Either way, California offers hundreds of beaches to choose from. To help you decide which stretch of shoreline to travel to next, U.S. News considered traveler sentiment and factors like ...

You can count on famed California beaches like Santa Monica ... The Pismo Preserve does not charge an admission fee and is open daily. It also welcomes mountain bikers and equestrians.

Coastal erosion has been washing away San Clemente’s beaches for years. In fact, a sales tax increase was on November’s ...