Usage Notes
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Point Details
Nearest Town: San Francisco
Location: South end at Seacliff Avenue
Nearest Milepost
Mile Number:
Coordinates
37.787917539467, -122.49090210746 
Trail Section
San Francisco Section 1
Notes
Facilities are set right on the edge of this small pocket beach. Prepare to climb down steep stairs or follow the gentler service road to the right.
Features
- CCC Access Point
- Facilities for Disabled
- Firepits
- Fishing
- Historic Feature
- Historic Marker
- Improved Surface
- Lifeguard
- Parking
- Path to Beach
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Stairs to Beach
China Beach is the historic site of early San Francisco Chinese Fishing village.
Several ramps and stairs connect a restroom facility and deck to the beach.
Rocks cut off access to the north and south.
Parking off Seacliff Avenue is at the head of a steep trail.
Aerial Photo from California Coastal Records Project