Linda Mar Beach Cleanup, Pacifica – 3rd Saturday

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Linda Mar State Beach Cleanups Schedule – 9am to 11am

January 20th, 2024February 17th, 2024March 16th, 2024
April 20th, 2024 – Earth DayMay 18th, 2024June 15th, 2024
July 20th, 2024August 17th, 2024September 21st, 2024 – Coastal Cleanup Day
October 19th, 2024November 16th, 2024December 21st, 2024

Please note that the cleanups happening for Earth Day and Coastal Cleanup Day happen off schedule.

SITE CAPTAINS NEEDED
Become part of a dedicated team. Responsibilities include: leading cleanups once a month, engaging with and educating volunteers, storing and maintaining supplies and representing the Pacific Beach Coalition and its mission. Learn more >

About the Linda Mar State Beach in Pacifica:
Also known as Pacifica State Beach, Linda Mar is a wide crescent-shaped beach favored as a local surfing spot, and one of the most loved and used beach in Pacifica by residents and visitors alike.  Located adjacent to Highway 1, it  features a coastal trail stretching along the beachfront to enjoy from one end to the other, and is critical habitat for the threatened Western Snowy Plover. In addition to beach cleanups, it is the site of native habitat restoration events providing hands-on learning experiences for participants.

Site Captains: Jim, Ana, Julie, Antony, Juliana & Marlee.

About the Cleanup:
Time: Saturday from 9am-11am. Super heavy torrential rain may cancel cleanup.
Where to Meet: At the southern end of the main parking lot (near Taco Bell).
Parking: Fee to park.  However, when you check in, site captains provide a parking pass good for use during your participation in the cleanup. Should you stay beyond cleanup hours, fees apply. The daily fee to park one vehicle in the Parking Lots through June 30, 2020 is $7 for a period of less than 4 hours and $9 for a period of more than 4 hours (or all day).
Cleanup Areas: The parking lots, promenade and the beach.
Supplies: Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own buckets and reusable gloves. Extra gloves, buckets, pickup sticks and specific tools for this site cleanup will be provided while supplies last. Because we are never sure of the weather, make sure to bring extra layers, a hat, sunblock, water and snacks.
Litter: Expect picking small and large pieces of trash from this popular beach site. Each year, Post 4th of July Cleanups also take place to remove toxic fireworks debris before it washes out to the ocean and becomes harmful marine debris.
Restrooms: Yes (with outdoor showers at parking lot). Open 6am-10pm.

Special Regulations:
Dogs: Permitted on leash on beach. Use caution around the seasonal fencing installed to protect the federally endangered western snowy plover. Please be responsible and pick up your dog waste.

Be sure to read through the Cleanup Guidelines before attending a cleanup.
More questions? Read our Beach Cleanup FAQs.

Would You Like to Join Us? To make sure we bring the right amount of supplies, to be more efficient and conserve paper, please complete our online form. It will only take you a few seconds. Sign up here!

See What Our Volunteers Are up to at Linda Mar Beach Cleanups

  • A “Whaleforce” of A Cleanup At Linda Mar Beach!
    Our Third Saturday cleanup on August 17, 2024 was truly a “Whaleforce” of activity! Whales greeted us and stayed with us all morning, just 50 yards offshore—we couldn’t even keep track of all their breaches! And wow, what a group from the Whaleforce Teens! Charlie, Ella, Dylan, Shea, Juliet and Keaton joined Jim, Ana and Alberto and Naturalist Julie for a smaller but mighty cleanup: 44 volunteers total. Groups went up and down the beach, across Highway 1, and down to the parking areas, bringing back 80 pounds of trash, 15 pounds of recyclables and 402 cigarette butts—all […]
  • Over 1300 Cigarette Butts Collected at Linda Mar!
    Our July beach cleanup event at Linda Mar Beach saw an incredible turnout, with over one hundred dedicated community members.
  • Linda Mar Beach: 232 Pounds of Trash Removed!
    The hard work paid off, resulting in the collection of 232 pounds of trash and 8 pounds of recyclables!