Park
New Brighton State Beach
45 locals recommend,
Location
1500 Park Ave
Capitola, CA
Tips from locals
Nice long beach walk with gentle waves for swimming, too. You can walk all the way to Rio del Mar, under the pier that goes to the old cement ship. Whale fossils can be seen on minus tides in winter.
Very pretty area and beach. Without a pass it will cost $10 to park there like other state parks in California.