Beach

Carmel River State Beach

21 locals recommend,
Location
26495 Carmelo St
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Tips from locals

Michael & Jill
August 14, 2017
Just down the road from Carmel Beach, equally awesome.
Kathy
June 13, 2017
River Beach, where the river meets the ocean.......
Anne
September 19, 2015
Great for family - can spend good three hours.
Kristina
April 22, 2014
A personal favorite! A beautiful beach that tends to have less people. Try to time it out for sundown, most epic sunsets ever!
Nathan
June 11, 2019
This beach is usually more quiet compared with the more touristy Carmel beach. Has great sand and the river feeds into the ocean at this beach. Parking lot is small but the neighborhood usually has plenty of options.

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