Half Moon Bay is a coastal city in San Mateo County, California, United States, approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Francisco. Half Moon Bay is located on the Pacific coast, between forested hills and some of the most beautiful coastline California has to offer. It is approximately 45 miles south of San Francisco and is located in the westernmost part of San Mateo County. Half Moon Bay is a city on the peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.
from California. The coast of Half Moon Bay is a rural coastal community about 30 miles south of San Francisco and just an hour's drive from virtually anywhere in the Bay Area. The coastline encompasses the cities of Half Moon Bay, Miramar, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, San Gregorio, La Honda and Pescadero. The Montara State Marine Reserve and the Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area extend offshore from Montara, just north of Half Moon Bay.
The port of Pillar Point, at the northern end of Half Moon Bay, offers a protected pier for ships and provides other marine infrastructure. Half Moon Bay is a small, picturesque city next to the Pacific Ocean, known as the pumpkin capital of the world. Law enforcement in the city of Half Moon Bay is carried out through a contract with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Search all accommodations 1855 Zaballa House Aristocrat Hotel Beach House Hotel Cypress Inn On Miramar Beach Half Moon Bay Inn Half Moon Bay Lodge Harbor View Inn at Mavericks Mill Rose Inn Nantucket Whale Inn Ocean View Inn Oceano Hotel & Spa Quality Inn Seal Cove Inn The Miramar Inn and Suites The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay.
The racial makeup of Half Moon Bay was 8,580 (75.8%) white, 82 (0.7%) African American, 71 (0.6%) Native American, 490 (4.3%) Asian, 9 (0.1%) Pacific Islanders, 1710 (15.1%) from other races, and 382 (3.4%) from two or more races. Other regional government agencies include the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the Bay Area Toll Authority, the Bay Restoration Authority, and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission. As far as the 37th parallel north is concerned, Half Moon Bay's mild summer temperatures are unmatched in all areas. In the early 1960s, the Bay Area and the rest of Northern California became the center of the countercultural movement. The real growth of the area occurred after the Second World War, with the construction of numerous subdivisions, leading to the incorporation of Half Moon Bay in 1959. Despite its urban nature, San Francisco Bay is one of the most ecologically sensitive habitats in California, providing important ecosystem services, such as filtering pollutants and sediments from rivers and supporting several endangered species.
The 1992 film Raising Cain, which takes place and was filmed on the San Francisco Peninsula, mentions a fictional Half Moon swamp. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California that surrounds and includes San Francisco Bay, and is anchored by the cities of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. The Visit Half Moon Bay website is a joint effort of the Half Moon Bay Coast Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau, the Half Moon Bay Hotel Business Improvement District, and the Half Moon Bay Downtown Association. Enjoy a cold craft beer at Half Moon Bay Brewing Company or a delicious lobster roll at Sam's Chowder House.
