North Salmon Creek Beach

North Salmon Creek Beach is right off Coast Highway 1 just north of Bodega Bay. A large parking lot is available, but it can fill up in the summer so look for other pull-out parking areas along the highway if necessary. From the main lot you can walk down short paths to the sand at the mouth of the Salmon River. Surfers are often out in the waves north of the river mouth. Walking north on the sand leads to narrower beaches along the highway with names such as Miwok and Coleman. South of the creek mouth you’ll find South Salmon Creek Beach which has a separate parking lot off Bean Avenue. Both Salmon Creek beaches and many others nearby are part of the Sonoma Coast State Park State Beaches system.