Gray Whale Cove (North)

🏖️ Nude beach · Near Montara

⚖️ Customary / tolerated Clothing-optional 💧 Ocean 🗓️ May–Oct

⚠︎ Status uncertain — access and legality have changed over time. Verify locally before you go.

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North end of Gray Whale Cove State Beach on the San Mateo coast. Stairs down from the Hwy 1 lot. Clothing-optional custom has waxed and waned with enforcement.

☀︎ First-timer tip: Beautiful but check current status — rangers have cracked down here before. Cold water.

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Naturism here is non-sexual. There's no nudity in the app; everything is moderated. 18+.

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