Torrey Pines State Beach

The Park is currently OPEN.

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Reservations

Additional Reservation Info

Contact Number

(858) 755-2063

Park Accessibility Information

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Park Hours

Gates open at 7:15 am and close at Sunset.

Park Activities

Are Dogs Allowed?

Day-Use Activities & Facilities

Fishing
Scuba Diving/Snorkeling
Beach Area
Swimming
Nature & Wildlife Viewing
Windsurfing/Surfing
Geocaching

Trail Use

Bike Trails

Park Facilities

EV Information

E-Bike Locations
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EV Charger Locations

Overnight Facilities

RV Access

Other Facilities & Visitor Information

Parking
Restrooms / Showers
Restrooms
Drinking Water Available
Wheelchair Accessible

Park Directions

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Torrey Pines State Beach is located between La Jolla and Del Mar, California, north of San Diego. There are two locations where you can park to enter the beach. From Hwy 5 going southbound, exit on Carmel Valley Road and drive west for about 1.5 miles until you reach McGonigle Road. Turn left on McGonigle Road to enter the parking lot where you can self-pay to park and walk to the beach. Or you can continue driving straight to North Torrey Pines Road. Turn left and proceed along the beach for about a mile. The park entrance is on your right just before the highway begins to climb the Torrey Pines grade, where you also pay to park.

From Hwy 5 northbound, exit Genesee Ave and turn left. Continue on Genesee Ave, veering to the right onto N. Torrey Pines Road for approximately 4.5 miles. Turn left when you reach the bottom of the grade to enter the park. To access the north end of Torrey Pines State Beach, continue northbound on N. Torrey Pines Road until you reach Carmel Valley Road. Turn right until you reach McGonigle Road then turn right into the parking lot.

General Information:

"Photo: View of the ocean through the pines at Torrey Pines State Beach"

State beaches are areas with frontage on the ocean, or bays designed to provide swimming, boating, fishing, and other beach-oriented recreational activities. This wide, sandy beach stretches 4 1/2 miles from Del Mar past Los Peñasquitos Lagoon to the base of sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines Mesa. Swimming, surfing and fishing are popular. Red-hued bluffs and wet sand make strolling on the beach popular at low tide. A picnic area and parking lot are near the entrance on North Torrey Pines Road.

The beach can also be reached by trail from the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.

Annual Passes are now sold at the entrance kiosk station operated by our concessionaire, LAZ Parking. The entrance kiosk station is open from 8:00 a.m. to approximately a 1/2 hour before sunset 365 days a year. For more park information go to Torreypine.org/reserveinfo.

Torrey Pines prohibits dogs anywhere within the reserve and beach boundaries (even within a vehicle).

Surfline (click here to view the web cam)

Additional Visitor Services

LAZ Parking California, LLC of San Diego (Parking Lot Management)
Annual Passes are now sold at the entrance kiosk station operated by our concessionaire, LAZ Parking
Brats Berlin, Inc. (Mobile Food Truck)
The Pura Vida Project LLC dba Del Mar Surf Rentals (Beach Equipment Rental, Sale of Beach Items & Vending Machine)