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Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Torrey Pines State Beach

A red-bluffed state beach between La Jolla and Del Mar, popular for swimming, surfing, fishing, and ocean views.

12600 N. Torrey Pines Road, San Diego, CA 92037 · San Diego, CA

About Torrey Pines State Beach

This state beach runs roughly four and a half miles from Del Mar past the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon to sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines Mesa. Visitors come for swimming, surfing, and fishing, and the reddish bluffs and firm wet sand make walking along the shore appealing at low tide. A picnic area and parking lot sit near the entrance on North Torrey Pines Road, and the beach can also be reached on foot from the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Dogs are not allowed anywhere in the reserve or beach area, and camping is not offered. Visitors should stay away from the base of the cliffs because rockslides can happen without warning.

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    Outdoor Adventure

    Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

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    Hike clifftop trails among the rare Torrey pines above the Pacific and take the Beach Trail down to the sand once the reserve reopens in March 2027.

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    Birch Aquarium at Scripps

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Shopping
    Date Night

    Westfield UTC

    No admission fee

    Shop, dine and catch a movie at an open-air center beside UC San Diego and a trolley station.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    Surf Diva

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Museums

    Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

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