Glass Beach

About Glass Beach

Benicia's Glass Beach sits beneath a bluff on the Carquinez Strait, where bottles were dumped for decades. It is far less famous than Fort Bragg and has been picked heavily since the 1960s and 70s, but the tide still turns up glass and broken crockery. The beach disappears completely at high water.

Sea glass at Glass Beach

Clear, green and amber glass, bottle bases, china and crockery. Go at low tide and wear sturdy shoes, as many pieces are still sharp.

Visiting Glass Beach

Getting there

At the end of West 6th Street, below the bluff.

Safety

Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.