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THE WHITE SANDS OF STINSON
Play & relax along NorCal’s cool 3-mile beach
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Photo courtesy National Conservancy A couple walks on the sandy white sand of Stinson Beach. Not only are white sand beaches rare in NorCal but none are as big at three miles long
Keep in mind, that you are just two hours away from some of the coolest beaches in California. We’re not talking Venice Beach cutting edge cool or the even more refined cool of Newport Beach. We’re talking cool as in temperatures. Rarely do you sizzle of NorCal beaches. And on a day like today, beaches all within a two hour driving range of the 209 from Santa Cruz to Stinson Beach are a good 30 degrees cooler. If