Pacifica (Spanish: Pacífica, meaning “Peaceful”) is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.

The City of Pacifica is enhancement along a 6-mile (9.7-kilometer) stretch of coastal beaches and hills in north central California. The city comprises several small valleys spread between Sweeney Ridge in the east, Montara Mountain to the south, and the Pacific Ocean’s rocky bluffs to the west.

Pacifica is competently known regionally as a popular surfing destination. Surfers and families often visit Linda Mar Beach. Rockaway Beach is a scenic location and offers recreation, shopping and dining. 2005 marked the inauguration of the summit ranked Pacifica Skateboard Park. Pacifica is afterward a popular mountain biking destination, with many trails crossing the hillsides that surround the city, including Pedro Mountain Road, Sweeney Ridge, and areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Fishermen frequent the local beaches and the Pacifica Pier, often catching striped bass and salmon. Pacifica is along with a popular place to hike, with many trails that wind along the beaches and bluffs, including Mori Point, San Pedro Valley County Park, the Sanchez Adobe, Milagra Ridge, and the privately owned Pacifica quarry. For living local theater and substitute arts, Pacifica Spindrift Players is a local and popular favorite, in supplement to Pacifica Performances which regularly provides both musical presentations and drama as well. Pacifica is also house to the Sharp Park Golf Course, which was meant in 1931 by architect Alister MacKenzie. The world class bromeliad nursery, Shelldance Orchid Gardens is located just off Highway 1 in Pacifica, adjacent to the Sweeney Ridge hiking trailhead.

Pacifica is separated into going on for eleven districts from north to south: