Beaches
Research 6 beaches within weekend reach of San Jose, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of San Jose. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from San Jose. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from San Jose, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
New Brighton State Beach is a beach reachable from San Jose as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — New Brighton State Beach, about 37 km (23 mi) from San Jose
Image credit: Image: MarsRover / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Seacliff State Beach is a beach reachable from San Jose as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Seacliff State Beach, about 37 km (23 mi) from San Jose
Image credit: Image: Prg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Manresa State Beach is a beach reachable from San Jose as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Manresa State Beach, about 41 km (26 mi) from San Jose
Image credit: Image: Dg251273 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lighthouse Field State Beach is a beach reachable from San Jose as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lighthouse Field State Beach, about 42 km (26 mi) from San Jose
Image credit: Image: Brucetopp / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Natural Bridges State Beach is Coastal state beach with a sea arch and tide pools at Santa Cruz, southwest of San Jose on Monterey Bay. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Natural Bridges State Beach, about 42 km (26 mi) from San Jose
Image credit: Image: Eugene Zelenko / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin's Beach is a beach reachable from San Jose as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Martin's Beach, about 48 km (30 mi) from San Jose
Image credit: Image: Jay Huang from Pleasanton, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0