Salinas River State Beach
Central Coast
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 281.84
- Established
- 1960
parks detail
- Hook
- Dunes and driftwood where the Salinas meets the bay, blissfully undeveloped
- More
- Dunes, driftwood, and the river's seasonal mouth — no facilities, no crowds, frequent snowy plover closures roped off in the foredunes. Birding the river lagoon at dusk is the move.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.786, -121.794