Gray Whale Cove State Beach

SF Bay Area

parks

At a glance

Size
3.1
Established
1966

parks detail

Hook
A steep-walled pocket cove beneath Devil's Slide where grays pass close in spring
More
The steep stair-trail drops to a dramatic pocket of sand walled by Devil's Slide cliffs — check swell before committing, the beach shrinks to nothing at high water. The old military triangulation station above is now the Devil's Slide Trail overlook.

Getting there

Coordinates
37.566, -122.514

Driving directions

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