I mean walking almost entirely on the sand near the water. Are there campgrounds fairly close to the beach in all areas? I know you might need to walk on the Pacific Coast Highway in a few places, but could you stay on the beach 98% of the time?
2007-01-22 13:50:01 · 6 answers · asked by sal 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
No not entirely as noted above but there are plenty of miles (literally hundreds of miles) of sandy beach to walk on. Certainly enough to wear you out---LOL....Most the folks above noted obstructions in the northern end of the state--- there are fewer
in Southern California but we do have, for example, the Palos Verdes Estates/Long Beach/L.A. Port and Naval Yards section, for example that you can't walk through...I think that is the only major obstruction from Santa Barbara all the way down to around Newport beach....Some one else will have to say what happens when you get south of L.A. down in Orange County. You better check the beach rules too...the beach is BIG BUSINESS to So Cal and they do protect it pretty vigorously...
2007-01-22 16:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by Paris Hilton 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not on the beach itself, because there are some parts of the coast that have little if any sand, and are just sheer cliffs falling into the sea. It might be a little cold and wet if you tried to walk on some parts of Oregon and Northern California beaches at high tide. And there are some parts that have HUGE tides, and dangerous breaking waves !
Of course, you would have to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge; there are no other ways around the Bay except inland around the East Bay>
Parts of the beaches are protected natural habitat and wildlife parks of the Federal Government and the State of California (like Ano Nuevo State Park, the breeding beaches for the elephant seals, etc,) that don't allow hikers to go near the animals at certain times of year.
There are still some beaches and parts of the coast that are military bases, and are off-limits to civilian hikers, such as the missile ranges down around Point Hueneme (north of Santa Barbara). You would be arrested by military police if you tried to walk onto that area, which is designated Military prohibited entry areas. (And in a couple, they have posted signs that actually say that the military have a right to use deadly force against trespassers who refuse to halt! )
But...having said that, you probably could make about 80-85 percent of the way by foot. The rest of the way would require going a detour inland, and in some areas, around private property, like down in Big Sur around Camel.
Some of the coast highways do not permit hitchhikers on the Freeways, and you can be cited or arrested if you try to walk on the side of the highways or the center divide of the roadway.
There are several good books available on hiking in California ; check with several of the wilderness organizations and the Sierra Club for more information.
Good luck.
2007-01-22 14:02:36 · answer #2 · answered by JOHN B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure it is, as long as you don't mind being shot at from the Border Patrol!
2007-01-22 16:52:27 · answer #3 · answered by traderb550 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way not possible not even close
2007-01-22 13:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by Jeff gordon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may be able to recon your route by looking on google earth
2007-01-22 13:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by Shaun C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-01-22 13:52:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