If you want to discover a beach off the beaten path, head to El Matador State Beach in Malibu. It's under an hour from Santa Monica on the Pacific Coast Highway and located within Robert H.

For a more secluded and visually dramatic beach experience, El Matador State Beach is the place to go. Tucked away along Malibu’s coastline, this beach is famous for its striking sea caves ...

Leena Tailor The first and most central beach stop in Malibu is Malibu Lagoon State Beach, which encompasses Malibu Lagoon, Malibu Pier and Malibu Beach (aka Surfrider Beach). Surfrider Beach rose ...

El Matador, La Piedra, and El Pescador—three secluded beaches three miles north of Zuma—rival the private shores of Hawaii and are often empty. That’s because Malibu feels so far away.