Tide Beach Park is the north beach of Solana Beach, CA. Hike down a long set of stairs from the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Solana Vista Drive and you’ll be at a semicircular cove below tall steep bluffs. At high tide the beach is confined to this cove. When the tide allows, you can walk from here north to Seaside Beach in Cardiff State Beach or south to Fletcher Cove. Also at low tide you can explore tide pools at the north end of the cove. The narrow beach around Tide Beach Park is backed by cliffs and man-made protective walls that keep homes at the bluff’s edge from falling into the Pacific Ocean. Surfers ride waves that break out near a reef known as Tabletops or Seaside Reef. Look for free street parking nearby the intersection.
Annie’s Canyon Trail is a short hiking trail in San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve between Solana Beach and Encinitas. This trail leads to a unique slot canyon that seems out of […]
The Cardiff Kook is a famous (or infamous) statue along State Coast Highway 101 in the Cardiff-by-the-Sea neighborhood of Encinitas. The nickname comes from the fact that the surfer in […]
Del Mar Horse Racetrack is located 20 miles north of downtown San Diego near the beach in Del Mar and is surrounded by cities Solana Beach and San Diego’s La […]
Love playing at the beach, but don’t like the sand and sticky salt water residue left on your body (or board, or kid, or dog) afterwards? Then go to a […]
San Diego has the warmest water and several of the best surfing breaks on the California Coast. From the pier in Imperial Beach to the pier in Oceanside there are […]
The phrase “If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all” certainly doesn’t apply when it comes to Southern California beach towns. They might all look similar to someone who hasn’t […]
Here’s a map of the best tide pools at Southern California beaches. From Point Loma in San Diego to Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu there are many areas where […]
San Diego has tide pools galore. You just know where to look. Coronado Island draws many tourists and has some of the best beaches around, but they don’t have any tide […]
