Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...