| Most people that visit San Diego come for the | | | | packed with people hanging out, rollerblading and so on. |
| beaches and perfect climate. If you are planning a trip, | | | | This is the place to be young and good looking. |
| here is the scoop on the beaches, when to come and | | | | If you prefer a more relaxed beach experience, Del |
| where to go. | | | | Mar offers plenty of space with nice beaches. Some |
| A Quick Guide to San Diego Beaches | | | | areas of the beach will have lots of people, but you |
| While San Diego is often represented as having | | | | can stroll south or north to less crowded areas. The |
| perfect year around weather, this is not entirely true | | | | beach areas are known by the numerical streets that |
| for beach goers. It goes without saying that the | | | | run perpendicular to them. The beach at 17th street is |
| months of December through March are pretty nippy, | | | | the most crowded, while there are far fewer people |
| but there is another period when the beaches are | | | | on the sand at 22nd street. You don't have to know |
| barren and it might surprise you. | | | | the streets. Just park, walk out to the beach and mozy |
| Visitors to San Diego in May and June often are very | | | | up the beach till you find a spot you like. |
| disappointed. During these months, we have something | | | | If you are looking for a beach with a very private |
| known as "June Gloom". Essentially, the coast is | | | | experience, the beaches below the cliffs in Encinitas |
| covered in low clouds and going to the beach is an | | | | are the way to go. These can be a little harder to find |
| exercise in futility. Don't come! On the other hand, the | | | | since there are only a few entrances to them, but you |
| two best months to visit are August and September. | | | | want to ask around for a location known as "stone |
| They are blazing hot and the beaches are less | | | | steps". Once you find it, you walk a few hundred steps |
| crowded, particularly in September after school starts. | | | | down to a beach with only a few people. Walk a few |
| So, which beaches should you go to? Well, there are a | | | | hundred feet in either direction and you are alone. |
| lot to choose from and everyone has an opinion. Here | | | | Obviously, picking a beach in San Diego is a highly |
| is mine! | | | | subjective decision. That being said, you can't really go |
| If you want a beach with lots of younger people, | | | | wrong with any of the above. |
| Mission Beach is pretty much the place to be. The | | | | Rick Chapo is with - makers of travel journals you can |
| beach is one of the wider ones in San Diego, but it is | | | | use to preserve the experience of your trips. |
| packed. There is also a boardwalk behind it which is | | | | |