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Coronado Dog Beach
4.7★ · 13,556 Google ratings · San Diego, California
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
650 yd away · fills up
Walk
190 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 275 yd away
Water
77°F
Tide
5 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
1.3 miles of shoreline
Water quality
Poor · 77% of 222 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Coronado Dog Beach
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 8 visitors · 2017–2026
Sunset viewing and gentle waves
This beach offers reliable sunset views and mild, shallow waves ideal for dogs of all sizes to wade.
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Check water quality before swimming
Multiple visitors report seasonal bacterial contamination and sewage from Mexico that caused skin and ear infections in children and dogs.
Visit on weekdays or early mornings
Weekday and early morning visits offer easy parking and spacious beach, while weekend afternoons and holidays draw larger crowds.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · clear
Water
77°F
Waves
3.3 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the NNW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 15:21 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:43 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 5:28 AM.
Crowds
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📍 Ocean Blvd, San Diego, CA 92118
🅿 Parking 650 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 190 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 275 yd away
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Questions
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Where do you park at Coronado Dog Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 650 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Coronado Dog Beach?
190 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Coronado Dog Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 275 yd from the listing.
When is Coronado Dog Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 8am and the busiest at Sat 5pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
