page_title: List of beaches in San Diego County
section_title: Beaches in the city of San Diego
hierarchical_section_title: List of beaches in San Diego County / Beaches in the city of San Diego
caption_attribution_description: English: I took photo with Nikon camera of tidal pools at Cabrillo National Monument.
context_page_description: This is a list of beaches in San Diego County, located in Southern California in the United States. The beaches are listed in order from north to south, and they are grouped by the community in which the beach is situated.
  Some beaches in the San Diego area are long continuous stretches of sandy coastline, others, like many of the beaches in the Village of La Jolla, are small sand beaches within rocky coves or between rocky points. A number of beaches in the San Diego area have cliffs behind them, usually composed of rather soft sandstone; some other beaches front freshwater lagoons where rivers run into the coast.
context_section_description: These beaches are within the city limits of San Diego. The beaches are listed from north to south and are grouped by the name of the community in which they are situated. Note that names such as "Pacific Beach" and "Ocean Beach" refer to the name of communities, as well as being the names of the beaches situated within those communities.
  Torrey Pines State Beach
  La Jolla:
  Torrey Pines City Beach
  Black's Beach
  La Jolla Shores
  La Jolla Cove
  Boomer Beach
  Shell Beach
  Children's Pool Beach a.k.a. Casa Beach
  Wipeout Beach
  Hospitals Beach
  Whispering Sands Beach, a.k.a. Horseshoes
  Marine Street Beach
  Windansea
  Pacific Beach:
  Tourmaline Surf Park
  North Pacific Beach
  Pacific Beach
  Mission Beach:
  Mission Beach
  Mission Bay and Beaches - beaches in the Bay
  South Mission Beach
  Ocean Beach:
  Ocean Beach, beach and fishing pier
  Dog Beach
  Sunset Cliffs
  Sunset Cliffs
  Point Loma:
  Cabrillo National Monument - access to tidepools
caption: Tidepools at Cabrillo National Monument
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