SEAHUNNY / California at heart
The Coast Atlas.
A beach day with all the good stops.
Find shells, tide pools, dog-friendly beaches, coastal walks, real coffee, and the places worth pulling over for. Pick a town or drop in your ZIP. Let’s see what’s nearby.
California first. A few beautiful shores beyond it.
01 / Start somewhere
Choose a pin, enter a ZIP, or search a coastal town. Location access is optional.
02 / Your kind of day
03 / A few good details
Mermaids
Walks & hikes
Stones & shores
Wildlife
Dog parks
Wind phones
Lighthouses
Attractions
Art & trinket trading
Worth the stop
Coffeehouses
Food & sweet stops
A good beach tip goes a long way
Good finds.
Public access.
Lesser-known shores are public places worth a detour. Some came from community tips and Reddit conversations; the park and venue links help you check access before you go.
364 public places to start: 303 in California and 61 farther afield, including 42 lighthouses. Help us find the next good shore. Every new tip needs a source and a human review before it becomes a pin. TikTok-only tips haven’t been verified for this map.
Sources reviewed September 30–October 4, 2026. Follow each card’s official link for current closures, show times, water quality, parking, and fees. Map pins show approximate public access areas.
Tides aren’t a surf forecast or a safety clearance. Predictions are for a nearby NOAA station, not the exact beach. Look for a daylight low tide, check swell and weather, and leave well before the water cuts off your route. Never turn your back on the sea.
National Weather Service Report a base-map issue Send a beach tip or correctionA good shore deserves a good tip
Found somewhere
we should know?
Share a beautiful public beach, a tide-pool detour, a coastal hike, a wildlife lookout, a dog-friendly stretch, or a real mermaid performance. Tell us what makes it worth a visit.
Bring an official park, city, or venue link that explains access. We review suggestions before adding them, and leave fragile habitats and private places off the map.