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San Diego beaches

40 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.

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Good places to start

Children's Pool La Jolla

La Jolla

Walk to water40 ft

Parking120 ft away

CostFree

La Jolla Cove

San Diego

Walk to waterYou're on it

Parking270 ft away

CostFree

Coronado Beach

Coronado

Walk to water70 ft

CostFree

San Elijo State Beach

Cardiff

Walk to water175 yd

Parking50 ft away

CostPaid parking

Black's Beach

San Diego

Walk to water60 ft

Parking275 yd away

CostFree

Torrey Pines State Beach

San Diego

Walk to water150 yd

Parking125 yd away

CostPaid parking

Lists for a particular day

Park almost on the sand

Beaches where visitors report free parking

Calm water and bathrooms nearby

All beaches

• Children's Pool La JollaLa Jolla · water 40 ft · parking 120 ft
• La Jolla CoveSan Diego · on the shoreline · parking 270 ft
• La Jolla Shores BeachSan Diego · water 150 yd · parking 100 ft
• La Jolla Tide PoolsLa Jolla · water 50 ft · parking 300 yd
• South Mission Beach, San DiegoSan Diego · water 150 yd · parking 120 ft
• Coronado BeachCoronado · water 70 ft
• San Elijo State BeachCardiff · water 175 yd · parking 50 ft
• Law Street BeachSan Diego · water 130 ft · parking 290 ft
• Black's Beachwater 60 ft · parking 275 yd
• Dog BeachSan Diego · water 200 ft · parking 225 yd
• Torrey Pines State Beachwater 150 yd · parking 125 yd
• Windansea BeachSan Diego · water 70 ft · parking 240 ft
• Pacific Beachwater 80 ft · parking 175 yd
• Tourmaline Surf ParkSan Diego · water 150 ft · parking 40 ft
• Breakers BeachSan Diego · water 320 ft · parking 320 ft
• Tourmaline BeachSan Diego · water 240 ft · parking 60 ft
• Tide Beach ParkSolana Beach · water 70 ft · parking 225 yd
• Cardiff State BeachEncinitas · water 40 ft · parking 300 ft
• Cardiff BeachCardiff · water 170 ft · parking 70 ft
• Kellogg BeachSan Diego · water 50 ft · parking 325 yd
• Gator BeachCoronado · water 310 ft · parking 200 ft
• Shell BeachSan Diego · on the shoreline · parking 175 yd
• North Seascape Surf ParkSolana Beach · water 90 ft · parking 175 yd
• Boomer BeachSan Diego · water 40 ft · parking 175 yd
• Torrey Pines City BeachSan Diego · water 230 ft · parking 110 ft
• North Cove BeachSan Diego · water 40 ft · parking 150 yd
• Marine Street BeachSan Diego · water 110 ft · parking 275 yd
• Central BeachCoronado · water 170 ft · parking 500 yd
• Ocean Beach City BeachSan Diego · water 50 ft · parking 475 yd
• Coronado Shores BeachCoronado · water 175 yd · parking 110 ft
• Wipeout BeachLa Jolla · water 100 ft · parking 125 yd
• South Casa BeachSan Diego · water 100 ft · parking 80 ft
• North BeachCoronado · water 150 ft
• Crown Point ShoresSan Diego · water 70 ft · parking 240 ft
• Whispering Sands BeachSan Diego · water 130 ft · parking 275 yd
• Hernandez CoveEscondido · water 575 yd · parking 375 yd
• Shoreline Beach Parkwater 40 ft · parking 100 ft
• Bessemer Beachon the shoreline · parking 275 yd
• Smuggler's Covewater 100 ft · parking 200 ft
• Scripps Coastal Reservewater 80 ft · parking 190 ft

All 40 beaches, by how many people rate them

Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.

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Where this comes from

Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.