New Brighton State Beach
SF Bay Area
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 157
- Established
- 1933
parks detail
- Hook
- Bluff camping over Monterey Bay at 'China Beach,' once a Chinese fishing village
- More
- China Beach's 1870s fishing village story is told at the top of the campground bluff, where Chinese fishermen launched sampans for the bay's abundance. Fossil-bearing cliffs (look, don't dig) and calm summer water make it the family pick.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.98, -121.938