Bolinas Beach
Bolinas, CA
A famously mellow surf town north of San Francisco where locals have spent decades tearing down highway signs pointing to the beach just to keep it a little harder to find. The wave here is a gentle, forgiving point break that has made it a longtime favorite for longboarders.
A famously mellow point break that locals have spent decades trying to keep off the map by tearing down highway signs, parking is genuinely scarce as a result.
How we score beachesParking is genuinely scarce here. Carpool or bike in if you can, and be respectful of the town's low key vibe.
Dogs are allowed off-leash under voice control on the sand and in the water.
Like most of the Marin coast, summer mornings here often start under fog that burns off by afternoon, with water staying cold, rarely past the upper 50s, year round. Fall tends to deliver the most reliably sunny days once the marine layer pattern breaks.
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