Sign Up for California Coastal Clean-Up

Coastal Clean-Up Day is September 19th! Don't miss the chance to be apart of California's largest volunteer event when individuals and groups come together at sites organized all over California. Although many groups are now full there are still tons of great opportunities for ALL ages to help clean our waterways, meet amazing people, and feel awesome about the place we live. Last year, nearly 67,000 volunteers removed more than 1,190,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from California's beaches, lakes, and waterways. WOW! Below is all the information you will need to help you pick a local spot. 

All volunteers must have a signed waiver. Volunteers under 18 must have a parent or guardian's signature as well. If you are not able to bring a signed waiver, site captains will have them available at each site. Sign up today!

MARIN

Belvedere-Tiburon

Belvedere Beach
Beach Captains: James Campbell; Adam Gavzer
(Belvedere Parks and Open Space)
jamesgcampbellsf@gmail.com
agavzer@mcguire.com
415-309-0619
Meet at 9:00 am at the drinking fountain at West Shore Road end of San Rafael Avenue

Blackies Pasture
Site Captain: Brooke Halsey
(Tiburon Salmon Institute)
brooke.halsey@comcast.net
415-608-6386
Meet at 9:00 am at Blackie's Pasture

Bolinas

Kent Island
Site Captain: Greg Reza
(Marin County Parks)
GReza@marincounty.org
(415) 473-3778
Meet at 10 am at the public dock on Wharf Rd in Bolinas (across from the College of Marin biology lab). DIRECTIONS: From Hwy 101 in Larkspur, take the exit for Sir Francis Drake Blvd west 20.4 miles to Olema. Turn left onto Hwy 1, right onto Olema-Bolinas Rd, left to stay on Olema-Bolinas Rd, and straight onto Wharf Rd.

Duxbury Reef
Beach Captains: Jennifer & Brian Sullivan
jennasull7@gmail.com
707- 888-3110
Meet at 9:00 am at the Commonweal parking lot, at 451 Mesa Road, Bolinas

Agate Beach 
Beach Captain: Terri Fashing  
(Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program - MCSTOPPP)
rcarson@marincounty.org
tfashing@marincounty.org
415-473-2745
Meet at 9:00 am at the Agate Beach County Park parking lot at the intersection of Elm Rd. and Ocean Parkway in Bolinas, CA

Corte Madera

Shorebird Marsh
Beach Captain: Robert Bundy
(Corte Madera Community Foundation)
bundyworld@comcast.net 
415-924-8186
Meet at 9:00 am at the gravel parking lot adjacent to Nordstrom

Muzzi Marsh - San Clemente Creek
Site Captains: Karen Valentine, Patti Oji
(Practical Martial Arts)
practicalmartialarts@yahoo.com
ojidesigns@comcast.net
415.927.0899
Meet at 9:00 am at the bend in San Clemente Road across from Macy's at the Village

Corte Madera Creek - Larkspur Ferry Terminal
Site Captain: Nick Salcedo
(Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed)
nicholas.m.salcedo@gmail.com
415-945-1186
Meet at 9:30 am at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal, 101 E Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Larkspur, CA

Greenbrae

Hal Brown Park at Creekside
Site Captain:  Kirk Schroeder
(Marin County Parks)
KSchroeder@marincounty.org
415-763-2977
Meet at 9:00 am by the pedestrian bridge across from Marin General Hospital. Look for the Marin County Parks tent by the pathway between Hal Brown Park at Creekside and the Corte Madera Multi-use Pathway.

Mill Valley

Bothin Marsh/Mill Valley Bike Path
Site Captain: Greg Reza
(Marin County Parks)
GReza@marincounty.org
(415) 473-3778
Meet at 9 am at the end of Sycamore Avenue on the multi-use pathway in Mill Valley. DIRECTIONS: From Highway 101 in Mill Valley, take the exit for East Blithedale Avenue west 0.7 miles. Turn left onto Camino Alto, left onto Sycamore Ave, and follow to end (dead end).

