San Diego Beaches
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Beaches in San Diego, California.
This beach is formally known as Torrey Pines City Beach and Torrey Pines State Beach as it is owned by both the local municipal government and the state government. It is sandy and is lined with enormous cliffs. The beach is 2 mi (3.2 km) long and offers plenty of activities. This beach is known for excellent surf and great swimming. Scuba diving is not recommended due to conditions of the surf.
This beach is located in San Diego's community of Ocean Beach. The shore is about a mile long (1.6 km) and offers a volleyball court at the north end, a pier for walking and fishing at the south end and has plenty of shops and restaurants.
The beaches here rest in the Mission Bay Park with its 4,235 acres (17 sq km). There is just over 27 mi (45 km) of coastline, 19 (31 km) of which being sandy. Lifeguards are on duty here and they even have firepits, washrooms and showers to rinse off the brine after a dip in the ocean.
Known to locals as the Strand, Mission Beach is one of the most frequented beaches in San Diego. Spanning more than 2 mi (3.2 km) in length, the beach welcomes sunbathers, swimmers and surfers to its sandy shoreline. Life guards are on duty all year round.
This beach is the widest in the city. The beach is located on the coast near Mission Bay and has newly refurbished courts for basketball and volleyball. A game called "over-the-line", similar in nature to baseball, can be played on a portion of this sandy coastline.
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