Cardiff State Beach

Beach · Encinitas

Cardiff State Beach

Beach · Encinitas

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Encinitas, CA 92007

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Protected beach in state park system popular with surfers with a state-run campground nearby.  

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"A popular beach in San Diego suitable for various water activities." - Travel + Leisure Editors

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"This state beach is known for some of the best surfing in San Diego, and the laid-back crowd that comes with it. On the north end, Cardiff Reef is where pro surfer Rob Machado and other locals catch their waves. A few steps away, Pacific Coast Grill offers two levels of ocean views and tasty fish tacos. Visit the tide pools at low tide to see hermit crabs, sea snails, and other sea creatures." - Marie Tutko, Archana Ram

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Faith Miller

Google
Beautiful beach with round rocks everywhere (consider water shoes for the water!) so much fun to watch the surfers! Chilly water and after sundown (we went in June)

Sabrina M.

Google
Absolutely amazing beach. I didn't get far into it as I was scouting while on a business trip, but the shoreline of rocks was just fascinating being from the east coast. I have to visit this place again to get the full experience

emily

Google
Came here to view the sunset. It was clean and beautiful. Despite being a dog park (which can seem a little gross at times) the beach is clean and well maintained. Parking wasn’t a pain to find, but I did come at around 7. Street parking is free, the parking lot is paid.

kalyani chikshe

Google
It's a wonderful beach to relax and enjoy nature. The sandy shoreline is perfect for walks, sunbathing, and even quiet activities like reading or doing meditation. Some folks even have parties here, and it's a good spot for taking photos. Although, parking slots are paid.

Bu Poly

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Good beach to go!

Jamie Stefanowski

Google
Beautiful clean Beach. Some spots can be a little rocky, but we had an amazing time there.

Jason Giles

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This beach seamed nice at first... however, this beach is covered in Tar, thats right, TAR. (I'm assuming from oil spills). My shoes, blankets, towels, and swim suit were all ruined by tar on this beach. And I did not see any warning signs anywhere. Stay away from this dump.

Emily Paige

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Cardiff State Beach is very clean. You do have to pay for parking. The beach is perfect for walking and people do surf the waves here. I did see people walking with there dogs. It was a pretty busy beach.