![]() ![]() Walk around the point, and you reach the spot the surfers sing about (where the current allows them to "rock the O" in a never-ending surfer's paradise). The county beach is adjacent to a gated community that mostly has this beach gem to itself the beach is quiet and perfect for swimming, collecting shells, and watching the sunset without interruption. The beach at Rincon is so classic it made a Beach Boys song (this is where they're rockin' the O!) and so obscure that hardly anyone knows where it is. If a little more of a drive works for you, keep driving beyond Malibu, beyond Ventura, until you're almost to the Santa Barbara County line. Walking west around the rocks leads to the even-more-secret county beach El Sol, which has no other access. There is no option to pay for parking with cash.Īccess: From the parking lot at 32900 Pacific Coast Highway there is a short hike down a steepish trail required to reach the beach, which is a sandy cove surrounded by tide pools. Note: For the summer of 2021, the beach parking lots are open from 8am to sunset to a limited capacity and are only accepting payment by automated pay machines or the pay by phone app. ![]() El Pescador Beach is the westernmost of the three. Each of the three beaches in the set is clearly marked with its own sign and a dedicated (pay) parking lot, just south of the more famous Leo Carillo. Part of a set of three Malibu beach gems which together make up Robert Meyer Memorial State Beach (El Matador and La Piedra complete the set), El Pescador has it all: sand, tidepools, bathrooms, and even an extra hidden cove that visitors to this already hidden beach often miss. There's a beautiful reward for taking the trail down to El Pescador. Photo by Loreth_ni_Balor/CC BY 2.0 3. (Note that Escondido Creek is the same one you cross if you take the popular waterfall hike on the inland side of PCH!) There is no parking lot-just public parking along PCH.Īccess: There are two public access points to Escondido Beach: one is at the bridge over Escondido Creek, next to 27148 Pacific Coast Highway (one on the sand, head to the right), and the other is just west of Geoffrey's restaurant, next to 27420 Pacific Coast Highway. On the other hand, the walking is great, and the walk from Escondido Beach west to the pricey Paradise Cove beach is popular with locals. The beach here is slightly narrower than at Carbon, meaning that it's a good idea to check tides in advance as high tide leaves little space to put a blanket down. Escondido Beach - MalibuĬould there be a more hidden beach than "escondido"? Like Carbon Beach, this is another secluded Malibu beach behind expensive homes, and one which tourists drive right by without even realizing it's there. The seaweed is long enough for jump rope at Carbon Beach. Once you've navigated these mild inconveniences, Carbon Beach can give you a delightful day on the sand and swimming in the waves.Īccess: There are two public access paths to Carbon Beach: one across from Malibu Aquarium Shop at 22455 Pacific Coast Highway, and another across from Malibu Paragliding and Paramotor School at 22125 Pacific Coast Highway. There is no parking lot, so using this beach means finding parking on PCH, which can be quite a lesson in looking both ways before crossing the street.Īlso, always remember when visiting a beach of this type that there are no lifeguards, no restrooms, and no public trash cans. ![]() While many expensive homes do indeed back directly onto this beach (locals call it Billionaires Beach), everything below the high tide line is public, as well as the areas near the public accessways to the beach, and several easements up the beach. This is one of those beaches in Malibu that is quiet because people assume it's private. LA's Best Hidden Beaches from Malibu to Ventura 1. ![]() Some of the beaches below look private and feel private, but are accessible by a public path. Many private beaches have public easements that reach well up into the dry sand as well, allowing people who walk the shore to settle down and enjoy whatever beach they can reach. One thing that allows us all to spread out a bit more on the shore is a state law that allows for public use of all beaches below the high tide line this means that any beach you can get to, you are allowed to enjoy as long as you stay near the water. ![]()
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