Half Moon Bay Activities
The Memories Are Waiting For You to Discover Them
Let the Best Western Plus Half Moon Bay Lodge be your base camp into infinite leisure and adventure, with warm white sand and crashing sea just a mile away from your seat by the heated pool. Offering a bevy of activities, the tranquil town outside our doorstep is the perfect destination for nature lovers, historians, and those who love a place with a little character. With an abundance of world-famous must-sees including the Golden Gate Recreation Area, our Bay Area guide offers some of the best things to do in Half Moon Bay and in the surrounding areas.
List of Activities:
Half Moon Bay Golf Links
2 Miramontes Point Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650) 712-2220
Rated by Golf Digest as one of the “best 18 holes in the country,” Half Moon Bay Golf Links boasts two championship 18-hole golf courses for you to sharpen your drive and putt. Try to play like this in your backyard.
Cunha’s Country Grocery Store
448 Main Street
Half Moon Bay, CA 94044
(650) 726-4071
A sturdy fixture of town life since way back, Cunha’s continues to appeal to locals and visitors alike. The store offers two floors’ worth of groceries, everything from an entire aisle devoted to gourmet Italian products to simpler fare in other areas. Shop like a savvy native and head over to Cunha’s.
Seahorse Ranch
Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1)
Half Moon Bay, CA 94044
(650) 726-9903
This storied ranch is known for its thrilling trail-rides through the foothills of the California Coastal Range of Mountains, one of the top Half Moon Bay activities for adventurous guests. In business now for over 40 years, visitors are treated upon arrival to over 7 miles’ worth of trails, over creek beds and along bluffs down to the Pacific Ocean itself.
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Where else in Northern California will you find a marine reserve where at low tide you and your family can stroll safely among the pools and admire the strange world that lies just below the brine?
Visitors to this San Mateo County Park located in Moss Beach, CA can view sea urchins, sea stars, harbor seals, mollusks of all stripes and colors and even rare, red octopi up close. Recently designated a Marine Protected Area, the rocky shore of the reserve becomes an outdoor classroom at low tide, allowing explorers of all ages to experience the diversity of marine life.
Mavericks Invitational
Mavericks is a world-renowned big wave break located one-half mile off the coast of Half Moon Bay California.
Since the early 1990s Mavericks has become an epicenter of big-wave surfing, attracting elite riders to test their limits. Waves crest as high as 50 feet. Each winter, during a period typically between November and March, giant swells roll in from far across the Pacific. The Mavericks Surf Contest® is held on just 24 hours notice. Dozens of the surfing community’s bravest and most skillful gather to face what many consider to be the most dangerous waves Mother Nature has ever produced.
