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Mar 8, 2021 · Rodeo Beach is one of the most popular sites in the Marin Headlands. This dog-friendly beach has unique geology, colorful sand, and is a favorite among surfers. It is also bordered by Rodeo Lagoon.
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Rodeo Beach is a beautiful pebbly beach popular with...
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Windswept, exhilarating, and covered with unique red and green pebbles, this beach is just three miles northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge. Sheltered by cliffs and bounded by a lagoon, it offers good picnic sites and is ideal for kite flying or just watching the roaring Pacific.
Rodeo Beach is a wide pebble beach on the sand spit that separates Rodeo Lagoon from Rodeo Cove on the west side of the Marin Headlands in Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The beach is dark colored and made up of small pebbly stones in brown, red, green, and blue.
- 1049 Mitchell Rd Sausalito, CA 94965
- Things to Do at Rodeo Beach
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- Rodeo Lagoon: Bird Watching Paradise
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Skimboarding is a popular activity at Rodeo Beach. This guy makes it look easy, but it requires a lot of coordination to get the board down onto just the right amount of water and then keep riding without driving it straight into the sand. Other visitors enjoy surfing at Rodeo Beach (which is best in the summer). If you're interested in joining the...
A lot of people like to hike in the surrounding hills, especially on a 4.5-mile loop that uses parts of the Coastal Trail, the Wolf Ridge Trail and the Miwok Trail. It's easiest to start that hike at the Coastal Trail entrance, which is at the north end of the parking lot. You can find a map and trail description at AllTrails.com. For other hikes, ...
The fresh-water lagoon near the beach attracts birds (and bird watchers). Among the species you might see are pelicans, hawks, gulls, herons, ducks, terns, willets, loons, grebes, scooters, sanderlings, and sandpipers. The lagoon is pretty most of the year and you might catch a glimpse of a family of river otters that occasionally visit. But in the...
Rodeo Beach is so close to San Francisco that your nearest alternatives are not in Marin County but in the city. If you want to try one of them, you'll find all the details in the guides to Baker Beach, China Beach, and Ocean Beach.
You won't find any places to eat at the beach. Grab a meal before your visit or bring a picnic. You will find picnic tables near the parking area. There are no entrance fees and no parking fees. There are restrooms at the main (northernmost) beach parking lot, and they also have outdoor showers. Dogs are allowed at Rodeo Beach. Rodeo Beach is on na...
Rodeo Beach is in the Marin Headlands, which is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. To get there, go north across the Golden Gate Bridge and exit just past the north vista point at Alexander Ave. Turn left onto Conzelman Road and drive up over the hill, following the signs to Rodeo Beach. The drive on Conzelman Road gives some jaw-dro...
- Betsy Malloy
- Rodeo Beach, California 94941, USA
Activities. Headlands Rodeo Beach Ramble Hike. Hikes. View of the Golden Gate Bridge spanning the entrance to the Bay. Alison Taggart Barone/Parks Conservancy. Take Golden Gate 70/80 from Civic Center in San Francisco to Marin City transfer station. A short walk through a residential neighborhood will lead you to the Pacheco Fire Road trail head.
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