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Bonny Doon Beach

North Coast · West · Evening

West-facing, open exposure.

State Parks publishes no page for this beach and it does not appear on the approved special-event venue list, so there is no ceremony booking process for it. Paid photography on state park land is permitted through the California Film Commission at film.ca.gov.

The site

Orientation

West

Tree cover

None / Open

Fog exposure

Coastal

Best light

Evening

The practical details

Permit conditions

No ceremony booking process; drones not permitted; alcohol prohibited on Pajaro Coast beaches; dogs on a leash no longer than six feet; day use from 8am to half an hour before sunset.

Permit authority

California State Parks, Santa Cruz District, Pajaro Coast Sector. SCD.SpecialEvents@parks.ca.gov, (831) 400-8519.

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Sunrise, sunset, and twilight computed for this location. The marine layer rating reflects the time of year on this coast. Orientation and cover recorded for this spot.

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