Easy parking and easy access down the stairs. Very nice beach, nice tide pools to the north. Just go down the steps and walk up (north) the beach a bit at low tide. Tide pools often have hidden treasures, such as crabs, Sea Anemones and Sea Stars (starfish). Often there are a lot of surfers. Keep walking north to reach Carlsbad State Beach. Keep walking south and you'll reach North Ponto Beach, and eventually the state campground. No toilets or running water at the top. Nearest porta-potty is at Cannon Park (topside), just south of the old power plant. Or farther north at Carlsbad State Beach. Enjoy!

I really like this beach, because it's different than most. It's a great slender strip of sand to walk along! You may find lobster shells, kelp, or some bizarre-looking tidal rocks, to gaze at. Also gorgeous here are the reddish-brown sandstone cliffs. Sand to stretch out on without getting wet is limited, but there are little, 5 foot high rock tabletops, to hang out on, should the 2 small fluffy sand beach areas be full, or swallowed up by water at high tide. From this slightly elevated position, you'll get a better view of the surfers, waves & all the beach happenings. Terramar is a revered spot for longboard surfers, because of the smaller-sized, seemingly endless waves that are perfect for a longboard, found at this beach. Surfers I've encountered here have been very friendly. In a short amount of time walking this beach the other day, I saw a Great Egret, a Whimbrel, Willet, and a Snowy Egret, as well as aerial wave after wave of Brown Pelicans, usually flying in V-Formations up high, before gliding single file down low, wing-tips nearly touching the peaks of waves. Interesting slender curvy rocks can be found here, a bit north of where the bottom of the stairs meets the beach. They are quite fascinating to look at, & best viewed during low or minus tides. The Snowy Egret I saw, was hunting for small fish from these rocks. Because it's scenic, & not you run-of-the-mill beach, is the reason I like this spot. Easy parking along a guardrail on beach side of PCH, in Carlsbad, is another reason. Toughest part for me are the steps here, either going down, or on the way back up to the top of the bluff.

One of our favorite spots to take a beach Walk!! And a lobster just roaming around!! Yeeee it was so awesome 😍 These cliffs are so beautiful

One of my MANY favorite spots to enjoy. I've been coming to this beach over 40 years and have been watching its transformation over decades. Much of the cliffs we had bonfires on in the 90s are eroded away but it's still incredibly beautiful. Great place to get away from it all. #exploringmyworld #wilinwithwiley

**Be sure to check the tide tables before you go!** At high tide this beach is nearly nonexistent, at low tide there are amazing tide pools extending for a long way. Definitely worth the visit if you time it right.

Great walk along the shore less populated then many other areas.

Beautiful, Quiet Beach - great for surfing - no true access to the beach you have to be prepared to climb down a cliff and back up.

Tide pools and beautiful sunsets

Just a lovely beach, when it's low tide you can see cool rocks with lots of neat little sea creatures

Bluff failing, stairs are so undermined From erosion and too much use! Please State Parks close these stairs before people are hurt or killed! Way too many people using this access, way too dangerous!!!

Pretty beach! Always some interesting things to see

Visit when tides are particularly low to explore tide pools. We saw sea slugs, lobsters and even a couple octopi.

It’s beautiful! but need to walk a long way to go down and up from the side road. Love the waves so calm.

Beautiful beach! We could only visit during high tide, so we missed the tide pools, but enjoyed the views and cliffs and back walks.

Great tide pools and usually a place to park not too far off.