Best Family Friend Beaches in Bolinas

Located in Point Reyes National Seashore, Wildcat Beach is a long and usually clean beach that has light brown sand.  The west-facing beach is located below steep coastal bluffs. 

Located near a promontory named Double Point, Alamere Creek Beach is a beach with light brown sand.  This beach is located below steep shale bluffs and it is a part of a national park named Point Reyes National Seashore.  The Alamere Creek falls down from a 30-foot high blufftop area onto the beach – once the water from the Alamere Creek falls onto the beach, it flows into the Pacific Ocean.  As an interesting fact, the Alamere Falls is one of the only two known “tide falls” of California – tide falls are waterfalls that directly flow into oceans.

Located in Marin County, Bolinas Beach is an L-shaped beach situated in the seaside town of Bolinas at the mouth of Bolinas Lagoon. The beach has light brown and the scenic Bolinas Ridge can be seen from here. Bolinas Beach has calm water with mild waves and is also called Brighton Beach because the beach can be accessed primarily via Brighton Avenue. Bolinas Beach does not have lifeguards or other amenities except restrooms, so come prepared. However, the beach does allow dogs on leash. Getting to Bolinas Beach is easy - it is located near the intersection of Brighton Avenue and Cliff Road off of California Highway 1 / Pacific Coast Highway. Free street parking is available along Brighton Avenue.