Beaches in San Diego CA

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San Diego has many of the best beaches in California, including:

• Beautiful beaches overlooked by sandstone cliffs

• Exciting beaches with strong waves for swimming and surfing

• Family-friendly beaches with calm waves

• Popular beaches with plenty of free parking, restaurants and shops

• More than 45 hotels and resorts on the beach, including 3 Marriotts and 3 Hiltons

• RV resorts and tent camping on the Pacific Ocean, Mission Bay and San Diego Harbor

• Two world-class golf courses that overlook scenic beaches

• And even several dog-friendly beaches!

The Beaches in San Diego CA app provides a list and in-app maps of more than 60 beaches. Some of the most popular include Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, La Jolla Cove and La Jolla Shores.

Beach and hotel information


• List of beaches with street addresses, distance to your location and descriptions (including nearby hotels, campgrounds and golf courses)

• Sort by beach name

• Sort by distance to your location - find "public beaches near me" and the "closest beach to me"

• Favorite beaches - Mark and save your favorites

• Filter the list by your favorites

• Go to the web site of any beach, hotel, park, campground and golf course

• Get driving directions to any beach

• Speak out loud - The app speaks the beach name and location

• View online weather, surf and tide reports

• Share the beach name and address in an instant message or email

• Search for beaches, hotels, parks, campgrounds and golf courses by name, type and location

• Enter search words by speech recognition or by typing in the keyboard

Interactive map


• Find any beach on the in-app map

• Find your location in relation to the beach

• Change map type - Use map settings to show geometric (normal) view, satellite image view (useful for finding parking lots and walking paths) and terrain view

• Show marker types - Use map settings to select which markers to display (just the beach selected from the list, all beaches, favorites or search results)

• Show marker groups - Use map settings to show hotels, campgrounds and golf courses near the beach

Search examples


• To find hotels on the beach, use the speech recognizer or keyboard to submit the word "hotel" or "resort"

• To find RV and tent campgrounds, search for "campground"

• To find dog-friendly beaches, search for "dog"

• To find beaches with calm waves, search for "mission bay"

• To find beaches with great tide pools, search for "tide pool"

• To find California marine mammals lounging on the sand and rocks, search for "seal"

This mobile app works on both smartphones and tablets, and contains banner ads.