California Coastal Commission

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The California Coastal Commission protects, conserves, and restores the coast for present and future generations. Learn more at coastal.ca.gov

Many elephant seals spread across the beach with two big ones rearing up, and two little ones in front of them rearing up just like the big ones "Gossip Time" Elephant Seals north of San Simeon By Ralph Wessel
Looking up the coast from up on the bluffs on a hot sunny day
The sun sets on the ocean as surfers wait to catch a wave.
Looking out toward the ocean as waves and clouds roll in. Shorebirds stand in the surf and people's footprints cross the sand.
People walk and play on a beach backed by sandy bluffs
photo by Carissa Ranari two kids and a dog frolic in the shallows at the ocean
Looking through the trees across the water toward the Golden Gate Bridge on clear, sunny day
Painting of China Cove at Point Lobos, showing a cypress, waves crashing against rocks, and a swirling, multicolor sky in purple and orange tones. “California Coastal Cleanup Day, September 19”
Two images showing bird researchers. The first one shows several people in a boat, with someone pointing towards a bird rock, and the second shows someone working with a murre in a wetland. “Wings in Crisis: The Human Story Behind Saving California’s Seabirds” Dockside Podcast logo, Department of Boating and Waterways Logo, Coastal Commission logo
scene of the horizon from the coast showing a gentle surf with the dates of the July Commission meeting, July 8-10, in Ventura
Three lunge feeding Humpback whales surrounded by gulls in a grey sea
A photo by Mike Long of two horseback riders on the beach in front of Morro Rock as the sun sets over the ocean.
Three people sit on the seashore chatting and enjoying the evening light
“September 19, Save the Date, Coastal Cleanup Day” with an antique style black frame around a painting of Hope Valley, showing a mountains, a river valley filled with vegetation and golden grass, and a swirling, whimsical blue and white sky.
“Notice of Public Meeting on the Evaluation of the California Coastal Management Program” under a wave crashing in the surf
A magnified photo of sand from a popular California beach. Can you guess which one?
“September 19, Save the Date, Coastal Cleanup Day” with an antique style black frame around a painting of China Cove at Point Lobos, showing a cypress, waves crashing against rocks, and a swirling, multicolor sky in purple and orange tones.
a tiny reddish-orange crab perches on a shoreline rock
A clear sunny morning with the Golden Gate Bridge behind Crissy Field Center and a path through a meadow
Two young women near the water look at a small crab in their hands. People are fishing in the background.
A rainbow version of the Coastal Act 50 Years of Coastal Protection logo over an image of the blue sky, waves, and sand of Baker Beach
Screenshot of May Coastal Currently Newsletter
Video montage showing Coastal Commission meeting clips and scenes of San Pedro
A seagull sits on top of a stone that is on top of driftwood in front of the ocean
Aerial art of giant bat ray and the words “Coast For All” with the O in COAST in the shape of a heart, entirely formed by kids lined up on a beach in front of the ocean surf
Aerial art of giant bat ray and the words “Coast For All” with the O in COAST in the shape of a heart, entirely formed by kids lined up on a beach
Dolphin surfaces in the blue glassy water in front of a lighthouse that is white with black trim
Looking down at a narrow cove on a cloudy day at Point Lobos.
Lupine. Spikes of flowers in shades of pink stretch out from a bluff above the ocean.
Orange bush monkey flower. Light-orange flowers growing along vertical stems with short narrow leaves.
Monterey paintbrush. A reddish-orange flower on a vertical stem, somewhat brush shaped. Growing next to sagebrush with an ocean cove in the background.
Looking down a sandy beach accessible by a long stairway, with some homes on the bluff in the distance.
Looking past tree branches over a cove toward a large white rock, with a cloudy sky and the ocean beyond.
The camera pans across a cove and a sea arch as people walk on a trail on top of the bluffs in the distance.
Looking into a cove of teal water and kelp, edged by white rocks and a small white sand beach.
A Seaside daisy with a big yellow center and lavender petals
A boardwalk through sand dunes with the ocean in the distance under a cloudy sky.
A bike rack next to the dunes.
Looking across a broad sandy beach as a surfer walks by.
Kate Huckelbridge and Julie Packard pose with Kate’s Ocean Champion engraved glass plaque from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Justin Cummings, Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš, Sam Schuchat, Kate Huckelbridge, Amy Hutzel, Jack Ainsworth, Donne Brownsey, and Caryl Hart pose for a group shot at the California State Capitol.
A wooden boardwalk trail along a coastal bluff.
Close up scenes of waves and tidal shorelines
child's painting of a whale tail splashing out in front of a setting yellow sun with the words "Announcing the 2026 Whale Tail Grant recipients!" and the Coastal Commission Logo, the Whale Tail plate, and the Ocean Protection Council Logo
Screenshot of YourCoast.org showing a map of California with circles representing how many coastal access sites are in each area when zooming in, plus a list of amenities: restrooms, parking, beach access, ADA accessibly, surfing, dogs, stroller access, boating, and camping
A view looking over a fence past a tree of the green and white water tower in Gonzales, California