{"id":273630,"date":"2026-04-18T03:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T03:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/273630\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T03:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T03:19:10","slug":"northern-california-coastal-city-is-1-place-in-the-us-to-propose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/273630\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern California coastal city is #1 place in the US to propose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those getting ready to settle down, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/07\/us-news\/californias-desert-giant-ranked-top-destination-in-the-us-another-state-park-cracks-top-10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one California spot that has been named the top<\/a> spot to pop the question.<\/p>\n<p>A new report that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/17\/business\/meta-to-cut-8000-jobs-in-major-bloodbath-next-month-report\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">analyzed data from Instagram and TikTok<\/a>, along with Google Maps user ratings has concluded that California\u2019s Monterey Bay is the most popular proposal spot in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The travel experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/boatbooker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BoatBooker.com<\/a> have found the Monterey Bay region has an impressive 4.80 average rating, supported by 753,000 Instagram posts and 49,900 TikTok mentions.<\/p>\n<p>For those getting ready to settle down, there is one California spot that has been named the top spot to pop the question. AP<\/p>\n<p>A new report that analyzed data from Instagram and TikTok, along with Google Maps user ratings has concluded that California\u2019s Monterey Bay is the most popular proposal spot in the United States. stebliuk \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>There were also two other California locales on the national list, with Big Bear Lake and Marina Del Rey also cracking the list.<\/p>\n<p>As for Monterey Bay, there are several spots that lovebirds have flocked to for a memorable proposal throughout the years, including Big Sur.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The one-mile trail on Asilomar State Beach features coastal views of Pacific Grove, perfect for a romantic stroll, but if a drive is more up your alley, you can do so just south of there at Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-mile drive is best known for its \u201c17 Points of Interest\u201d \u2013 including The Lone Cypress, a 250-year-old tree perched on a cliff, along with Bird Rock and Stillwater Cove.<\/p>\n<p>As for Monterey Bay, there are several spots that lovebirds have flocked to for a memorable proposal throughout the years, including Big Sur. Hanna Tor \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>The 17 Points of Interest also includes Point Joe, Ghost Tree, Del Monte Forrest and the iconic Pebble Beach golf course, one of the most iconic courses in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Other spots in Monterey Bay to pop the question are Lover\u2019s Point, a 4.4-acre beach and park in Point Pacific Grove, which overlooks the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Lovers can also go to Carmel Beach in Carmel-By-The-Sea to enjoy pristine sunset views, and Point Lobos in Carmel, dubbed, \u201cthe crown jewel of the state park system,\u201d via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seemonterey.com\/blog\/5-romantic-places-to-propose-in-monterey-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">See Monterey<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For those getting ready to settle down, there is one California spot that has been named the top&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,1279,14624,7644,23995,118565,4182,3808,3586],"class_list":{"0":"post-273630","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-california-headlines","10":"tag-california-news","11":"tag-data","12":"tag-google","13":"tag-instagram","14":"tag-marriage","15":"tag-marriage-proposals","16":"tag-metro","17":"tag-tiktok","18":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}