Goat Rock Beach

Goat Rock, near the mouth of the Russian River, is known for its scenic shoreline and easily accessible sandy beach. Picnic tables and restroom facilities are also available. Goat Rock beach is home to a colony of harbor seals which are fun to watch, but please stay 50 yards from the seals, especially during pupping season (March - August.) Due to the protected status of the seals, NO DOGS are allowed on Goat Rock Beach. 707-875-3483

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Water Quality

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Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 5th, 2019. Russian Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 13th, 2019 at 1:34 PM.

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Russian Riverkeeper updates Sonoma County Coastal beaches weekly based on sample results from the Department of Health Services. A beach will be marked red when Total Coliform exceed 1,000 (if Fecal/Total is > .1) or 10,000 (if Fecal/Total is < .1) OR when Fecal Coliform exceeds 400 per 100 ml OR when Enterococcus exceeds 104 per 100 ml.

Sonoma County Department of Health Services monitors 7 coastal beaches weekly between April 1 and October 31.These beaches are visited by 50,000 people per year and are adjacent to storm drains, creek or rivers.

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Johnson's Beach Guerneville, California	Guerneville, California	Current Status
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Sunset Beach Forestville, California	Forestville, California	Current Status
Monte Rio Beach Monte Rio, California	Monte Rio, California	Current Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.