Fletcher Cove, Solana Beach California

Fletcher Cove Beach Park is a small, sandy beach set within a secluded cove in Solana Beach, CA. The beach is a popular spot for surfing, surf fishing, and sunbathing. The beach gets wider at low tide but pretty much disappears at high tide.

At low tide, you can walk or jog along Fletcher Cove Beach Park in either direction. Del Mar City Beach is about a mile to the south and Cardiff's Seaside Beach is about the same distance to the north.

You can get to Fletcher Cove Beach Park by walking down a concrete ramp that connects the beach with Fletcher Cove Park above. You can get to small observation deck from the ramp, near the beach.

Solana Beach California

Solana Beach www.ci.solana-beach.ca.us is located in between Encinitas and Del Mar, this beach community features almost 4 square miles of coastal communities. Solana Beach is a surf spot for many ocean goers – Table Tops and Fletcher Cove are frequented by surfers and beach goers alike. Solana Beach features local pubs, restaurants and shopping along the Pacific Coast Highway and is easily accessible due to its proximity to the I-5 freeway.  Solana Beach also maintains a convenient Amtrak stop for the Pacific Surfliner for those heading North and has multiple stops in Anaheim, Los Angeles and continues on to Santa Barbara and beyond. Solana Beach is known for its outdoor lifestyle and attracts surfers, beach goers, bikers, joggers and athletes training for triathlons/




The City of Solana Beach encompasses 1.7 miles of beach front bordered on the north by Cardiff State Beach, and on the south by the City of Del Mar. The beach front is divided into four main Beach Parks: Fletcher Cove, Tide Beach Park, Seascape Surf, and Del Mar Shores. These beaches provide a wide variety of recreational activities for City residents and visitors

Carlsbad State Beach, Carlsbad California

Beautiful Carlsbad State Beach, also known as Tamarack Beach to the locals, is located alongside Carlsbad Blvd at Tamarack Ave. in Carlsbad. This 14 acre stretch of beach runs south about 4-5 miles where it joins South Carlsbad State Beach. This is a great spot for both offshore and onshore goers. Offshore you will find surfers, kayakers and boaters. The waves here are more for experienced surfers and break right and left. Check them out they are original. Where the surf meets the sand, you will see swimmers and body boarders and occasionally fisherman. Onshore you will see it all from kids playing in the sand to families having a BBQ. This beach is also extremely beautiful with its beach side and bluff side trails. Picnic spots are also located on the bluffs with stairs that run down to the beach. You can also view awesome sunsets from the bluffs. You can usually get lucky finding a parking spot on a side street. If not, there is a vehicle fee at entrance of beach.Call ahead of time for fees and beach hours.




Carlsbad State Beach, from Pine Street south to Cannon Road, including Frazee State Beach/Tamarack Surf Beach and Warm Water Jetty (in front of the power plant), is one of San Diego’s most popular beaches. The City of Carlsbad provides beach access at Pine Avenue, Sycamore Avenue, Maple Avenue, Cherry Avenue and Tamarack Avenue. Two seawalls connect Pine Avenue and Tamarack Avenue. Dogs on leashes are allowed up top, but not on the lower path. Public restrooms and showers are at both ends of the path. A seawall also extends from Tamarack south to Cannon Road for those looking for a longer trek

Swami's, Encinitas, California

Swami's

Swami's, also known as "Swamis", is an internationally known surfing spot, a point break located in Encinitas, California. Swami's was named after Swami Paramahansa Yogananda, because the grounds and hermitage of the Self-Realization Fellowship ashram, built in 1937, overlook this reef point.
Access to Swami's is primarily by way of a small but well-appointed cliff top park, which has bathrooms, a water fountain, benches, picnic tables and a lawn under shade trees, as well as a small parking lot. Most importantly, it also has a long wooden staircase leading down beside the cliff to a sand beach, which has a lifeguard station. The rocky point is a couple of hundred yards north of that station.  Read More.......

Life West Coast: Imperial Beach, California, U.S. Open Sandcastle C...

Life West Coast: Imperial Beach, California, U.S. Open Sandcastle C...: "Camping, clamming and shell collecting. It's fitting that Imperial Beach is the site of the annual U.S. Open Sand Castle Building Contest ,..."JULY 22-24, 2011

Point Loma, San Diego California

Along this piece of land there are mostly residentual areas, but also there is the Cabrillo

National Monument marking the place Juan Rodrigues Cabrillo first landed and discovered what we know as San Diego. This National monument includes the original lighthouse--which didn't work as it was too high and our traditional "marine layer" obscurred it's light--there are also a film auditorium, a large Park Headquarters offering books, flags and many other souvenirs for purchase. Outside, the headquarters there is a broad viewing deck and not only can you see the lay of the bay and surrounding land, information boards show the different types of boats, and birds to be seen on the bay. One of these boards even gives names to all the hill and mountian peaks in view. There is an entrance fee which includes parking and can be used for the whole week. Check out the FREE Summer Concerts.

Below the Monument on the west side of the peninsula, a road leads down to the present, working lighthouse and the fascinating tide pools. This is a great place to take kids in the summer--or even winter if you are brave--where they'd have a chance of finding sea life caught in the pools left during low tide.

