Five Fun Activities Not To Miss While Vacationing In La Jolla California
San Diego is often called America’s finest city – and La Jolla is the gem of San Diego – a beautiful community situated along San Diego’s Pacific Coast. People flock to La Jolla, captivated by its trendy boutique-lined streets gemmed with art, clothing, jewelry, gifts and other shopping destinations. Indulgent soft sand beaches, amazing weather, laid back people and an abundance of activities make La Jolla a visitor’s paradise. Here are five activities that should not be missed.
Originally designed as a safe place for children to wade, Children’s Pool is a man-made pool-into-the-ocean that one was a children’s beach but is now a famous haven for wild Harbor Seals. Visitors enjoy venturing out along a cement walkway over the water to watch the seals and their youngsters lounging, playing and slipping away into the ocean. Nearby, you will find the beautiful La Jolla Cove bathing beach and tide pools.
La Jolla Cove is situated along a bay sheltered from the ocean’s surge. Its soft sandy beach offers great sun bathing, swimming and surfing; the clear waters along the offshore reefs provide excellent snorkeling and scuba diving opportunities. In the summer and autumn months the surf is gentle, the water warms into the 70s, and the beaches are busy with swimmers, scuba divers and surfers making it a great place for participating or just people watching.
Visit The Cave Store. What would you expect to find in a “cave store” – maybe some fossils or seashells? There’s more. Here you will find a hole in the floor of the store leading to a 100 year old hand-dug tunnel that descends down to the only sea cave in California that you can enter by land – the wonderful and spooky Sunny Jim Cave. The smells, the sounds, the feel! You can hear water trickling down the walls of the tunnel as you go down… down… down 143 steps, until you walk out onto a small wooden dock into the cave, the ocean crashing on rocks around you, gulls nesting in tucked-away places above.
Be sure to take a drive up Nautilus Street to the pinnacle of the city, the top of Mount Soledad. Dr. Seuss and his wife Audrey lived for years in the Seuss house on this mountain. From the park at the peak you can see San Clemente Island 65 miles west in the blue Pacific, North County beaches to the north and the San Diego downtown skyline and the Mexican border beyond to the south. The view is simply spectacular at night. The site is well known for the controversy generated by the Easter Cross war memorial that towers above the peak. There is no admission charge, the park is always open.
Torrey Pines Glider Port Park lies within Torrey Pines City Park on 350-foot oceanfront cliffs between La Jolla and Torrey Pines State Reserve. The rugged sandstone bluffs overlook Scripps Pier and San Diego’s scalloped coastline. If you have ever dreamed of soaring like an eagle without powered assistance, you can register for a 30-minute flight lesson, then head out tandem with an experienced instructor for the adventure of a lifetime flying off the cliffs, over the ocean. Those less dare-devilish can simply watch as pilots and their strange crafts leap off the cliffs into the wind and soar away.
La Jolla and nearby beach communities have great accommodations. Here are two informative websites with useful lodging information: Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts and Del Mar California Hotels.
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