San Elijo State Beach

Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, San Diego County, California · State Beach

A popular San Diego County coastal state beach in Cardiff-by-the-Sea offering bluff-top camping, surfing, swimming, and scenic Pacific Ocean sunset views along a sandy shoreline.

Campgrounds

• Grunion Run Group Camp — Year-round · 1 tent sites · reserve
• Southern Section (sites 40-92) — Year-round · 53 sites · reserve
• Middle Section (sites 1-39, 93-128) — Year-round · 75 sites · reserve
• Northern Section (sites 130-171) — Year-round · 42 sites · reserve

Coordinates: 33.0215, -117.2843.

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