by CoastView | Apr 18, 2026 | 2026, April 2026, California, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Lighthouses, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PointBonita.mp3 Point Bonita is the site of a historic lighthouse on the Marin Headlands at the northern entrance to the Golden Gate, about 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of San Francisco and...
by CoastView | Apr 11, 2026 | 2026, April 2026, Biodiversity, California, Headlands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PointReyes.mp3 Point Reyes is a prominent headland with a historic lighthouse located in Point Reyes National Seashore, a 71,028-acre (28,744-ha) park and nature preserve about 35 miles (56...
by CoastView | Apr 4, 2026 | 2026, April 2026, Beaches, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Communities
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CardiffLagoon.mp3 San Elijo Lagoon is 915 acres (370 ha) of tidal wetlands formed by Escondido Creek at Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a beach community in Encinitas, about 89 miles (144 km) southeast of...
by CoastView | Mar 29, 2026 | 2026, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Land Use, March 2026, Natural History, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/EelRiver.mp3 A delta of 33,000 acres (13,355 ha) is formed by the Eel River, which starts at an elevation of 6,245 feet (1,903 m) on the southern flank of Bald Mountain in Mendocino National...
by CoastView | Mar 21, 2026 | 2026, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Embayments, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, March 2026, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ClusterCone.mp3 Cluster Cone Rocks are at Bear Harbor, the site of a historic lumber wharf built over the rocky point that protects a small, south-facing embayment with a sandy beach in...
by CoastView | Mar 15, 2026 | 2026, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Land Use, March 2026, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BlacksBeach.mp3 Black’s Beach is the secluded southern section of Torrey Pines State Beach, which starts at the mouth of Los Peñasquitos Lagoon to the north and extends south for about 4.5...