Top 4 California Beach Guides

1. Foghorn Outdoors: California Beaches

The authors review and rate more than 400 California beaches for access, privacy, beauty, ruggedness, swimability, and recreational activities.

2. Exploring Southern California Beaches

Includes 170 separate beaches organized into 19 regions, from the border in the south to the San Luis Obispo County line .

3. Sun, Sand & Surf: The Ultimate Guide To Orange County Beaches

Covers all the beaches between San Clemente and Huntington, with color photographs, hours, directions, surf reports.

4. California's Nude Beaches

Recommended by Dr. Leisure, it also includes Hawaii, Washington and Oregon. This guide is copyrighted in 2000, and given the rate of change at California's nude beaches, it may be out of date in some places.