Pomponio State Beach, State beach in San Mateo County, United States.

Pomponio State Beach is a California state beach 12 miles south of Half Moon Bay off State Route 1, between Pescadero and San Gregorio State Beaches. It consists of several miles of sloping sandy beach and a small lagoon beneath high sandstone bluffs.

The beach is named after José Pomponio Lupugeym, a Native American leader who was captured and executed in 1824. This name carries the memory of the region's early indigenous history.

The beach takes its name from José Pomponio Lupugeym, a Bolinas Native American outlaw who led a group calling itself Los Insurgentes. He was captured and executed in 1824, and his name was later attached to the creek and beach.

The day-use parking lot sits off Highway 1, 12 miles south of Half Moon Bay, between Pescadero and San Gregorio state beaches. Picnic tables are available near the lot, and trails lead from there down to the sand. No camping is allowed, and dogs and campfires are prohibited on the beach.

The beach takes its name from José Pomponio Lupugeym, a Bolinas Native American outlaw who led a group calling itself Los Insurgentes and was captured and executed in 1824. The name is a reminder that this stretch of coast is tied to early nineteenth-century resistance, not to a Spanish landowner.