by CoastView | Sep 29, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, California, Embayments, Land Use, Parks
Limantour Beach is a long narrow spit in Point Reyes National Seashore between Drakes Bay and Limantour Estuary, about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Bolinas and 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Point Reyes Station, California. The beach and estuary are named after Joseph...
by CoastView | Sep 24, 2023 | 2023, California, Parks, Sea Caves
Skips Punchbowl is a littoral sinkhole along the California Coastal Trail in Mendocino County, located on the Noyo Headlands about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Fort Bragg and 0.6 miles (1 km) west of Noyo, California. This section of coastline has been...
by CoastView | Sep 18, 2023 | 2023, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Sea Caves
Sunset Cliffs is a neighborhood adjacent to the Pacific Ocean on the western edge of Point Loma, about 7.5 miles (12 km) south of La Jolla and 5 miles (8 km) west of San Diego, California. The area is named for the sheer cliffs which border the ocean and historically...
by CoastView | Sep 12, 2023 | 2023, California, Coastal Features, Headlands, Parks
A viewing platform for seal and whale watching is at Laguna Point, part of MacKerricher State Park, and adjacent to MacKerricher State Marine Conservation Area, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Fort Bragg and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Cleone, California. The state park...
by CoastView | Sep 5, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, California, Coastal Features
The Lanphere Dunes are located between the Pacific Ocean and the Mad River Slough that flows through the Arcata Bottoms at the head of Humboldt Bay, about 59 miles (95 km) south of Crescent City and 8 miles (13 km) north of Eureka, California. The Lanphere Dunes are...
by CoastView | Aug 30, 2023 | 2023, California, Coastal Features, Embayments
Sea Lion Cove is on the Mendocino coast just south of Point Arena, about 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Gualala and 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Manchester, California. Sea Lion Cove is part of a marine protected area that covers 0.22 square miles (57 ha) of...
