sunbathe out of the wind, there is a small deck on top of the lifeguard equipment pick-up station.
\n\nThere\u2019s no fires allowed on the beach but there are prepared grills and available if you get there early, no reservations are possible.
\n\nRestrooms and cold water showers may be open sunrise to sunset but the official website has listed that the bathhouse is not open to the public. Work is undergoing from by the National Park Service to improve facilities.
", "https://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/5987162386/", 1, null, null], ["2020-08-31T04:23:35.000Z", "rec9KANo9J4mnl6in", "Anacapa Island", "This site is a solid rocky bench located on the south side of West Anacapa Island, within the Channel Islands National Park. Human disturbances include trampling from light visitor use.\nTravel to and from Anacapa Island offers the opportunity for marine mammal sightings aboard the Island Packers boats.", "us", 34.0064594, -119.4113714, "Frenchy\u2019s Cove", "us_pacific_coast", "frenchys-cove", "America/Los_Angeles", null, "Frenchy\u2019s Cove is located on West Anacapa Island. Boat transportation to this site from Ventura Harbor is provided through Island Packers. To make reservations call (805) 642-1393. The site is accessed by a five-minute hike from one side of the island to the other, past a site monitored by the Channel Islands National Park.\n\nBoat transportation to Frenchy\u2019s Cove, Anacapa Island, is provided through Island Packers. From the beach, take the five-minute hike from the north side of the island through the gap to the south side. There is a trail located at Frenchy\u2019s Cove. Head west across the sandy beach to the second rocky bench. ", "West Anacapa Island, CA", "There are no restrooms at Frenchy\u2019s Cove. Use restrooms on the boat before going ashore.", "No", null, null, null, null, "[\"National park\"]", null, null, "No", null, null, 34.2441623, -119.2651822, "No", "No", "There is no food available on the island, you\u2019ll need to bring food with you.", "Collecting is not permitted in the National Park.No permit is required for monitoring, but it is important that groups do not disturb the National Park monitoring site.", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null], ["2020-09-01T17:34:17.000Z", "recbzrTCPYnWVhpAd", "Santa Cruz", "This is a really pretty beach with shallow pools on algae covered rock benches.
\n\nThe large Shark fin shaped rock used to be part of the mudstone cliff and got its shape from erosion by the wind and waves
\n\nThere are also a small cave on the south east of the beach to explore.
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", "This beach forms part of Coast Dairies State Park. No collecting unless you have permission from the state park", "Groups are allowed", "The path to the beach is quite steep, if you have difficulty walking you will appreciate the use of a stick to get down. Be careful of the prolific poison oak that lines this trail. Once you are on the beach the rocky outcrops are flat but slippery.
\n\nIf you go exploring in the caves be careful of the tide because the sea stacks create dangerous currents and you could be swept away.
", 1, 1, "There is a lovely sandy beach here, great for a picnic! No fires allowed.
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