BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO

INTRO
Many visitors to San Diego expect to be on the beach, when it is actually surrounded by the harbor. The nearest beaches are Coronado over the bridge or across the harbor with the ferry, or at the end of Highway 8 over to Ocean beach.

  • NEAR DOWNTOWN-
    • Coronado-
    • Ocean Beach
  • SOUTH-
    • Silver Strand
    • Imperial Beach
  • NORTH-
    • Mission Beach
    • Pacific Beach
    • La Jolla
    • Del Mar
San Diego's Beaches, From South to North-

*links to beach/city sites, and links to beaches sites.

NAME
DESCRIPTION
LINKS
  • Border Field
In a lonely, isolated section of San Diego, the last SW corner of the USA, lies the Border State Park beach. www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=664

entertainment.signonsandiego.com/profile/91198
  • Imperial Beach
In the last SW corner of the USA is Imperial Beach. www.beachcalifornia.com/impbch.html

www.cityofib.com/
  • Silver Strand
Between Imperial Beach and the 'island' of Coronado is the peninsular beach of Silver Strand. With sandy beaches on both the Pacific Ocean side and the San Diego harbor side. www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=654

www.beachcalifornia.com/silvers.html
  • Coronado
The almost island of Coronado has wide sandy beaches on the Pacific Ocean side, and some beach on the harbor side. www.coronado.ca.us/

www.coronadovisitors.com/

www.beachcalifornia.com/coronado.html
  • Point Loma
.Rocky cliffs dominate this peninsula across the harbor from Coronado. www.tripadvisor.com/pointloma

www.beachcalifornia.com/light.html

www.nps.gov/cabr/lighthouse.html
  • Ocean Beach
.Between the San Diego Harbor and the San Diego River Flood Channel is Ocean Beach. Somewhat of an isolated community at the end of Highway 8. www.oceanbeach.com/

www.beachcalifornia.com/ob.html
  • Mission Beach
. www.beachcalifornia.com/misbch2.html
  • Pacific Beach
. www.pacificbeach.org/

www.beachcalifornia.com/pacbch.html
  • La Jolla
. lajolla.com/

www.beachcalifornia.com/lajolla2.html
  • Del Mar
. www.delmar.ca.us/

www.beachcalifornia.com/delmar.html
  • Swamis
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www.beachcalifornia.com/swami.html

  • Encinitas
. www.beachcalifornia.com/encinit.html
  • Cardiff
. www.beachcalifornia.com/cardiff.html
  • Leucadia
. www.beachcalifornia.com/leucadia.html
  • Carlsbad
. www.beachcalifornia.com/carlsbad.html
  • Oceanside
. www.beachcalifornia.com/oceansi1.html
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