Golden Gate - China Beach - San Francisco, CA
Posted by: 
DougK
N 37° 47.238 W 122° 29.450
10S E 544832 N 4182338
China Beach is located in the Seacliff nighborhood of San Francisco.
Waymark Code: WM68G3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2009
Views: 13
China Beach is part of the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area. From the National Parks Conservancy web site on China Beach:
The tiny cove of China Beach lies between Baker Beach and Lands End. Legend has it that local residents named China Beach for the Chinese fishermen who, long ago, anchored their junks in the cove and camped on the beach. You can see a monument to these early residents at the trailhead near the parking area at the end of Seacliff Avenue.
China Beach’s sheltered pocket of sand provides access to the water and a place to stretch out or picnic in the sun. The beach offers a picnic area, sunbathing, good play spots for children, and fine views of the Marin Headlands and the Golden Gate. Unpredictable surf conditions make swimming dangerous, however. For those interested in sunbathing out of the wind’s reach, there’s a small deck on top of the lifeguard equipment pick-up station. Outside the station, above beach level, grills and a picnic area are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Restrooms and cold water showers are open sunrise to sunset.
The monument at the top of the cliff overlooking China Beach reads:
CHINA BEACH
SINCE GOLD RUSH TIMES, THIS
COVE WAS USED AS A CAMPSITE
BY MANY OF THE CHINESE
FISHERMAN WHO WORKED IN
AND AROUND SAN FRANCISCO
BAY. THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPLY
THE NEEDS OF A YOUNG CITY
HELPED ESTABLISH ONE OF
THE AREA'S MOST IMPORTANT
INDUSTRIES AND TRADITIONS.