FROM DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO

• Take Harbor Drive past the airport
• Turn left onto Rosecrans Street
• Turn right onto Canon Street
• Turn left onto Catalina Blvd. (also known as Cabrillo Memorial Drive)
• Follow Catalina Blvd. all the way to the end

Beacons Beach, Encinitas, California

Neptune Drive and W. Leucadia Blvd
Encinitas, California

Beacons is probably best known for its surfing. Surfers are willing to walk up an down the bluff trail to get to the waves. On the maps, it's “Leucadia State Beach,” but ask the locals, and they will just say, “It’s always been Beacons Beach. Even the sign at the top of the bluff reads Beacons. Beacons Beach is hidden below an tall ocean bluffs, making it a secluded haven for surfers and other beachgoers. At the top of the bluff is a parking lot with a dirt trail winding down the side of the cliff. From the  parking lot is a great view of the surfers riding the waves, boats on the horizon, and a beautiful sunset.

Grandview Beach, Encinitas, California

Grandview Beach
1700 Neptune Avenue

One of the best & most active surf spots in San Diego county.
This beach is just amazing. It has a very private feeling to it, so it's very ideal for a relaxing tanning session. It's also fun to watch all the fit and attractive Californian People surf.  I love the giant wooden staircase you have to go down to get to the beach! Take Highway 101.  Take Leucadia Boulevard west its end at Neptune.

La Jolla Shores: Swim with the Leopard Sharks

Kayak in shallow waters at La Jolla Shores during breeding season (June-Nov.), to view the harmless leopard sharks! They swim around in just a few feet of water and venture into the shallow waters by the marine room each year to spawn. These leopard sharks are visible from atop your kayak. Truly one of the top 10 things to do in San Diego while on your vacation! Reserve your spot on our La Jolla Kayak and Snorkel Tour today!

La Jolla Shores, La Jolla, California



La Jolla Shores

The Shores is definitely one of the prettiest beaches in the San Diego area!.The sand is clean and light and the location is on a spacious stretch of pristine coastline. La Jolla Shores is ideal for boogie boarding, surfing, bodysurfing, picnicking, jogging and swimming. The waves at this beach are the most gentle of all San Diego beaches, for this reason it's the most popular spot for novice scuba classes. The best spot for young children to play is south toward the entrance at Avenida de la Playa - the waves tend to be little smaller. La Jolla Shores is a sandy beach approximately one mile long, located in La Jolla. In summer, waves at this beach are usually the most gentle of all San Diego beaches. La Jolla Shores lies adjacent to the San Diego La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological Reserve. For these reasons, many novice scuba classes are held at La Jolla Shores. Fishing and removal of objects from this area is prohibited and possession of game is unlawful.

Imperial Beach, California, U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition

Camping, clamming and shell collecting.

It's fitting that Imperial Beach is the site of the annual U.S. Open Sand Castle Building Contest, which draws hundreds of thousands of spectators and competitors from around the world each July. This year it is on Saturday July 23rd, 2011. The creations range from fairytale castles to science-fiction landscapes to fantasy mermaids and other inspired forms. The party lasts all weekend, with a street fair on Saturday and main event on Sunday, but its fruits do not. Inevitably, the tide comes in and washes the beach clean again.

Imperial Beach is an incorporated city and a predominantly residential one. Homes and condos line the long beach where surfing, bodyboarding and swimming are good and popular throughout the summer. There's a fun seafood restaurant on the end of the pier and other attractions around Portwood Plaza at the end of Evergreen Avenue. The fishing pier, grassy parks, public sports facilities and year-round lifeguard service make I.B. a popular choice among South Bay residents and visitors alike.

Mission Beach, Belmont Park, San Diego, California

Mission Beach, Belmont Park
San Diego’s Beachfront Amusement Park &
Entertainment Center

Located steps from surf and sand in Mission Beach, Belmont Park offers everything from rides and games to shopping and oceanfront dining-something for the entire family. In addition to traditional amusement park rides, Belmont Park features the latest in family entertainment including simulated waves, a state of the art gaming center, a traditional arcade, plenty of shopping opportunities and eateries serving everything from food court style corn dogs, pizza, ice cream and churros to sit down dining featuring Mexican and Seafood. Parking and admission to the Park are free.

1 mile west of Sea World in San Diego at 3146 Mission Blvd



North Mission Beach from Pacific Beach Drive south to the Roller Coaster is predominantly residential, with funky apartments along the beach and, out on the main drag, funkier clothing stores, smoothie bars and head shops. Many locals here forego material pleasures for the opportunity to live at the beach and revel in the carefree joys of youth. So relax, join the party and understand that in M.B. a torn thrift shop sofa serving as patio furniture is no eyesore, but a proud declaration of independence.

Most of the action centers around Belmont Park at the intersection of Mission Blvd. and West Mission Bay Drive where you can ride the historic Giant Dipper roller coaster, or rent a set of rollerblades to ride up and down the boardwalk. This is where all walks of life all go out for a walk, a ride, a roll, a stroll, a surf, a beer or a bite to eat - or simply to watch other people out doing their thing. Rock on.

South Mission Beach offers the same scene and scenery found in North Mission, but the pace slows as you continue south, until you reach the end of the boardwalk, the end of the beach, and the end of the road at South Mission Beach Park. Here fishermen cast their lines off the jetty and watch the boats pass in and out through the Harbor Channel. You'd never know it to look, but a half-mile off the coast are a series of shipwrecks, placed here to create an artificial reef and a diver's Disneyland.