Point Sal State Beach, State beach on California's Pacific coast, United States.

Point Sal State Beach is a coastal property of about 80 acres (320,000 m2) in northwestern Santa Barbara County, near Guadalupe, with 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of Pacific frontage. Rocky shorelines and very steep slopes make the beach prone to landslides. The rocks around the headland are part of the Coast Range Ophiolite.

British explorer George Vancouver named this location in 1792 after Hermenegildo Sal, the commandant of San Francisco at that time. The name honors a key figure from California's Spanish colonial period.

The name Point Sal comes from George Vancouver, who in 1792 honoured Hermenegildo Sal, then commandant of San Francisco. The beach lies near Guadalupe, a town whose name and early settlement are tied to Spanish colonial land grants. Visitors today see the point as a landmark on the Santa Barbara County coast, reached only on foot.

Access requires a challenging hike since vehicle travel is restricted through the nearby military base. Visitors should bring sturdy shoes and plenty of water, as the route is strenuous.

The rocks around the headland form part of the Coast Range Ophiolite, described in the sources as one of the largest ophiolite terranes in the world. Geologists read these outcrops as fragments of ancient oceanic crust and upper mantle pushed onto the continent.