Venice State Beach — Attraction in Half Moon Bay

You do have to pay to park at the beach (It's a California state operated facility). There are picnic tables and a restroom. There are a lot of seagulls and there's quite a bit of feather litter near the little stream outlet. Getting to the beach means traversing the stream and there wasn't a way to get over it that wasn't a little haphazard (a small rinky-dink wooden bridge that wasn't ADA accessible). If they could fix the bridge issue, it's nice. Maybe a small clean up effort to remove the feathers every so often would be nice. Seagulls (aka 'sky rats') do live here, are looking for food, and fly overhead so be aware they may drop their feces on you. Typical ocean-fishy smell that you get used to during the visit.

But the water was full of dolphins, fish-diving birds, and humpback whales. It was lovely to see them feeding off the coast.

The water is a little walk from the parking lot. Just know, the walk isn't ADA accessible either, unfortunately. If you have a wheelchair, be prepared to walk through a bit of sand and stairs.

The little town that supports this beach has lovely sushi and sandwiches. And a cute little downtown area full of books,...

Venice State Beach in Half Moon Bay is a peaceful, family-friendly spot with easy access and ample parking ($10/day). A very short, flat walk leads to the beach—perfect for strollers and kids. There are benches for picnics, clean restrooms, and open space to relax. Small tide pools and the gentle flow of Frenchman Creek offer safe water play. In spring, the trail blooms with yellow lupine, pink floribundum, and vibrant yellow, pink sour fig, making it a scenic and serene...

It's a quiet beach with unique landscape. Huge parking lot pretty closer to the beach. It does have stairs to go to beach, but you can also use the side path and go to beach. Cliffs are beautiful especially sun set makes it talk to us silently. Clean sand. Horse back ride is possible. Clean washrooms. You can also see a small creek. It does have bike trail. Easily to reach using Google map. Last 200mts are gravel road but not bumpy. It's only 5 minutes drive from...