Loved this wide pale sand beach, with rolling waves that occasionally connect for long stretches. It's like dancing waters, when shore breakers are sizable. The foam jumps & dances, before plummeting back down. Surfing this beach, looked challenging...at least it did for the guy we watched. The problem, I saw on this day, were most waves here crash too close to shore. My wife & I sat in our beach chairs, right on a cusp of a sand hill that slowly drops to the shore & breakers. Waves were a pretty blue color, farther out, yet white, nearer to shore. As the morning wore on, the wind picked up, & the waves & ocean water got rippled & waves lost a lot of their form The hillsides here, are well landscaped, & beautiful.

Looking for a beautiful San Diego beach with easy access to parking! This beach is perfect spot for sunbathing and relaxing in the sun! Carlsbad State Beach ⛱️ Quite, low key!

This place is magical. It has the best sunsets on earth.

I really liked the view. The campground was clean & felt safe. The beach is so rocky you slide down from the stairs over 10 feet of rocks the size of eggs that are a foot deep. Pretty scary! Once on the sand it was a nice walk along the beach. At high tide there is no sand area to walk on. The waves are all the way up to the slippery rocks. Probably come back if we can get a reservation - reservation system is a nightmare.

This place is like my friend Joe Feingold from high school. He was totally burned out and loved heavy metal, skipped a lot of classes, and usually was smoking a cigarette in the bathroom stall. He seemed like he didn't wash his hair very often, and he played a lot of air guitar and drove an El Camino that leaked oil all over the teacher's parking lot. He ended up dating the assistant principal, and he carried a comb in his back pocket right next to his switch blade. He had a black Harley wallet with a chain, a leather belt with a shiny buckle, and black jeans with holes in the knees. I loved eating with him in the cafeteria. I think I was his best friend. It would've been so fun if I had gone to his house on the weekend and stayed the night, and we stayed up late and listened to The Ramones and Black Sabbath and rocked out. That's what this place is like.

We love see the Beach and many happy faces.

Excellent beach! We parked at tower 35 with paid parking. Easy access and clean.

Beautiful beach

A beautiful sunset, and a walkway on the cliff.

Just what I needed

Beautiful and flat beach on lower tide. Makes for a great place to go for a run or leisurely walk.

Detailed the interior of my car while parked next to this beach. Beautiful views and weather

Great beach, nice water!!!!

Great beach. Parking is tough near sunset but it’s a great spot 😊

Very scenic Beach area