| | San Diego, California, offers visitors rugged back country, pristine beaches, and adventures both inside and near the city.Put on your bathing suit, grab your towel and head to one of San Diegos 33 beaches, all open to the public, and perfect for body surfing, boogie boarding, building sandcastles, collecting seashells and basking in the sun.Catch a magnificent Pacific sunset and watch sea lions play along the shoreline at La Jolla Cove, one of the most spectacular natural settings in the world. Or, you can explore the clear shallow tide pools of La Jolla Cove and Point Loma when the tide is low and the pools are teeming with aquatic life.Bike or jog along Mission Bay Park's many trails. Joggers and walkers share more than 20 miles of scenic running paths winding through sunlight and shade near the shoreline with workout courses at planned stations along the route.Take a scenic drive to Mt. Laguna to hike, bike or picnic while enjoying the fresh mountain air whispering through the pines. Visit Torrey Pines State Reserve and see the rare and elegant Torrey pine trees, miles of unspoiled beaches and a number of animal species.Go bird watching at one of San Diego's many coastal nature preserves, including the Tijuana Estuary, Tidelands Park in Coronado, J Street Tidal Flats in Chula Vista, Northern Wildlife Preserve/Kendall Frost Marsh on Mission Bay and Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad.Take a walk through Balboa Park, the largest urban cultural park in the United States, and discover its beautiful Spanish Colonial-Revival architecture and glorious gardens.Do you like geocaching? San Diego, California, offers over 7,000 opportunities for geocaching. When you visit San Diego, be sure to bring your GPS and look for geocaches near San Diego.No matter what you like to do, there's something for everyone in San Diego! |  | | | |
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