Beaches for Guests of Oceanside Vacation Rentals
An Oceanside beach vacation makes a relaxing getaway. Vacationers who stay in a vacation beach rental in Oceanside California can enjoy three and a half miles of clean, white sand beaches, which are perfect for sunning, swimming, volleyball, Frisbee, surfing, body boarding, boating, and other activities, or go jogging or rollerblading on the pedestrian-friendly Strand. Oceanside beaches host a number of special events throughout the year, including IronMan Triathlons, surfing and skating competitions, and boat races. Surfing is restricted in some areas during the summertime for the safety of swimmers and other beachgoers.The largest Oceanside, California beach is Harbor Beach, where great sunning, swimming, and surfing are available adjacent to the Oceanside Harbor. Facilities at Harbor Beach include three lifeguard towers, volleyball courts (bring your own net), restrooms, showers, barbeque grills, picnic tables, a snack bar, gazebos, telephones, free parking, and pay parking lots. At the harbor, vacationers staying in Oceanside beach rentals can rent kayaks, take a fishing charter or whale watching cruise, fish from the jetties, visit the marina, or go shopping.
Just south of Oceanside Harbor is Breakwater Way, a quiet beach that offers good surfing. Amenities include lifeguards, volleyball courts (you must provide your own net), barbeque grills, picnic tables, fire rings, restrooms, and showers. Parking is available at the east end of Breakwater Way and along Pacific Street.
The Oceanside Pier Beach is very popular with visitors. Pier View South bustles with sunbathers, swimmers, and surfers on its sandy shore, while the pier attracts fishing enthusiasts. Visitors who stay in a beach rental in Oceanside California can attend events at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater, as well as surfing, body surfing and bodyboarding contests. Amenities include two lifeguard towers, covered picnic tables, benches, barbeques grills, fire rings, pay phones, and vending machines. Relatively quiet compared to its southern counterpart, Pier View North offers two lifeguard towers and some volleyball courts.
Another nearby Oceanside city beach is Tyson Street Beach, which has lifeguards, a grassy lawn, a playground, picnic tables, benches, a summer concession stand, restrooms, showers, and pay phones. Situated at the corner of Wisconsin Street and The Strand, Wisconsin Street Beach offers a narrow strip of sandy beach, a snack bar, restrooms, showers, and pay phones.
Buccaneer Beach, on South Pacific Street about half a mile north of Cassidy, is another narrow beach that's best for sunbathing. Facilities include a park with a jungle gym, a basketball court, barbeque grills, restrooms, picnic tables, a snack bar, showers, pay phones, and free parking. Nearby Oceanside Boulevard Beach offers designated swimming areas in the summertime.
