Shelter Cove, Pacifica, California, Pacific Ocean beach in Pacifica, United States.

Shelter Cove is a small beach in Pacifica situated beneath tall coastal cliffs and defined by rock formations, tide pools, and irregular shoreline features. The cove extends along northern California's coast with a rugged, natural structure carved by water and wind.

Shelter Cove was a picnic stop on the Ocean Shore Railroad and stayed a San Francisco recreation beach through Prohibition until the 1940s, when the Clipper Ship restaurant and bar served visitors. A 1983 storm washed out the access road, leaving only a footpath or boat. In 2008 Pacifica sued to force footpath and hillside maintenance; in 2009 the planning commission let owner Arno Rohloff repair a staircase after the path fell into the sea.

Shelter Cove was a picnic stop on the Ocean Shore Railroad and later hosted the Clipper Ship restaurant and bar through Prohibition until the 1940s. Seventeen rustic rental cottages now occupy the 17-acre site, owned by Arno Rohloff since July 1997.

Since a 1983 storm washed out the access road, Shelter Cove can be reached only on foot along a footpath or by boat; there is no road access. The footpath itself has partly fallen into the sea, and in 2009 the owner was allowed to repair a staircase to the property. Plan for a walk-in visit rather than a drive-up one.

Shelter Cove's seventeen rental cottages sit on 17 acres reachable only by footpath or boat since a 1983 storm washed out the access road. Owner Arno Rohloff, who bought the property in July 1997, received planning permission on 20 January 2009 to repair a staircase after the footpath fell into the sea.