Salt Point on the Sonoma Coast

Living in California means I’ve seen my fair share of beaches, and spectacularly beautiful ones at that, from the dramatic coves down the hill from my house to the Central California coastline that includes Big Sur.

So I don’t say it lightly when I profess that Salt Point, a serene stretch of coastline in Northern California, ranks up there as one of the most picturesque beaches in the state.

Salt Point is actually a California State Park encompassing over 6,000 acres of Sonoma County, and i...