Torrey Pines State Beach

Stay away from the bottom of the cliffs.

Rockslides and cliff collapses occur without notice. To increase safety, time your beach visit for low tide, when there is more sand available between the cliffs and the waves, which should help ensure you can keep a minimum distance of 10 feet from the bluffs.

View looking south towards Flat Rock and La Jolla.

View looking north back toward Del Mar and the South Beach parking lot.

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King Tides video clip (10 sec) from Torrey Pines Reserve and Torry Pines SNR cliff falling (13 sec) on Vimeo.

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General Information:

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 8:00am 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).

 (click here to view the web cam)

Are there any rattlesnake?   -    The answer is, "Yes!"

The 2 most common rattlesnakes you will see here are the Southern Pacific Rattlesnake and the Red Diamond Rattlesnake. The Southern Pacific Rattlesnake is the one you will most likely run into in the park. If you do see a rattlesnake while hiking, stop and wait until the snake leaves the area. It has mostly likely felt you coming from the vibrations you've made walking on the trail. If it doesn't leave, turn around and notify a park employee or volunteer. Snakes are more willing to leave you alone and find something more manageable to strike and eat (unless you try to take a selfie with it). On rare occasions, snakes do land on the beach having been pushed or fallen off the cliffs. Notify a park employee so that the snake can be returned to a more suitable location to live. Do not try to relocate or pickup the snake yourself.

Please click HERE for Rules and Regulations of the Reserve

Rules of the Reserve:

• NO DOGS IN THE RESERVE OR STATE BEACH
• Stay on trail – Walking off trail causes erosion, tramples plants and frightens wildlife.
• No pets – Dogs frighten wildlife and their waste causes nesting animals to abandon their young.
• No food in the reserve – Help keep our animals wild and healthy by picnicking only at the beach.
• No alcohol
• No drones – To prevent possible resource damage from accidents and to avoid frightening animals.
• No picking/collecting natural features – Pinecones and flowers must be left to produce seeds to grow new plants. It also allows fellow visitors to enjoy the fauna.
• No smoking/open flames – Torrey Pines has a high fire danger. The plants found here are dry and flammable.
• No amplified music – Respect your fellow hikers and enjoy the sounds of nature while in the reserve.