La Jolla Beach - camping and city information

La Jolla Beach

La Jolla Beach has stunning emerald blue beaches and coves with sandstone cliffs towering above the Pacific. La Jolla Shores has a wide sandy beach and gentle surf. Kayakers begin their ocean excursions here. In a very limited area, vehicles are allowed to drive on the sand to launch small vessels directly into the surf at the foot of Avenida de la Playa. Scripps Institute of Oceanography and Scripps Pier, which is not open to the public, is at the north end of this beach.

La Jolla Children's Pool is a very small beach with not many children but a haven for California Sea Lions. This is a starting out point for ocean swimmers, scuba divers, and snorkelers. Water visibility can sometimes exceed 30 feet. The Cove lies within the San Diego La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological Reserve, which helps to ensure that marine life remains plentiful.

Jason's thoughts - Kayaking IN the caves is overrated because unless you are going to risk your life you really can't go in too far. We got caught on the inside of one wave break kayaking around the bend and surfed it at about 25 miles an hour screaming all the way to the point when it dumped us into the freezing ocean. Fun because it was fast, furious, and totally beyond our control to stop it once it had us going which made it a memorable scary 30 seconds. Kayaking AROUND the cave area is well worth the trip. We kayaked around the rocky cliffs and saw leopard sharks, huge grassy fields of 25+ foot long undulating kelp sea beds full of beautiful fish, sea lions and seals, cool sea birds and one marine animal that was nearly as long as our kayak that I cannot get out of my head because I cannot figure out what it was. One abundant fish species was bright yellow and you could see it from above the water nearly 50 feet away. Water was clear and temp was 68 degrees so we used good snorkels and masks coupled with wet suits. Made for a really fun, inexpensive, and tiring day.
Kelly's thoughts - Definitely my absolute favorite. The clear water, the leopard sharks in knee deep water, the caves and cliffs, ocean swimmers, the grassy areas above the cliffs, and beachside sidewalks, the... I seriously could live here.

Travel Info - Limited day parking for Rv's no longer than 24 feet within view of the ocean. You can put your kayak, dingy or even small motorboat in directly on the beach where cars can drive down on the sand to drop off the boats, then go and park for free nearby. Go early in the morning and pay careful attention to the soft sand and tide range. There is free public parking at La Jolla Shores. There is RV parking on the street on Coast Boulevard but, again, parking can be difficult. It is limited to three hours at a time, but check the signs for restriction days and times. Map location of La Jolla Beach. Click for California beaches or full-time rv diary.

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