Spiral Beach (Clover Point)

Although not a beach for swimming, Spiral Beach is a feast for the senses and a popular place due to its location, below Dallas Road. It's a long and wide all-pebble stretch that traces the arcing coastline from Finlayson Point to Clover Point Park down below on Spiral Beach (Dallas Road Beach, or Clover Point Park Beach). There's a lot of space, so it feels like you're miles away from the city.

This beach, which is always windy, attracts kiteboarders and windsurfers to its offshore environs. In the summer, a wonderful side-on breeze blows here in the afternoons, and the colorful kites and windsurfers provide excellent entertainment and photographic opportunities. The view of the ocean and the coastline is breathtaking. A paraglider or two can often be seen bobbing in the breeze, and you can see all the way to the Olympic Mountains south of the border.