Muir Beach, Slide Ranch & Stinson Beach

Muir Beach
Beach Captain: Todd Hisaichi
(National Park Service)
todd_hisaichi@nps.gov 
415-388-2596
Meet at 9:00 am at the Muir Beach Parking Lot next to the bathrooms

Slide Ranch
Beach Captains: Julie Hartman and Emily Cohen
(Slide Ranch)
julie.hartman@slideranch.org
emily.cohen@slideranch.org
415-381-6155
Meet at 2:00 pm.  Park in the Slide Ranch parking lot and check in at the Slide Ranch Office.

Stinson Beach
Beach Captain: Christopher Pincetich
(Oceanic Society)
capincetich@yahoo.com
415-663-8428
Meet at 9:00 am in the central parking lot near the entrance path to the beach.

Novato

Hamilton Field Restoration Project
Beach Captain: Christina McWhorter
(US Army Corps of Engineers and CA State Coastal Conservancy)
1plantminded1@gmail.com

Novato Creek - Pacheco Pond
Site Captain: Sue Lattanzio
(Friends of Novato Creek)
suelattanzio@gmail.com 
415-710-4787
Meet at 9:00 am at the Pacheco Pond Parking Area on Bel Marin Keys Blvd in Novato

Novato Creek/Warner Creek and Scottsdale Pond
Site Captain:  Susan Stompe
(Marin Conservation League)
ssstompe@aol.com
415-897-1610
Meet at 9:00 am at Scottsdale Pond Gazebo on Redwood Blvd. at Rowland Blvd.

Novato Creek - Pacheco Pond
Site Captain: Sue Lattanzio
(Friends of Novato Creek)
suelattanzio@gmail.com 
415-710-4787
Meet at 9:00 am at the Pacheco Pond Parking Area on Bel Marin Keys Blvd in Novato

Point Reyes

Drakes Beach
Site Captain:  Anela Ramos
415-464-5146
Meet at 10:00 am to 2pm in front of the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center

San Rafael

Starkweather Shoreline Path
Site Captain:  Ann Bauer
(Target/City of San Rafael)
Ann.bauer@cityofsanrafael.org
415-485-3071
Meet at 9:00 am at Target, 125 Shoreline Parkway 94901 – Starbucks outside patio.  

Pickleweed Park
Site Captain: Ann Bauer
(Clean San Rafael and Center for Volunteers and Non Profit Leadership (CVNL)
Ann.bauer@cityofsanrafael.org
415-485-3071
Meet at 9:00 am Schoen Park Playground, at junction Canal St and Spinnaker Point Drive San Rafael 94901

McNears Beach
BeachCaptain: Maeve Murphy
(Green Sangha)
maeve155@yahoo.com
415-455-9577
Meet at 10:00 am By the snack bar near the swimming pool

China Camp State Park
Beach Captain: Ernie Stanton
(Friends of China Camp)
friendsofchinacamp@gmail.com 
415-640-8745
Meet at 9:00 am at China Camp Point

Gallinas Creek - Embassy Suites
Site Captain: Joan Slate
(Autodesk, Inc.)
joan.slate@autodesk.com
415-847-5042
Meet at 9:00 am atthe Autodesk Inc. parking lot 111 McInnis Parkway off Civic Center Drive (behind Embassy Suites)     

McInnis Park - Gallinas Creek
Beach Captains: Cindy Brown and Laurie Collier
cbrown@marincounty.org
lcollier@marincounty.org 
415-473-6598
Meet at 9:00 am at the McInnis Park kayak/canoe launch 

Mahon Creek
Site Captain:  Ann Bauer
(San Rafael Clean and San Rafael Rotary)
Ann.bauer@cityofsanrafael.org
415-485-3071
Meet at 9:00 am on Andersen Drive near Lindaro, near the entrance to Mahon Path.

