Leucadia State Beach
called Beacons Beach by the locals

Great surfing, walking and relaxing await you at Leucadia State Beach in Encinitas California, called Beacons Beach by the locals. Stone Steps Beach and Grandview Beach are two additional access points.

Last updated March 15, 2010.

Leucadia is a charming beach town, now a community of Encinitas.

If you are in the San Diego beach communities of Leucadia or Encinitas and want to surf or explore the beach, Beacons Beach is a long narrow beach that runs for about 3 miles from popular and crowded Moonlight State Beach to the south and South Carlsbad State Beach to the north. There are three public access points: Stonesteps Beach, Beacons Beach, and Grandview Beach, with the many San Diego beach rentals along the cliffs.

There is a small parking lot and a dirt trail down the steep cliff to the beach. It is popular with surfers and those looking to have a quiet walk or explore the beach.

Most of the surfers surf near the Beacons entrance or head north.

Example of San Diego beach cliff erosion just south of the Beacons entrance at Leucadia Beach.

View of San Diego surfing lesson on Beacons beach.

On some days you can see groups taking surfing lessons. San Diego offers many surf schools and surf camps.

A young surfer catches a wave.

North of Beacons is the Grandview Beach Access, both part of Leucadia State Beach in Encinitas.

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