South Rodeo Beach
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Rating: C
Situated just south of the public Rodeo Beach, this cove is often cold and windy. But a smattering of clothing-optional users over the years have reported they enjoy the fact that it faces the Pacific, even though a few bewildered clothed tourists sometimes wander onto the sand.
Legal status:
Part of the GGNRA.
How to find it:
Follow directions to Kirby Cove (see above), but at the first juncture after Conzelman Drive becomes two-way, ignore the beach sign and bear left. When you come to the lighthouse turnoff, go right. At the next turnoff to your left, after the white building, is a dirt parking lot for Battery Alexander. Park here. On the west (ocean) side of the lot, look for a sandy, somewhat slippery quarter-mile-long path to the beach that leads you downhill to the left, past a No Fires sign. According to Marovich, the quarter-mile long trail is "narrow but not difficult." Others find the path hard because of its mix of rocks and sand.
The beach:
South Rodeo is a west-facing cove that's often cold and windy.
The crowd:
There are small numbers of nudists and suited users, plus a few tourists who wander down the path.
Problems:
Weather (see above); sandy and somewhat slippery path; swimming not advised.
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