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Since 2010, people have joined the California King Tides Project in taking and sharing photos of the highest high tides of the year and their impact on the shore. Starting with the 2018/2019 season, photos are compiled in an interactive online map, presenting a geographic view of this community science data. You can also search for #kingtides on social media platforms and view a small selection of photos from recent years organized by county below.

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Del Norte - Humboldt - Mendocino - SonomaMarinSolanoContra CostaSan Joaquin County - AlamedaSan FranciscoSanta ClaraSan MateoSanta CruzMontereySan Luis ObispoSanta BarbaraVenturaLos AngelesOrangeSan Diego



 

Del Norte County

Lighthouse Jetty, Crescent City, 11/15/2024


Wilson Creek Beach, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, 1/11/24


L Street near Front Street, Crescent City, 12/23/22


Embankment on Anchor Way, Crescent City, 1/3/2022


End of West 4th Street, Crescent City, 1/3/2022


Battery Point Lighthouse, Crescent City, 12/14/2020


 

Humboldt County

Liscom Slough, 11/16/24


Martin Slough Bridge on Pine Hill Road, Eureka, 12/14/24


State Route 255, 11/17/24


End of Perch Street, King Salmon, 1/12/24


Trinidad State Beach, 1/11/24


Delgada Point, Shelter Cove, 1/11/24


Jackson Ranch Road, Arcata, 12/23/22


Chevron Dock, Eureka, 1/22/23


Butcher Slough at South H Street, Arcata, 12/23/22


New Navy Base Road near Samoa Boat Ramp, 12/24/22


Field Landing Boat Yard, Humboldt Bay, 12/23/22


 

Mendocino County

Navarro River, Albion, 11/15/24


Cooks Beach, Gualala, 11/16/24


Arena Cove, Point Arena, 1/11/24


Glass Beach, Noyo Headlands, 2/9/24


Seaside Beach, 1/12/24


Greenwood State Beach, Elk, 1/2/2022


MacKerricher State Park, Fort Bragg, 12/5/2021


Mitchell Creek Beach, Fort Bragg, 1/2/2022


 

Sonoma County

Westshore Road, Bodega Bay, 12/15/24


Bodega Bay, 11/15/24


Campbell Cove, Bodega Bay, 11/15/24


Spud Point Marina, Bodega Bay, 11/15/24


Petaluma Turning Basin, 12/14/24


Duncan's Landing, Sonoma Coast, 2/9/24


Black Point Beach, Sea Ranch, 12/23/22


Port Sonoma Marina, 12/23/22


 

Marin County

Bay Trail, Mill Valley, 12/14/24


Barbaree Way, Tiburon, 11/16/24


Highway 1, Bolinas Lagoon, 11/16/24


Gate 5 Road, Sausalito, 11/15/24


San Rafael Creek, San Rafael, 12/14/24


Loch Lomond Drive, San Rafael, 12/14/24


Almonte, Mill Valley, 11/16/25


Bothin Marsh, Mill Valley, 2/10/24


160 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley, 2/9/24


Highway 101 North onramp, Sausalito, 1/21/23


North San Pedro Road, China Camp State Park, 12/23/22


Stinson Beach, 1/20/23


Mill Valley - Sausalito Path, 1/1/2022


Highway 1 exit, Mill Valley, 12/4/2021


Waldo Point, Sausalito, 12/4/2021


Canal Street apartments, San Rafael, 12/4/2021


 

Solano County

City Dock, Rio Vista, 11/15/24


Vallejo Ferry Launch, 11/15/24


Mare Island, Vallejo, 1/22/23


W I Street, Benicia, 1/21/23


Yacht basin, Suisun City Harbor, 1/21/23


Foot of 1st Street, Benicia, 1/2/2022


 

