Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay

Venice Beach State Park ($10 to enter, cash or credit card. No Apple Pay)

Venice Beach has lovely wild flowers at this time of year, plus wonderful views to the north, east and south. Little trails meander through the wildflowers, making for unique painting options. This area is favored by brown pelicans and many other seabirds especially when shoals of anchovies are offshore.

If you wish to support our California State Park system and avoid the $10 entry fee, consider buying an annual State Park Pass for $125 when you arrive at the Ranger booth. Or borrow a pass from any library in San Mateo County, however they are usually in short supply.
Parking
Parking is plentiful.
Restrooms
Clean restrooms with running water
Lunch
Meet at the picnic tables at 12:30 to enjoy everyone's paintings. For lunch, I can highly recommend the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company in Princeton. Their fish tacos are excellent, the price is right, and they have a large outdoor dining area.