Top 25 Runs on the California Coast

California has 840 miles of coastline, stretching from the Smith River in the north to Imperial Beach in the south. From the foggy north to the sunny south, Great Runs features some 150 California coastal routes: pristine beaches, festive promenades & boardwalks, scenic coastal bluffs, and city streets with killer views of marinas and bays. Plus, this being the west coast, there are gorgeous sunsets! This common theme of our selection of Top 20 Runs On The California Coast is that the routes feature the Pacific Ocean: along it or featuring a view of it. This list pulls from our guides from north to south: North California Coast (Mendocino to Crescent City); San Francisco/SF North, East Bay, Silicon Valley, Santa Cruz, Monterey/Carmel/Big Sur, California Central Coast, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles  (North to Santa Barbara) Los Angeles (Central), Orange County, and San Diego. The list of routes below is organized from north to south. See the map below for links.

NOTE: Click ‘Page Back’ Button to get back from a route to this list. On Map, click box on top right for full page view or slider on left for routes by from north to south in the state.