Bean Hollow State Beach is a beach in the

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system of

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, United States. It is located in

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near Pescadero. The beach offers

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and beachcombing. Visitors can explore

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with anemones, crab, sea urchins and other marine inhabitants. The beach also has a self-guided nature

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. Swimming is dangerous because of cold water,

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s, heavy surf and sharks. Bean Hollow is south of

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and south of Pescadero on State Route 1. The property was acquired by the state in 1958. Bean Hollow has become one of the premier locations in California for 1/10 scale radio control 4 wheel drive trucks.

Name

Named after Cañada del Frijol which was applied in the 1840s. The English term was in use by 1861.

History

The earliest recording of the area was from the

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of 1769 who were retreating back to San Diego along an

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road. "...we made camp close to one of two large streams in the San Pedro Regalado hollow, where there is a good-size lake, a great deal of wood, and grand grass." - Return Journal of Fray

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, Saturday November 18. Once in Ohlone country, the Expedition found the native people to be most gracious, offering food and guidance. The

Quiroste Over 50 villages and tribes of the Ohlone (also known as Costanoan) Native Americans in the United States, Native American people have been identified as existing in Northern California circa 1769 in the regions of the San Francisco Peninsula, Sa ...

’s home territory encompassed roughly 90 square miles and stretched from the sea to ridge-tops in the mountains to the east. They were hunters and gatherers who knew how to manage their land’s resources so that the plants upon which they relied would proliferate. Quiriste Valley contains at least 13 documented and undocumented archaeological sites. Initial research shows they occupied the area at least a thousand years.https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1067/files/Bean%20Hollow%20CHL.pdf

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Bean Hollow State Beach
{{Protected areas of California, SP California State Beaches Parks in San Mateo County, California Protected areas established in 1958 San Francisco Bay Area beaches 1958 establishments in California Beaches of San Mateo County, California Beaches of Northern California

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