Best Neighborhoods for Amenities in El Granada, CA

El Granada, on the San Mateo County coast between Half Moon Bay and Moss Beach, climbs a hillside above Pillar Point Harbor and feels more like a village than a suburb. Its streets bend with the slope because a railroad company once hired Daniel Burnham to lay out a seaside resort here. Buyers were slow to come, farmers took over much of the empty land, and the curved plan is what lasted. ... See Full Page

Miramar sits at the southern edge of El Granada, a flat strip of homes and sand where the hillside gives way to bluff and surf. It feels like its own small place, with a short row of oceanfront buildings instead of a village center, and the long beaches of Half Moon Bay begin just south. ... See Full Page