Fiscalini Ranch Preserve
Cambria, CA
Fiscalini Ranch Preserve is a genuinely popular bluff top trail network in Cambria, with real tide pools along the rocky shore and entrances at both the 4600 and 2700 blocks of Windsor Boulevard. It's more a trail system than a single beach, worth exploring for the Monterey pine forest as much as the coastline itself.
The combination of real tide pools and a genuine Monterey pine forest trail network sets it apart from a typical beach stop, popular enough with locals that it draws a real crowd on weekends.
How we score beachesEnter from the 4600 block of Windsor Boulevard if tide pools are the priority, that entrance gets you to the rockier stretch of shoreline faster.
Free parking is available at both Windsor Boulevard entrances.
A boardwalk and blufftop trails run through the preserve, with paths down to the rocky shore.
Dogs are welcome; check posted signage for specific leash rules.
Fog is common most mornings year round, typical of the Cambria coast.
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