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The beach area is more than just a summertime
destination in San Diego County. At all times of the year people arrive
for different reasons and to utilize the facilities in different ways.
All year round you can find people, walking, jogging, walking their
dogs, playing in the sand, swimming, lovers holding hands, boogie
boarders and surfers riding waves, and others just watching other people
and of course gathering for the magnificent sunsets. Every beach area
of Pacific Beach has something different to offer. We offer this
convenient guide:
Best people watching:
Lahaina Beach Club - Just a couple of minutes' idle stroll south of
Crystal Pier, Lahaina provides a friendly deck from which to play
amateur anthropologist. Along Ocean Front Walk come young, old, walking,
running, bicycling, roller-skating and even some scantily dressed people
all enjoying the beach. There are people playing games and people with
their pets such as parrots or snakes or geckos on their shoulders, and
those people who are alone and with their in loved ones.
Best boogie boarding:
Law Street Beach - Located about 1/2 mile North of Crystal Pier this is
a sandy beach which sits below 25 foot cliffs with a park on the top.
Although it takes a while to learn to catch a ride body surfing, boogie
boarding provides an opportunity to get royally crunched without any
practice whatsoever. However, once you experience that first 'good
ride', the experience can become one you must do again and again.
Best sunset:
Tourmaline Surfing Park - Discover what local surfers have known for
years: This surfing beach at the foot of Tourmaline Street off La Jolla
Boulevard offers the most dramatic sunsets in town. For optimum color,
choose a day when there are wisps of clouds in the west, the sky
illuminated by a red reflection from the clouds can hardly be beat. And
for those who are frequent sunset viewers, or those just lucky enough to
be there at the right time, on clear cloudless days, you might just
catch one the famous "PB" "Green Flash" sunsets. I can assure you they
are for real!!
Best beach nobody knows about:
Riviera Shores, Mission Bay - Other than the Catamaran crowd, few
beachcombers are aware of this restful, bay-front stretch of beach
located beneath Riviera Shores Drive. (Take Ingraham Street to Riviera
and park along the street where you can.) Unlike the Ocean beaches with
a never ending parade of breaking waves, this beaches water front is as
calm as a lake shore. The view across the bay from Riviera Shores will
almost always find at least a few sailboats making their way back and
forth across the open water.
Best beach overlook:
Law Street Park - This two block long patch of green grass with several
benches
overlooks the beach from the top of a 25 foot cliff. It is a
favorite spot for observing the beach below and the endless numbers of
rubber suited surfers displaying their skills at wave ridding just off
shore. The park is also a favorite for picnickers and sunset watchers.
Best bicycling:
Pacific Beach and Mission Beach boardwalk - OK, it's not perfect.
There's heavy competition from pedestrians, skate-boarders, jugglers,
dog walkers and joggers. But you can't beat the scenery along the
boardwalk, whether it's the ocean on one side or the partying throngs in
their condos or on restaurant decks on the other. Plus, there is a
bicycle path on the bay side without all the crowds if you prefer that.
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