CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA / ALAMY ©

2–4 DAYS

85 MILES/135KM

GREAT FOR...

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BEST TIME TO GO

May to September

for prime-time beach

weather.

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The red-turreted Hotel

del Coronado.

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OUTDOORS

La Jolla’s coves,

beaches and nature

preserves.

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Fun on the San

Diego Coast

With 70 miles of coastline and a near-perfect climate, it’s

tough to know where to start. So just do as the locals do: grab

a fish taco and a surfboard and head for the beaches.

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Carlsbad

Encinitas

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La Jolla

Get back to nature

along ‘the Jewel’ coast

42 miles

Coronado

White-sand beaches

strung along a blissful

getaway ‘island’

0 miles

Balboa Park

Find out who’s who at

San Diego’s wild zoo

22 miles

Mission Beach &

Pacific Beach

Old-fashioned carnival

fun and kinetic

beaches

35 miles

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS