California boasts more than 420 public beaches ... 8 a.m. to sunset, and offers guided nature walks year-round, as well as parking, picnic tables and a visitor center. (Getty Images)| While ...

Or, stay for sunset any other time and watch the masses disappear. A quiet beach to yourself in one of the U.S.’s biggest cities? Win. For an Instagram-worthy spot in northern California ...

MARIN COUNTY, CA — Alison Mankin captured some amazing photos from ... to an orange sunset with tule elk, the San Anselmo resident also photographed elephant seals on the beach with both the ...

There is a beach popular with locals at the beginning of Cordova Street off of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, but you have to traverse down the steep cliffs to get there. For an easier descent ...