Reviews

Máira Preciosa Viloria (Precy Wakayama)

Great local beach to catch the sunset. Visited and walked down the beach from upper parking of state beach. Nice staircase to walk down and back up. You can even view sunset and sit down to have a glass of wine eat a picnic :-)

Joe “Goldenkryptonite” Carrillo

I have been visiting this beautiful beach for years now. It’s so beautiful and so relaxing! 😎 it’s away from most tourist areas and had a nice family vibe. It’s usually more quiet after the Labor Day holiday. I come here to fish and relax with the family. If you are looking for food there’s a few places nearby pizza, Mexican food, and a pub! There are other places on the other side of the freeway as well.

Hiba Hashlamoun

Very nice beach, clean and family friendly. You need to pay $10 parking fees. You can park next to the beach and the parking lot that you see next where you pay it is an over flow parking if you didn't find parking down next to the Beach you can go up again and park there and use the stairs to go down. Bathrooms are clean and there is a lot of bathrooms. Also there is a picnic tables first come first serve with shade they are amazing.

Karen Tracey

Clean, narrow beach. Got video of a juvenile humpback whale feeding just offshore! At least two of the bathrooms are closed for maintenance (June 2025). Lots of picnic tables, many need maintenance. Amazing views from upper parking lot. Seals and otter play in the surf, and you can sometimes spot a young Great White shark.

Heather Vina

Easy to get to. Family friendly. The ship wreck makes a great photo backdrop. Good place to walk the dog or bring the kids. Wasn’t too crowded. A couple of ways down to the beach. One not so bad with a few stairs. One with lots of stairs from the parking lot.

Amber Sinclair

Beautiful and quiet beach to visit. Had a picnic with friends the we all preceded to take naps. Ocean waves are the best sleepy time noise.

David

Seacliff State Beach is a great place to bring the family. We also enjoy taking a climb up the stairs, then walk across Sea Cliff Drive and then go down a small path back to the beach. We have been coming here now for over 15 years.

Richard Ash

Another new beach for me in California and I’ve been here all my life. Great parking and a long beach to walk if I chose to.

Tim R

I love Sea Cliff Beach! You can walk forever on the beach. There is great rock hounding when the rock piles are there mostly in the winter. I rockhound everyday and have found some amazing things from sea glass , very high quality serpentine, Jasper's, crystal clams, and much much more. It is a state park so remember to follow the rock hounding rules of California State Parks. This beach is never overcrowded. Even in the summer there are many people there The beach is large enough for everyone to have plenty of space. Highly underutilized in my opinion. The little museum is also very much worth visiting. They are open Wednesday through the weekend.

Daniel Smith

Fantastic beach. Even in late January it felt like summer with temps feeling like they were in the 70s. There’s a ton of beach to walk along and bring your dogs as well! The old SS Palo Alto shipwreck is still there but unfortunately the pier was brought down by a storm recently.