Contra Costa County

Big Break Regional Shoreline trail, Oakley, 12/14/24


Bay Trail, Marina Bay, Richmond, 12/14/24


Harbor Channel, Richmond, 11/20/24


Cerrito Creek at Pacific East Mall, Richmond 11/16/24


Pinole Creek, Hercules, 12/14/24


Richmond Ferry Terminal, 11/20/24


Pittsburg Marina, 1/9/24


Ferry point picnic area Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, 1/22/23


Alhambra Creek Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, 1/22/23


Martinez Marina, 1/22/23


 

San Joaquin County

McLeod Lake adjacent to Center Street, Stockton, 11/14/25


Center Street looking forward W. Weber Avenue, Stockton, 1/11/24


 

Alameda County

Veterans Court, Bay Farm Island, Alameda, 12/14/24


Marshlands Road, Fremont, 12/14/24


Flood Control Station at 7th Street, Oakland, 11/17/24


Buchanan Street, Albany, 11/16/24


Crab Cove, Alameda, 12/14/24


Oakland Ferry Terminal, 11/16/24


Aquatic Park, Berkeley, 12/14/24


Bay Farm Island, Alameda, 2/9/24


Mulford Gardens neighborhood, San Leandro, 12/23/22


Looking toward Veterans Court, Alameda, 12/23/22


Hayward Regional Shoreline, 2/10/24


Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, Hayward, 1/21/23


Doolittle Drive at Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline Center, Oakland, 12/23/22


Bay Bridge Toll Plaza Beach, Oakland, 1/2/2022


 

San Francisco County

Embarcadero from Ferry Gate G, San Francisco, 12/13/24


Pier 5, San Francisco, 12/13/24


Islais Creek Landing, San Francisco, 12/14/24


Pier 14, San Francisco, 12/13/24


Sutro Baths, San Francisco, 11/15/24


Herons Head Park, San Francisco, 12/14/24


Near St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, 1/11/24


Illinois street at Islais Creek, San Francisco, 1/22/23


Crissy Field South Beach, San Francisco, 12/23/22


China Basin Park and Oracle Park, San Francisco, 12/5/2021


Ferry Gate G, San Francisco, 2/9/2020


Embarcadero at Pier 14, San Francisco, 2/9/2020


 

Santa Clara County

Palo Alto Baylands, 12/14/24


EcoCenter, Palo Alto, 12/14/24


Lucy Evans Nature Center, Palo Alto, 12/14/24


Gold street Bridge, Guadalupe River, 12/13/2020


 

San Mateo County

Pacifica Pier, 11/15/24


Oyster Point Marina, South San Francisco, 12/15/24


Redwood Water Sports, Redwood City, 12/14/24


Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, 12/14/24


Surfers Beach, El Granada, 11/15/24


San Gregorio Beach, 11/17/24


Beach Boulevard south of Salada Avenue, Pacifica, 1/11/24


Bean Hollow State Beach, 2/9/24


Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Seal Cove Stairs, 12/23/22


Dumbarton Bridge, Menlo Park, 1/22/23


Smith Slough, Redwood City, 1/21/23


Pacifica Municipal Pier, 1/4/2022


 

Santa Cruz County

Its Beach, Santa Cruz, 11/15/24


Main Beach, Santa Cruz, 12/14/24


Seacliff Beach, Santa Cruz, 11/15/24


30th Ave stairs at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, 1/11/24


Rockview, Santa Cruz, 1/11/24


Capitola Beach, 12/23/22


Mitchell's Cove, Santa Cruz, 1/2/2022


Pelican Point, Pajaro Dunes, 1/11/2021


 

Monterey County

San Carlos Beach, Monterey, 11/16/24


Old Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, 11/16/24


Boatworks Beach, Pacific Grove, 11/15/24


Monterey Beach Station, 12/15/24


Otter Point, Pacific Grove, 11/15/24


Moss Landing, 11/16/24


Elkhorn Slough Reserve, 11/16/24


Carmel Beach, 11/16/24


Train, ~1.5 hours after king tide, Elkhorn Slough Estuarine Reserve, 2/10/24


Del Monte Beach, Monterey, 1/11/24


Seaside, 1/23/23


Cannery Row, Monterey, 12/4/2021


 

