Great beach for long walks and to scope out the infamous Cement Ship - for a little history lesson continue reading... the Cement Ship, named The Palo Alto, was built by the San Francisco Shipbuilding Company in Oakland in 1919 as an oil tanker for the World War I effort. The war ended before she ever saw service and with time on her hands, she was sold to the Seacliff Amusement Company of Nevada, and towed in 1929 to what would later become Seacliff State Beach. A casino and dance hall, arcades and entertainment were featured on this monster party boat until its owners went belly up when the Great Depression rocked the world in the early 1930’s.