Description
Book SynopsisA guide for visitors - sightseers, hikers, swimmers, surfers, campers, birders, boaters, and anglers - who want to explore California's fabulous shoreline. It describes some 350 shoreline destinations, including every known publicly accessible beach along the coast of Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties.
Trade Review"Should be on any California road-tripper's reading list ... sure to delight. -- Megan Sever Earth Magazine "A stellar and richly illustrated guide." Chicago Tribune "In the months to come, beginning in the north, it might be fun to try and visit every beach described in the book." -- Bob Walch Salinas Californian "There's so much more in this tome than a mere listing of Northern California beaches and their adjoining state parks." Sacramento Bee
Table of ContentsIntroduction Using This Guide Map Legend MARIN COUNTY Tomales/Dillon Beach Tomales Bay/East Shore Point Reyes Station Tomales Bay/West Shore Tomales Point to Point Reyes Lighthouse Limantour Beach/Olema Valley Bolinas Stinson Beach Muir Beach Area Marin Headlands SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY San Francisco North San Francisco Northeast San Francisco Presidio to Land's End San Francisco West SAN MATEO COUNTY Daly City and Northern Pacifica Pacifica Montara to Pillar Point Harbor Half Moon Bay Cowell Ranch to Pomponio State Beach Pescadero State Beach to Butano State Park Pigeon Point to Ano Nuevo SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Santa Cruz County North Wilder Ranch to Natural Bridges Santa Cruz Central Santa Cruz Harbor Santa Cruz East Capitola to New Brighton State Beach Aptos and Rio del Mar Santa Cruz County South MONTEREY COUNTY Northern Monterey County Salinas River to Sand City Seaside to Monterey Monterey Central Monterey and Cannery Row Pacific Grove 17-Mile Drive Carmel Area Big Sur North Point Sur to Big Sur Valley Pfeiffer Beach to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Esalen to Mill Creek Big Sur South FEATURES Caring for the Coast San Andreas Fault Mosses, Fungi, and Lichens The Ocean Northern California's National Marine Sanctuaries Farallon Islands Geology of the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay and Estuary Ocean Beach Seawalls Beach Sand Geology of the Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Boardwalk Shore Protection in Santa Cruz Monterey Submarine Canyon Elkhorn Slough Monterey Bay Dunes Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey Pine Forest Rocky Shore Rivers and Streams Colors of the Coast Protecting Coastal Resources Afterword Acknowledgments Glossary Selected State and Federal Agencies Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading Index