San Luis Obispo County

Bluffs Trail, Shell Beach, 11/15/24


Pismo Beach, 11/16/24


Sherwood and Harvey access, Cambria, 11/15/24


Ebb Tide Park, Shell Beach, 12/14/24


Windy Cove, Morro Bay State Park, 11/16/24


Dog Beach, Avila Beach, 11/16/24


Leffingwell Landing, Cambria, 11/15/24


Pismo Beach, 2/9/24


Morro Bay, 1/11/24


Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Viewpoint, 1/21/23


Cayucos Pier, 1/22/23


Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, 1/21/23


 

Santa Barbara County

Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, 11/16/24


Hendry's Beach, Santa Barbara, 11/15/24


Hendry's Beach restaurant, Santa Barbara, 11/16/24


Santa Barbara Breakwater, 11/16/24


Refugio State Beach, 11/15/24


Goleta Beach, 11/16/24


Camino Majorca beach access, Isla Vista, 2/9/24


Santa Barbara Beach, 12/23/22


 

Ventura County

Mondos Cove Beach, 11/16/24


Mondos Cove Beach, 11/16/24


Pacific Coast Highway at Sycamore Cove Beach, 11/16/24


Emma Wood State Beach, Ventura, 1/22/23


Rincon looking towards La Conchita, 12/24/22


Marina Park, Ventura, 1/22/23


Port Hueneme Beach, 11/16/2020


 

Los Angeles County

63rd Place at Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, 11/16/24


Broad Beach Road, Malibu, 11/17/24


Rivo Alto Canal, Long Beach, 11/16/24


Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, 11/15/24


Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, 11/16/24


Topanga, 11/16/24


Sunset Beach, Pacific Palisades, 11/16/24


Avenue F, Redondo Beach, 12/13/24


Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro, 12/23/22


Claremont Avenue, Long Beach, 1/21/23


Malibu Lagoon State Beach, 12/24/22


Marine Stadium, Long Beach, 12/4/2021


 

Orange County

Brooks Street Beach, Laguna Beach, 11/15/24


28th Street, Newport Beach, 11/15/24


Market next to Pier, Newport Beach, 11/15/24


Calafia access, San Clemente State Beach, 11/16/24


Cress Street Beach, Laguna Beach, 11/15/24


Seabridge Park, Huntington Beach, 11/16/24


Back Bay Road, Newport Bay, 11/16/24


San Clemente State Beach, 11/15/24


Lifeguard station, Newport Beach, 2/9/24


Marine Safety Building, San Clemente, 1/22/23


Poche Beach, Dana Point, 12/23/22


Flag Point, Laguna Beach, 12/24/22


Balboa Island ferry landing, 12/24/22


Harbor at Sunset Beach along PCH, Huntington Beach, 12/23/22


E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, 12/23/22


Capistrano Beach at Palisades, Dana Point, 1/2/2022


 

San Diego County

Cardiff State Beach, 11/15/24


Del Mar, 11/15/24


Pacific Beach, 11/15/24


Pacific Beach, 11/15/24


San Juan Cove, San Diego, 11/15/24


Scott Street and N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, 11/15/24


Anchorage Lane and Canon Street, San Diego, 11/16/24


Coronado Cays, 11/15/24


Seacoast Drive, Imperial Beach, 2 hours after peak tide, 11/16/24


Near Ocean Beach Pier, San Diego, 1/11/24


El Paseo Grande & Camino del Oro, La Jolla Shores, 1/11/24


Foot of Hayes, South Oceanside, 2/9/24


Coronado Beach at Ave de las Arenas, Coronado, 2/9/24


La Jolla, 1/11/24


Solana Beach, 1/22/23


Strand Bike Path from Coronado to Imperial Beach, 1/3/2022



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