California Swim Directory - Beaches, Lakes, Pools


Sure, you could try and dunk yourself in the bathtub – or run through the sprinkler….but when you or the family want to cool off with a dip, there are more fun options for summer swimming in , . Whether its the ocean, a lake or the town pool, there are lots of swim places to choose from in and around , . What are you waiting for? Everybody into the water!

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Where to swim in California

Bidwell-Sacramento River State park
Shasta Cascade Region
530-342-5185

Bolsa Chica State Beach
714-846-3460

Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
Calistoga, CA
3801 Saint Helena Highway
707-942-4575

Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Calaveras County, High Sierra Region
209-795-2334

Cardiff State Beach
760-753-5091

Carlsbad State Beach
760-438-3143

Carpinteria State Beach
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast
805-968-1033

Castle Crags State Park
Castella, CA
20115 Castle Creek Road
530-235-2684

Cayucos State Beach
San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast
805-781-5930

China Camp State Park
San Rafael, CA
RR 1 Box 244
415-456-0766

Clear Lake State Park
Kelseyville, CA
5300 Soda Bay Road
707-279-4293

D. L. Bliss State Park
El Dorado County, High Sierra Region
530-525-7277

Doheny State Beach
Orange County
949-496-6172

Donner Memorial State Park
Truckee, CA
12593 Donner Pass Rd
530-582-7892

Ed Z’berg-Sugar Pine Point State Park
Lake Tahoe, CA
Highway 89 At Meeks Bay
530-525-7982

El Capitán State Beach
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast
805-968-1033

Emerald Bay State Park
El Dorado County, High Sierra Region
530-541-3030

Emma Wood State Beach
Ventura County, Central Coast
805-968-1033

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
Carlotta, CA
16949 Highway 36
707-777-3683

Grover Hot Springs State Park
Markleeville, CA
3415 Hot Springs Road
530-694-2248

Hendy Woods State Park
Mendocino County ,North Coast Region
707-895-3141

Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Weott CA
P.O. Box 100
707-946-2409

Huntington State Beach
714-536-1454

Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park
Crescent City, CA
1111 2nd Street
707-458-3018

MacKerricher State park
North Coast Region
707-964-9112

Manresa State Beach
Santa Cruz County, San Francisco Bay Area
831-761-1795

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
Burney, CA
24898 State Highway 89
530-335-2777

McGrath State Beach
Ventura County, Central Coast
805-968-1033

Mendocino Woodlands State Park
Mendocino, CA
39350 Little Lake Road
707-964-7944

Morro Strand State Beach
San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast
805-772-2560

Natural Bridges State Beach
Santa Cruz County, San Francisco Bay Area
831-423-4609

Navarro River Redwoods State Park
Navarro CA
Highway 128
707-937-5804

New Brighton State Beach
Capitola, CA
Santa Cruz County, San Francisco Bay Area
831-464-6330


Pismo State Beach
Oceano, CA
555 Pier Avenue
805-489-1869

Refugio State Beach
Goleta CA
10 Refugio Beach Road
805-968-1033

Richardson Grove State Park
Garberville, CA
1600 US Highway 101  #8
707-247-3318

Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach
818-880-0363

Russian Gulch State Park
Mendocino, CA
P. O. Box 440
707-937-5804

Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Lagunitas, CA
7498 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
415-488-9897

San Buenaventura State Beach
Ventura, CA
Central Coast
805-968-1033

San Clemente State Beach
949-492-3156 

Seacliff State Beach
Santa Cruz County, San Francisco Bay Area
831-685-6442

Silver Strand State Beach
Coronado, CA
5000 Highway 75
619-435-5184

South Yuba River State Park
Penn Valley, CA
17660 Pleasant Valley Road
530-432-2546

Sunset State Beach
Santa Cruz County, San Francisco Bay Area
831-763-7062

Tomales Bay State Park
Inverness, CA
1208 Pierce Point Road
415-669-1140

Torrey Pines State Beach
858-755-2063

Twin Lakes State Beach
Santa Cruz County, San Francisco Bay Area
831-427-4868

Van Damme State Park
Mendocino County ,North Coast Region
707-937-5804

William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach
San Simeon,CA
750 Hearst Castle Road
805-927-2020