The award-winning Coligny Beach Park is Hilton Head Island’s most popular oceanfront park. The park provides access to miles of beautiful beaches for all to enjoy. Scenes from a cold, windy day with striking clouds on the beach.
Coligny Beach
Coligny Beach Landscape
Hilton Head Island’s beaches are more than a scenic escape—they’re critical to the island’s identity, economy, and ecology. In order to preserve the beach, an infusion of sand is needed along some of the coast to ensure the sandy shoreline is wide enough for everyone
The beach is a vital habitat for both migratory birds and nesting sea turtles
Birds at Coligny Beach Renourishment Project
Although the daylight is dwindling at Baker Beach, people are remaining to get a last glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Still on the Beach
The fishing pole is grounded on Baker Beach, and fishermen are nearly done for the day, viewing the waves of the ocean with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
Nearly Done for the Day
The Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Baker Bridge at sunset, provides an excellent backdrop for taking a photo for people’s cards
Photographing with the Bridge as a Backdrop
Baker Beach in San Francisco mesmerized not only by the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge, but also by the humongous waves in the ocean at a disappearing sun in the clouds
Storm at Baker Beach
Baker Beach is a part of the ocean located in San Francisco County, California. It is most popular for fishing Barred surfperch, Striped bass, and Rubberlip seaperch. A fisherman is trying his luck on a cloudy, stormy evening against the Golden Gate Bridge.
Fishing at Baker Beach
Baker Beach has one of the best sunset views in San Francisco as the sun reflects on the bridge. While we were there on a foggy evening, a slight break in the clouds let in some light. Swimmers were in the water watching the light in the clouds.
Sunset light illuminated the clouds over the Golden Gate Bridge, providing a surreal image.
Glimpse of Sunset at Baker Beach
Clouds at Golden Gate Bridge
Baker Beach is unsafe for swimming due to large waves, undertow, and rip currents, but some brave souls are doing so against the Golden Gate Bridge in the background
Brave Souls in Stormy Waves
While the light is low at the Golden Gate Bridge, splashing waves at Baker Beach in the foreground make dramatic images
Golden Gate Bridge in Low Light
Waves Splashing Against the Rocks
High and calm waves at Baker Beach in the foreground add to the photo of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, in the background
High Waves
Waves at Baker Beach
After photographing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, from various locations, we ventured to Baker Beach on a foggy evening.
Baker Beach, located in San Francisco’s Presidio, is a scenic, mile-long beach famous for its stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge. While it’s a popular spot for photography, the foggy weather makes it challenging.
Foggy Day at Baker Beach
This is a superb restaurant location by the seashore, overlooking the ocean. Birds enjoy the ocean, too.
By the Seashore
Footsteps in the sand on the beach by the ocean
Footsteps in the Sand
The fury of the waves of the ocean is pretty different from the very often serenity
The Fury of Waves
A view of the dark sea and clouds from the deck of a ship
Viewing the Sea
Half Moon Bay has some of the best beaches in the San Francisco Bay Area, with opportunities to swim, hike, explore tide pools, or relax.
Here is a photo of the tides at Half Moon Bay with the cliff in the background.
Tide at Half Moon Bay
Viewing the waves of the ocean from a hilltop
Ocean Waves
Moving from the clouds to the ocean. A lovely resting place at the beach to watch and hear the ocean
Resting Place at the Beach
A surreal hue on the water and sky post-sunset at Lake Hickory, North Carolina
Post Sunset Hue