Half Moon Bay State Beach is a single state park made up of four beaches: Francis Beach, Venice Beach, Dunes Beach, and Roosevelt Beach. It’s a favorite spot for sunbathing, picnics, surfing, fishing, and camping. Roosevelt Beach, also known as Naples Beach after a nearby road, is the northernmost beach in the State Park.
Roosevelt Beach is the least accessible beach in the Half Moon Bay State Beach complex. It was once served by a small parking lot accessible from Young Avenue (the same road that leads to Dunes Beach) via a narrow one-way road. In recent years, erosion has made this small road unsafe and the road to the parking lot is closed to vehicle traffic. But lack of easy car access is to your benefit if you want to find some empty sand! A short walk north from the Dunes Beach parking lot (either on the beach or via the now closed access road) will lead you to Roosevelt Beach, where you should find the sparsest crowds and a clear view of Miramar and Pillar Point Harbor to the north.
What’s Nearby
Lodging: The Miramar Inn and Suites (.25 miles), Quality Inn (.25 miles) and Cypress Inn on Miramar Beach (.5 miles) are within walking distance of Roosevelt Beach.