Sausalito

Sausalito Bay Model
Beach Captain: Vicki Nichols
(Marin Conservation League)
subvw1@gmail.com
415-331-5071

Horseshoe Cove
Beach Captain: Steve Kasierski
(National Park Service)
Steve_Kasierski@nps.gov
Meet at 9:00 am at the beach near the Travis Sailing Center/Presidio Yacht Club

Kirby Cove
Beach Captains: Thomas Barron; Meredith Altenhofen
tbarron@yahoo.com
meredith.altenhofen@gmail.com
415-939-3911
Meet at 9:00 am at the parking lot at the entrance gate to Kirby Cove, on Conzelman Road, immediately adjacent to Battery Spencer Parking Lot. 

Black Sands Beach
Beach Captains: Meghan Ellwood Lamont and Carlon LaMont
(Hostelling International Marin Headlands)
meghan.ellwood@hiusa.org 
lamontc@hotmail.com 
415-331-6943
Meet at 9:00 am at the Upper Fisherman's parking lot at the trailhead to the beach

Rodeo Beach
Beach Captain: Hanna Scardina
(The Marine Mammal Center)
volunteer@tmmc.org
(415) 754-4053
Meet at 9:00 am at the Rodeo Beach parking lot 

South Rodeo Beach
(Point Bonita YMCA)
kcecil-raditz@ymcasf.org
jwernick@ymcasf.org 
Meet at 9:30 am at the Point Bonita YMCA, 981 Fort Barry, GGNRA, Sausalito, CA 94965

SAN FRANCISCO

East

We need more people here! Nearly 80% of the trash we collect in San Francisco comes from the East side. Contact: Aquarium of the Bay, (415) 262-4725.

  • Candlestick Point/Yosemite Slough NorthRegister >>
    Site Captain: Literacy for Environmental Justice
  • Candlestick Point/Yosemite Slough South and Boat RampRegister >>
    Site Captain: Literacy for Environmental Justice
  • Candlestick Point/JackrabbitRegister >>
    Site Captain: Literacy for Environmental Justice
  • Candlestick Point/Last PortRegister >>
    Site Captain: Literacy for Environmental Justice
  • Heron’s Head ParkRegister >>
    Site Captain: SF Rec & Park - Greenagers
  • India Basin Open SpaceRegister >>
    Site Captain: Baykeeper
  • Islais Creek ParkRegister >>
    Site Captain: Kayaks Unlimited
  • Islais Creek NorthFull
    Site Captain: Stuart Hall High School, Schools of the Sacred Heart
  • Mission Bay/Bay Front ParkRegister >>
    Site Captain: Sea Scavenger
  • Pier 94Register >>
    Site Captain: Golden Gate Audubon Society
  • Warm Water Cove--Register >>
    Site Captain: Green Trust San Francisco

 
West

Contact: Golden Gate National Parks, (415) 561-3077 or volunteer@parksconservancy.org.

  • Aquatic Park/Fisherman’s Wharf—Register >>
    Site Captain: Aquarium of the Bay, SF Maritime NHP
  • Crissy Field/PresidioRegister >>
    Site Captain: National Park Service (NPS), Parks Conservancy, Presidio Trust
  • Golden Gate Park/North LakeRegister >>
    Site Captain: San Francisco Recreation and Park Department
  • Golden Gate Park/Murphy WindmillRegister >>
    Site Captain: San Francisco Recreation and Park Department  
  • Lands End Register >>
    Site Captain: Parks Conservancy
  • Ocean Beach/FultonRegister >>
    Site Captain: CA Coastal Commission, NPS, Parks Conservancy, REI
  • Ocean Beach/JudahRegister >>
    Site Captain: OceanHealth.org
  • Ocean Beach/TaravalRegister >>
    Site Captain: Hoover Middle School, NPS
  • Ocean Beach/Sloat - Register >>
    Site Captain: Surfrider Foundation, San Francisco Chapter, WavesNotPlastic.org
  • Ocean Beach/Fort FunstonRegister >>
    Site Captain: UC Davis SF Alumni Chapter, NPS, Parks Conservancy
  • Rancho Corral de Tierra, habitat restoration--Register >>
    Site Captain: Parks Conservancy and NPS

SAN MATEO

All locations listed on the San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program website.