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Ocean Lawn

4.9 ★★★★★ 20 Google reviews · Oceanfront wedding venue in Half Moon Bay, California · 0.3 mi to the sand

Public beach · permit required

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  • Setting oceanfront venue, 0.3 mi to the sand — verified by its distance to a real shoreline

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Miramontes Point Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

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On the property

What couples name in their reviews of Ocean Lawn and what the venue states on its own site — the fastest way to tell what's actually here before you drive out.

What couples highlight

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 20 Google reviews — in their own words, and only about the wedding and the setting.

🏝️ breathtaking beach setting 4 mentions

“Views from ocean trial is beautiful, looking towards the horizon and listening to the waves 🌊”

From the reviews

Views from ocean trial is beautiful, looking towards the horizon and listening to the waves 🌊

★★★★★ — A, Oct 2024

[Ocean Lawn海洋草坪]位於[The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay半月灣麗思卡爾頓酒店]旁/緊臨[太平洋]。 紫色/白色的[莫邪菊]在這裡不客氣地展現霸氣/佔據了整個海岸線~[莫邪菊]又稱[sea fig海無花果]/因其果實酷似[無花果]-形似營養不良的[石榴]。 正值紫色/白色的[莫邪菊]盛開-為[Half Moon Bay半月灣]增添不少繽紛色彩。 [莫邪菊]初被引進加州時/原為公路保持水土之用/沒想到這強悍的外來植物/嚴重地破壞了當地生態/人們只好開發食用-以[吃]消滅這些入侵者。 巡行海灣小路/發現一根吃剩的香蕉皮/很新鮮地吊掛在路旁樹枝上-突然想念起[台灣]好吃的[香蕉]。…

★★★★★ — 朱台深, Sep 2023

Great place to rest after an ocean hike. You can sit by the fire and enjoy a drink.

★★★★★ — Anna, Jan 2019

Excerpts from public Google reviews, filtered to comments about the wedding and the setting. Read all 20 reviews →

Getting married at Ocean Lawn

Ocean Lawn is a public beach or park, so a ceremony here almost always needs a permit from the managing city, county, or state parks office — and the rules matter: many public beaches cap your guest count, set ceremony windows, and restrict what you can set up (some ban chairs, arches, and amplified sound entirely). There's no on-site coordinator, catering, or weather backup, so you'll bring your own vendors and a rain plan. The payoff is a stunning setting at a fraction of a private venue's cost. Start with our public-beach permit guide, then call the local office to confirm this season's rules.

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Listing verified July 2026 from public business records and couples' reviews. Something out of date? Report a correction. Own this venue? Claim your listing — it's free.