Gray Whale Cove State Beach

Beach · Montara, San Mateo County, California

Gray Whale Cove State Beach is a secluded sandy pocket beach reached by a stairway down the bluff, located along Highway 1 between Pacifica and Montara in San Mateo County.

Activities covered: Swimming.

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