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La Jolla Shores
Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California
Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | La Jolla Shores |
| settlement_type | Neighborhood |
| image_skyline | La Jolla Shores photo D Ramey Logan.jpg |
| image_alt | View of La Jolla Shores Beach with Scripps Pier in the background |
| image_caption | La Jolla Shores and Scripps Pier |
| pushpin_map | United States San Diego#California#USA |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in San Diego |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | California |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | San Diego County |
| subdivision_type3 | City |
| subdivision_name3 | San Diego |
| established_title | Established |
| timezone1 | Pacific Standard Time |
| utc_offset1 | -8 |
| timezone1_DST | Pacific Daylight Time |
| utc_offset1_DST | -7 |
| postal_code_type | ZIP Code |
| postal_code | 92037 |
| area_code | 858 |
| blank_name | Notable Features |
| blank_info | Scripps Pier, Kellogg Park, San Diego-Scripps Coastal Marine Conservation Area |
| blank1_name | Activities |
| blank1_info | Kayaking, snorkeling, stand-up paddle boarding, swimming |
La Jolla Shores, with its northern part Scripps Beach, is a beach and vacation/residential community of the same name in the community of La Jolla in San Diego, California, United States. The La Jolla Shores business district is a mixed-use village encircling Laureate Park on Avenida de la Playa in the village of La Jolla Shores.
The beach is approximately 1 mile long and stretches from the sea cliffs just north of La Jolla Cove to Black's Beach south of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. La Jolla Shores meets Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Kellogg Park and encompasses Scripps Pier. It borders San Diego-Scripps Coastal Marine Conservation Area and the Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve (SMR), formerly known as the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park.
The beach is a popular launch point for kayakers as it is the only beach boat launch in the San Diego city limits. The beach is also popular among stand up paddlers, swimmers, and snorkelers.
The southern end of the beach is especially rich with wildlife. During certain times of the year, leopard sharks, diamond stingrays, round stingrays, and species of guitarfish are common. Green sea turtles and broadnose sevengill sharks are elusive but can be found farther offshore.
Described by the Orange County Register as "the best beach in the area", La Jolla Shores regularly features in the TruTV show, Beach Patrol: San Diego and Lifeguard on The Weather Channel.
Public art
A Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla, located at Kellogg Park, was opened to the public in October 2020. The 2,200-square-foot mosaic map, embedded in the ground, shows more than 100 life-size images of creatures found just offshore. Significant underwater canyons are indicated by varying shades of blue to mark ocean depths. The mosaic, made using a process called LithoMosaic, was sponsored by the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans, among other community groups.
In 2023, a 4-000 lb. bronze topographic map of the La Jolla Canyon was installed at Kellogg Park in La Jolla, titled From the Heights of Mount Soledad to the Depths of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla.
Gallery
File:La Jolla Shores Beach July 1978.jpg|Crowded La Jolla Shores beach in July, 1978 File:La jolla shores from ocean - 800px.jpg|View of La Jolla Shores from the Pacific Ocean File:La jolla shores at night - 800px.jpg|Palm trees along La Jolla Shores boardwalk File:Scripps Pier La Jolla CA.jpg|Birds in front of Scripps Pier File:SIOpier.jpg|Scripps Pier in La Jolla Shores File:LaJollaShores.jpg|La Jolla Shores File:Scripps Beach.jpg|Scripps Beach File:Slideshow3.jpg|alt=La Jolla Shores Beach File:Scripps Pier 1.jpg|Scripps Pier, La Jolla, at sunset File:La Jolla Shores, San Diego, CA 92037, USA - panoramio (6).jpg
References
References
- "Beach Amenities and Regulations | Lifeguard Services | City of San Diego Official Website".
- Warner, Gary A.. (January 12, 2007). "Stylish playground: La Jolla is an urban fantasyland and a beachcomber's delight". The Houston Chronicle.
- Garrick, David. (2020-07-19). "San Diego beach areas use secret weapon to limit parking: illegally painted red curbs". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (October 19, 2020). "Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla’s marine mosaic opens to the public". La Jolla Light.
- (February 8, 2023). "Sculptor Dives into the Deep End for Bronze Map of La Jolla Canyons". La Jolla Light.
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