This was a half hour drive out of Santa Monica on the Pacific Coast Highway (half hour, depending on traffic). It was easy to find, and after a walk down the cliff-stairs were adequate and felt safe-we were treated to an amazing beach with ancient rock formations. Lovely place to see the sunset!
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El Matador Beach
32215 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA
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Vienna, Austria
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We visited in February, and it sadly wasn't warm enough to really lay out in the sun, let alone go swimming, but we really enjoyed our time here. There is a spacious parking lot (the fee is, as I recall, $8 for the day), but since we were really only driving through on our way to Santa Monica, we parked...
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Red Bank, New Jersey
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Beautiful beach with stunning views. Great for photography and stunning landscape! A treasure to visit and we cannot wait to one day visit again!
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We took pictures of the waves crashing into the rocks at El Matador Beach just before sunset. It was the perfect time to see the full effect of the sea against the shore. The light at dusk adds a unique dimension to the cave-like rock formations. To get a good clear view of the sunset over the ocean this time...
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Wonderful little, quiet find in the Malibu area. The hike down and up is a little taxing especially if you have young children or are elderly but it is doable. The little caves and coves are really fun to see, almost like a mini Oregon coast. Nice birding area, too. It is $8.00 to park but it was worth it....
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Centennial, Colorado
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The hike down and up from the parking lot is significant compared to other beaches (but nothing like the hikes we take in Colorado). The view is breathtaking! The waves also crashed in a manner that I had never heard before. This stop made our whole California trip!
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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This is one of the lovliest beaches I have been!!! It is a very steep walk by stairs to get there,the beach is small and rocky.It has an amazing view and big rock formations which emerge from the sea.
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Barrie, Canada
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A much quieter beach than others in the LA area. Nice for couples, a little hike down from parking, but worth it.
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leeds, uk
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parking was i think $8
and you have to walk into the beahc, the beach is not next to the car park
after walking though steep hills and a few steps,
the beach was gorgeous
the vview was amazing even if it wasn't that warm
it was secluded, not many people...just one other family was there
i highly recommend coming...
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Woodland Hills, Ca
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This place is amazing the beach is beautiful there. There are all these caves that you can go walking inside of
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