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Northern California Coast as seen from Muir Beach Overlook. The California Coastal Commission was established in 1972 by voter initiative via Proposition 20. [8] This was partially in response to the controversy surrounding the development of Sea Ranch, a planned coastal community in Sonoma County.
This list of California beaches is a list of beaches that are situated along the coastline of the State of California, US. The information in this article draws extensively from the California Coastal Access Guide , a comprehensive resource that provides detailed information on over 1150 public access points along California's extensive 1271 ...
Martins Beach has historically been a popular family beach and surf spot. [2] As of 2014, there were 45 leased beach cabins. [4] Since the early 1900s, the Deeney family, the land owners, allowed the public free access to the beach, but charged to park vehicles. In the early 1920s, the Deeneys leased the beach to the Watts family.
Pebble Beach is an unincorporated community on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey County, California, United States.The small coastal residential community of mostly single-family homes is also notable as a resort destination, and the home of the golf courses of Cypress Point Club, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, and Pebble Beach Golf Links.
California State Parks is the state park system for the U.S. state of California. The system is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department under the California Natural Resources Agency. The California State Parks system is the largest state park system in the United States. [5]
Heal the Bay's annual report card ranks the state's dirtiest — and cleanest — beaches based on water-quality analyses. Two from L.A. County made the 'beach bummer' list.
An approximate map of the Channel Islands' land extent roughly 14,000 years ago, showing their historical connection to each other. While they are currently separated from mainland California by a 230 meters (750 feet) deep channel, at this point in history they were only 7.8 kilometers (4.8 miles) from the mainland compared to the modern 19 ...
In addition, California's coast at the time was only open to the public along 100 of its 1,300 miles (2,100 km). [ 10 ] Californians Organized to Acquire Access to State Tidelands (COAST) was formed in response to this issue, and their 1968 county ballot initiative attempted to require the development to include public trails to the tidelands.