San Diego Beaches Guide

San Diego Area Beaches

San Diego Beaches span the entire Pacific Coast of San Diego county, stretching from San Onofre in the north, to Imperial Beach in the south. With 70 miles of beautiful beaches to explore, our list of San Diego beaches can guide you to the best San Diego area beaches. This page has a San Diego beach map and beach guide to the most popular San Diego county beaches.

Last updated March 15, 2010.

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Popular San Diego Beaches

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Directions to San Diego Beaches
San Diego County Beaches

Oceanside Beach, Oceanside – from Interstate 5 go west on Mission Ave.

Carlsbad Tamarack Beach, Carlsbad – from Interstate 5 go west on Tamarack Ave.

Moonlight Beach, Encinitas – from Interstate 5 go west on Encinitas Blvd.

Fletcher Cove, Solana Beach – from Interstate 5 go west on Lomas Santa Fe Dr.

Del Mar City Beach, Del Mar – from Interstate 5 go west on Del Mar Heights Rd., right on Camino del Mar, then left on 15th Ave.

Black’s Beach, La Jolla – From Interstate 5 go west on Genesee, left on Torrey Pines Rd. then right on Torrey Pines Scenic Drive to the dirt parking lot. Requires hike down steep trail.

Torrey Pines Beach & Reserve, La Jolla – from Interstate 5 go west on Carmel Valley Road, park on left or turn left on North Torrey Pines Road for closer parking.

La Jolla Shores – from Interstate 5 go west on La Jolla Village Drive, left on Torrey Pines Road, right on La Jolla Shores Drive, then left on Vallecitos.

Pacific Beach, San Diego – from Interstate 5 go west on Grand Ave. then right on Mission Blvd.

Mission Beach, San Diego – from Interstate 5 go west on Grand Ave. then left on Mission Blvd. For Belmont Park continue to West Mission Bay.

Ocean Beach, San Diego – from Interstate 5 go west on Interstate 8, west to Sunset Cliffs Blvd. then right on West Point Loma Blvd.

Coronado Beach, Coronado – from Interstate 5 just south of downtown San Diego, take the Coronado Bridge, turn left on Orange Ave. toward the Hotel Del Coronado, then right to the ocean.

Imperial Beach, Imperial Beach – from Interstate 5 go west on Palm Ave.

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