A dead and decomposing gray whale washed ashore at Black Sands Beach in Marin County on March 30. This dead whale carcass is the first to wash ashore in the Bay Area in 2025, according to the Marine ...
Located in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area about 10 miles from San Francisco and below the Marin Headlands, this is the only black sand beach in the continental U.S. The coastline's ...
San Francisco Bay has seen a recent influx of gray whales since late March, including one that washed ashore dead on a Marin County beach over the weekend.