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Salinas River State Beach, Moss Landing

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Beach · Hidden Gem · Nature / Park
Salinas River State Beach is a beach at the river mouth of the Salinas River at Monterey Bay, in Monterey County, California.

It is located at the south end of Moss Landing, California. The park can be accessed from the Potrero exit off of Highway 1, in Moss Landing. It is part of the 99 miles of Monterey County coastline.
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  • By AdvtrTrvlr
    Great beach, very wide and very clean. Also very dangerous waves; you can watch the waves churning around in all directions. Definitely not a place for swimming! Great beach for walking and...  more »
  • By mini
    We went to Salinas River State Beach in Moss Landing. There is a small parking lot. If you walk up the sand dunes, one gets to the Pacific Ocean You can also walk to various parts of the Salinas...  more »
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