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Mad River Beach

4.5 star rating
based on 2 reviews

Category: Beaches  [Edit]

End of Mad River Rd
Arcata, CA 95518

2 reviews for Mad River Beach

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corey g.

Richland, WA

4 star rating
10/24/2008 3 photos

This is a nice sandy beach which is pretty close to Arcata.  It can be a nice drive through cow pastures (or bike ride....just be sure not to touch an electric fence--it will knock you on your a$$!).  

At the beach there are some nice dunes to play around in, and then there is a loooooong beach to hang, walk, jog along.  Some people have been known to have bonfires out here.

Many good memories on these sands.

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Laurie H.

San Jose, CA

5 star rating
9/4/2008

Miles of Beach to Roam Before I Sleep

Mad River Beach is a county park so you can bring your dogs, horses, kids and even build a fire on the beach.  This is a huge beach with sand dunes teaming with birds and miles of sand to run or explore.  A good assortment of small rocks washes up on shore which made a fun addition to the sand castle we built.  Parking lot was free and a bit of a hike through the dunes brought you to the large expanse of flat open sand.  Since it's so open it can be quite windy at times, but certainly a roomy sand box to place to play or ponder.

Dog Friendly - Five paws for a huge dog friendly beach with lots of room to romp and play in the surf or chase a stick.

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