Half Moon Bay is a small town on the California coast, south of San Francisco. A number of beaches along the bay include Half Moon Bay State Beach. The Coastside Trail leads north to Pillar Point, close to the huge waves of the Mavericks surf area. Nearby, Montara Mountain rises in the protected area of Rancho Corral of Earth.
The Purisima Creek redwood preserve is located on the slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Western-themed fun reigns in this wonderful farm designed for play. The little ones will enjoy numerous activities with admission, such as pony rides, a train ride through a small ghost town, and a petting zoo full of adorable goats. When the month of October arrives, the farm will be transformed into a Halloween paradise with pumpkins, a decoration rich in details and a ghostly house that older children enjoy the most. With a stunning landscape of farms and beaches, the coast of Half Moon Bay is a children's playground full of nature that will inspire adventures of all ages.
The coastline encompasses the cities of Half Moon Bay, Miramar, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, San Gregorio, La Honda and Pescadero. Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, Half Moon Bay Wine & Jazz Festival, Pacific Coast Dream MachineSol's Fashioned 4 of July Parade, Make it Main Street Nights of Lights Live Music. For a summer weekend getaway or Monday through Friday, the coast of Half Moon Bay and San Mateo County are the perfect place to take to the family. Half Moon Bay has a main street full of nice boutiques, cafés, restaurants and lots of charm.
There are plenty of things to do in Half Moon Bay and along the coast of San Mateo County, enough for lots of fun weekends or a month-long stay. 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. 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.
