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Poplar Beach
Poplar Avenue Highway One
Half Moon Bay, CA
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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Holiday Inn Express Half Moon Bay £69 0.7 mi 1.1 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Best Western Half Moon Bay Lodge £113 1.7 mi 2.7 km 4 of 5 stars
The Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay £235 1.8 mi 2.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Comfort Inn Half Moon Bay £83 2.7 mi 4.3 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Days Inn Half Moon Bay £59 2.8 mi 4.5 km 3.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
restaurant Distance Rating
Rogue Chefs 0.6 mi 0.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Ketch Joanne Restaurant & Bar 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Chez Shea 0.8 mi 1.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
Thing to Do Distance Rating
Gray Whale Cove State Beach 0.2 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Pescadero Beach 0.7 mi 1.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Cowell Ranch State Beach 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 20 attractions in Half Moon Bay
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Attraction type: Beach
Address: Poplar Avenue
Highway One Half Moon Bay, CA
Tel: 650-726-8819

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“just plain gross”
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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
SF Bay area
30 May 2006
1
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All the beaches along the San Mateo coastline are lovely to behold.... the difference is in each beach's unique atmosphere. The horse poop was abundant and nasty. The people on horseback didn't seem to be having much fun on their lumbering, poop producing beasts... so it wasn't even any fun to watch the horses walk by (and walk is all... more

“Barren Paradise!”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Belmont, CA
5 Jun 2003
1
person found this review helpful

This is my favorite beach in HMB. It is always deserted. I think the horse poop keeps most people away, but not me! I love it! My wife and I like to build castles out of it, throw it at each other then rinse off in the ocean. more

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Poplar Beach Address

Poplar Avenue, Highway One, Half Moon Bay, CA
Tel: 650-726-8819