Beaches

San Diego, being on the Pacific Ocean, has access to a number of beaches available for public recreation.

(note these beaches are outside San Diego city limits)

• Cardiff Beach
  

• Leucadia Beach
  

• Moonlight Beach
  

• Solano Beach — small, narrow, easy parking, makes for a nice walk.
  

• Swami's Beach

• Black's Beach — the nude beach, somewhat obscure due to difficult access.
  

• Children's Beach — currently inhabited by harbor seals
  

• La Jolla Cove
  

• La Jolla Shores
  

• Marine Street Beach — favorite among locals
  

• Torrey Pines State Beach — also functions as a nature reserve.
  

• Windansea Beach — historic surf spot

• Mission Bay — great for kayaking and other water sports, and also home to a portion of Sea World.
  

• Mission Beach — San Diego's answer to Santa Monica Pier, more or less.
  

• Ocean Beach
  

• South Mission Beach
  

• Sunset Cliffs — south of Ocean Beach and close to Point Loma Nazarene College.

Downtown offers the experience of being always by the water, but never on a beach. There's a nice walkway that starts in Seaport Village, trailing along to the water and rocks with a clear view of Coronado, and heads north along the harbor past the Star of India and Maritime Museum, through Little Italy and eventually to San Diego International Airport.

• ??? —the Hotel Del Coronado looks out over this beach.
  

• Coronado Central Beach
  

• Glorietta Bay Beach
  

• Silver Strand State Beach