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.
The Pacific Beach is just north of Mission Beach and is about 2 mi (3.2 km) long. It offers surfing in designated areas and plenty of swimming. The beach even has a boardwalk for the disabled which provides a breathtaking view of the shoreline and surf.
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.
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.
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.








