Coyote Point (Bay Beach + Magic Mountain Playground)
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🏖️ Beach · San Mateo
2.5 hours · $ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 30 min driveFrom Sunnyvale · Parking: $6 entry fee
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A calm, wave-free bay beach for wading, the castle-like Magic Mountain playground with a toddler area, and planes constantly descending into SFO overhead.
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San Mateo, California
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