| If you are looking for a summer vacation in the sun, | | | | June through the Fourth of July, you can walk over to |
| San Diego is hard to beat. There is plenty to do, but | | | | the Del Mar Fair. It is a smorgasbord of booths, |
| most people are interested in hitting the beaches. | | | | concerts, rides and a good time. |
| San Diego is a popular vacation destination. There is a | | | | If you are in Del Mar in late July through early |
| lot to do. You can go to the San Diego Zoo, take in | | | | September, the fair closes and the horse-racing |
| the nightlife or sit in the sun at a Padres game. Ah, | | | | season takes place. The races start at 2 p.m. and |
| who am I kidding? Everyone wants to go to the | | | | concerts are often held afterwards. You can hit the |
| beach. The good news is San Diego has plenty of | | | | beach early in the day and go play the ponies in the |
| them. Even better, the beaches all have different vibes, | | | | afternoon. |
| which means there is one for everyone. | | | | Some people just prefer to relax in solitude at the |
| If you are looking for a beach with lots of hard bodies | | | | beach. Put another way, they prefer to be on the |
| and a party atmosphere, one stands above all the | | | | beach with as few people as possible. During the |
| others. Mission Beach is located about 5 minutes north | | | | summer, San Diego beaches are packed, but there |
| of downtown San Diego. The beach is a wide, white | | | | are a few secret spots. Solana Beach is located just |
| beach with a whole lot going on. If you are looking for | | | | north of Del Mar. Cliffs back the beach, so there are |
| the young party crowd, this is the place. Try to go | | | | not a lot of people. To find solitude, just park at the end |
| early as parking is a pain and fills up quickly. | | | | of Lomas Sante Fe, the main street, and walk north or |
| Perhaps your hard body, party years passed a while | | | | south along the beach till you find a perfect spot. |
| back. You want to hit the beach, but are looking for a | | | | There is little doubt that beaches in San Diego are epic |
| calmer atmosphere. Del Mar is the place. Del Mar is | | | | during the summer. That being said, keep in mind that |
| located about 15 minutes north of downtown San | | | | there can be coastal cloud cover much of June, |
| Diego. The atmosphere is more family oriented and | | | | known as "June Gloom." Even if you experience this, |
| relaxed. | | | | there are plenty of other things to do. |
| Del Mar offers an added benefit. From the middle of | | | | |