Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove

Asilomar State Beach is a beautiful location that I stumbled across one day while down in Pacific Grove. It has a pretty boardwalk and a cool little gazebo to sit in and take in the views. It is definitely windy and gets pretty cold here towards the evening. Watching a sunset from here is worth it. Love all the sandy dunes and plants surrounding the ocean path and has stairs that take you down to the rock area if you want to get a closer view. Great views and quiet location.

A nice beach with a good board walk. Even though there were a reasonable amount of cars parked, the beach didn’t feel busy. Pretty dog friendly, too. Some tide pools, tool. While we saw “no fires” signs, a number of people were doing bonfires as the sunset. FYI — did not see any restroom facilities

The kids had a great time at the beach building sand castles. The state park rangers were cleaning up after the storm but the beach was opened. There are parts of the beaches that are washed away or damaged but the dogs and kids still had fun. This is an off the leash park so if you come have a picnic the dogs will come find your food. We met about a dozen of them.

Great views, not too crowded. Picnic tables every so often are a great feature. Boardwalk trail has some areas that need repair. Trash receptacles conveniently located along the road & well maintained.

Very nice beach. You can see beautiful sunsets. Make sure to get there before the sun goes down. Great natural light filters across the ocean and spreads out in a wonderful way.