Beach Adventure

The Hotel del Coronado
This legendary landmark graces 26 beautiful oceanfront acres on Coronado Island. Built in 1888, this extravagant seaside vacation resort has hosted many dignataries and celebrities over the years. Today it is still one of the most popular locations for hosting special events or private romantic getaways.

Shelter Island Vacation Resorts
Humphreys Halfmoon Inn - Shelter Island Vacation Resort
San Diego Bay Club Hotel - Shelter Island Vacation Resort
San Diego Shelter Pointe Hotel - Shelter Island Vacation Resort

San Diego Choice Hotels International
Follow this link to see a listing of all major affiliated Hotel Resorts in the greater San Diego region complete with online room search, special discount rates and online reservation booking service.

MainTour Vacation Cruise Central
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Shelter Island Palms Resort - Best Western
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Beautiful waterfront hotel and marina resort overlooks scenic San Diego Bay. This excellent vacation getaway is close to many area attractions and recreational activities.

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California Coastal National Monument
Established in 2000, the California Coastal National Monument runs the entire length of the California coast (1,100 miles) between Oregon and Mexico, extends 12 nautical miles from the shoreline, and encompasses thousands of BLM administered islands, rocks, exposed reefs, and pinnacles above mean high tide. These provide forage and breeding grounds for significant populations of coastal birds and sea mammals.

San Diego Youth Aquatic Center
Youth watersports and marine biology camp facility owned by City of San Diego located on the eastern shore of Fiesta Island. It is home to Camp Fiesta Island (a boy scout summer camp), SeaCamp oceanography youth club and San Diego's Kayak Team. It is adjacent to Enchanted Cove which is a popular for non-motor based watersports such as Kite Surfing, Small Sailboats, Boardsailing and Kayaking.

Mission Bay Park
Miles of bayside shoreline with facilities for picnicking, boating, camping and fishing. Popular watersport activities include sailing, water-skiing, swimming, wind-surfing and jetbikes.

Border Field State Park
Tijuana River Refuge
Monument Road, Imperial Beach CA 91932; 619-575-3613; Park Website;
Open Daily : 9AM-5PM - Call ahead for safety conditions.
Historic beach front site contains much of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, an important wildlife habitat. The salt and freshwater marshes give refuge to migrating waterfowl and resident wading birds, such as black-necked stilt, avocet, teal, American widgeon and pelican. The park offers hiking, horse trails, surf fishing and birding. In 1848, the Mexican-American border commission started here to survey and mark the new international border.
Tijuana Estuary - National Estuarine Research Reserve - Visitor Center for bird-watching and equestrian trails.
Tijuana Slough NWR - FWS website for National Wildlife Refuge on the northern part of river slough with visitor center. This beautiful 1051 acre wetland where the Tijuana River meets the sea is southern California's only coastal lagoon not bisected by roads and rail lines.
California State Park Website;

Silver Strand State Beach
5000 Highway 75, Coronado, CA 92118; 619-435-5184; Beach Website;
Following along the isthmus connecting Coronado Island to Imperial Beach with extensive beachfront facilities on both the Pacific Ocean and San Diego Bay. Combined with the area’s mild climate, the beaches make Silver Strand one of the area’s finest recreation destinations. Camping, fishing, swimming, surfing, boating, water-skiing, volleyball, and picnicking are popular activities. Anglers can fish for perch, corbina, grunion and yellow-fin croaker. There are approximately 130 first come first served campsites. The bay side of the park offers views of San Diego Bay. Three pedestrian tunnels lead from the parking lots under the highway to the bay side of the park. The water in the bay area is usually warmer and calmer, perfecting for swimming and sailing. Ramadas, tables, barbecue pits, and fire rings are available in the area. Park visitors will be able to gain Wi-Fi access when they use a wireless device within about 150 to 200 feet of the Life Guard Tower located in the park.

Crown Cove Aquatic Center
Southwestern College; Facility Website;
Southwestern College watersports facility located between the city of Imperial Beach and the city of Coronado in the Silver Strand State Beach, it provides a wide range of educational and recreational activities to the surrounding communities. The primary focus is to promote boating and water safety programs with the vision to expand to other boating sites in the area.

La Jolla Cove - Beach
1100 Coast Blvd, La Jolla, CA; (619) 454-1444; City Beach Webpage;
One of the best scenic tours in all of San Diego takes you to a small hidden beach cove tucked in between sea cliffs and tide pools making it a frequent stopping place for visitors such as sea lions and harbor seals. This place includes the Sunny Jim Cave accessible only thru a staircase from a souvenir shop at 1325 Coast Blvd.

San Diego - La Jolla Underwater Park
Park Info;
Created in 1970, the underwater park is a continuing community project to preserve the natural ecology, reestablish the underwater sea life and maintain the natural beauty of the shoreline. Within the Park there are two special areas created by the California Fish & Game Commission; the Ecological Reserve and the Marine Life Refuge.

La Jolla Shores

Pacific Beach
Site of the famour Tourmaline Surfing Beach

Solana Beach

Encinitas Beaches

Del Mar Beaches

Coronado Yacht Club
1631 Strand Way, Coronado CA 92118; 619-435-1848; Club Website;
760 Member based club with guest privileges. Coronado Yacht Club offers slips for more than 300 yachts and accommodations for 100 in dry storage. Two small boat hoists are available to serve dry storage boats. In addition, there are floating dry storage docks for the active Sabot and Laser fleets.

Coronado Cays Yacht Club
30 Caribe Cay Blvd, Coronado, CA 92118; 619-429-0133; Club Website;
Complete with a host of functions, a working marina and fabulous clubhouse, we offer every member an enjoyable atmosphere in a community surrounded by waterfront style and nearly perfect weather. There are approximately 734 slips presently constructed within the Coronado Cays planned area. Premium facilities available for hosting special events.