GREY WHALE COVE BEACH

From: richard@West.Sun.COM (Richard M. Mathews)

  GREY WHALE COVE, about 25 miles south of San Francisco, is a FAVORITE
  beach of many.  This traditional nude beach, located at Devil's Slide
  between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay, has some of the most interesting and
  beautiful topology of the northern California coast.  The surrounding
  cliffs block the wind and make for interesting scenery.  It is very
  clean, and patrols keep the gawkers and other troublemakers out.  It's
  very large, so it never feels crowded.

  Look for a large parking area on the inland side of Hwy 1, 3 miles south
  of the Denny's in Linda Mar (next to Pacifica) or 1 mile north of the
  Chart House restaurant in Montara.  Cross in the marked crosswalk.
  Pay at the office.  They charge $5 for adults (kids are free), or you
  can get a pass for $175 that is good for one year and allows you to
  bring up to 5 others with you whenever you visit (1995 prices).  Pets
  are not permitted.  Restrooms are located near the office.  There is a
  very long staircase from the entrance driveway down to the beach (good
  exercise on the way back out).  The staff has always been helpful and
  friendly to us.  Call (415) 728-5336 for information (even a weather
  report).

  Unfortunately, as of May, '95, it is hard to get to now that Devils
  Slide has slid once again.  Due to this winter's landslide north of
  the beach, CalTrans has closed Hwy 1 at the north parking area for
  Montara State Beach (about 3/4 miles south of Grey Whale).  You cannot
  get to the beach from the north side of the closure.  The slide area is
  completely closed off with a barbed wire fence, so you cannot even hike
  through.  You must drive up to the closure point using Hwy 1 from the
  south.  You can use Highway 92 from 280 or 101 to Half Moon Bay then go
  north on Highway 1 past the Chart House at Montara Beach.  Traffic may
  be very bad due to the detours; you might want to detour even farther
  south to Hwy 84 (See SAN GREGORIO NUDE BEACH).  With a touch-tone
  phone, you can check the status of Hwy 1 by calling CalTrans at (800)
  GAS-ROAD.

+ Weather reports for the area can be found at
+   http://www.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/Webweather/ww?city=sfo

  	[Original from Andrew J. Oppel <andyo@netcom.com>,
  	David Engman <ABINC1@ix.netcom.com>,
  	and South Bay Naturists, P.O. Box 23781, San Jose CA  95153]