Thornton State Beach

Thornton State Beach is a good place to go hiking. Basically, there’s almost no one in the beach since I only saw one person. Also, it’s very difficult climbing your way down to the beach because of steep elevations. That’s why I don’t bother going all the way down to the beach. Some trails are harder to pass through. You may need to pick up some rock climbing skills if you want to work your way back up from where you climbed down. In terms of atmosphere, nature isn’t really bad and it’s as vibrant as it gets. It’s not really hard hiking here because most of the time, you don’t need to hike through many steep paths, but a very few ones are hard to pass through. Again, you may need to climb your way up from those areas. Overall, most trails are shallow. This park also has its own parking lot, but it’s very small making it difficult to find a parking spot. Also, there are no bathrooms here. Make sure that you’re well-prepared coming here and be careful hiking there.

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Thornton State Beach is as beautiful and peaceful as it comes. Its on the west coast of San Francisco, away from the busy city. It's a very large area, walkable, but its a long walk to get to the beach. The trails from up top are tricky but the views are incredible. A must visit if you have not been here. Pictures cannot capture how incredible this area is. Would love to come here for sunset as I'm sure its breathtaking. Parking here is limited, but free.

Visited here recently, but did not stay for long. From my observation, you may not be able to touch the beach but you can still enjoy the view and the trail. There does not seem to be a public restroom and the parking is free. Be careful when walking on these trails as it can be narrow and the location of this makes you pretty high up.

I didn't find a public restroom. it's nice for hiking on trails and scenery. it's just a little ways up from a pretty big mall. it's right off the road but kind of a small parking lot. a lot of people coming and going though so it's not too hard to find a parking place. I would think of this more as hiking than going to the beach.