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Manresa State Beach

San Andreas Road, Aptos, CA
831-761-1795
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Looking East from the Parking Lot
Ranked #2 of 4 attractions in Aptos
4.0 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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Salinas, California
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Sunshine, Family & Fun”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012

It is clean fun family filled place to picnic, get wet, bring you dog for a walk, bathrooms & outdoor foot shower available. More

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San Francisco
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
“Beautiful Beach”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2012

Nice sandy beach ... great for families to stay the day in the sand & surf. More

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El Cajon, California
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113 reviews 113 reviews
Reviews in 66 cities Reviews in 66 cities
113 helpful votes 113 helpful votes
“Beautiful Sunset View!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 December 2011

We were on a little motorcycle ride and stopped here for the sunset. Beautiful view! More

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Walnut Creek, California
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Beautiful and Peacful”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 October 2011

You can walk and see forever. Great place to just relax and enjoy. More

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Mariposa, Ca
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Great beach (lots of stairs to get to the beach)”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011
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This is a great beach! Must be able to go up & down Many stairs to access the beach. Found a bunch of sand dollars one of the times we came, not this time. The bathrooms are at the top of the stairs so you go up & down a lot with little kids. More

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