La Jolla Shores facts for kids
La Jolla Shores, with its northern part Scripps Beach, is a beach and vacation/residential community of the same name in La Jolla, San Diego, California. 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 one mile (1.6 km) long and stretches from the sea cliffs just north of La Jolla Cove to Black's Beach south of Torrey Pines State Park. Shores meets the Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus and Kellogg Park, encompasses the Scripps Pier and borders the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological Reserve to the south. 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. During certain times of year, leopard sharks, stingrays and other sea life can be seen.
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.
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Crowded La Jolla Shores beach in July, 1978
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View of La Jolla Shores from the Pacific Ocean
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Palm trees along La Jolla Shores boardwalk
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Birds in front of Scripps Pier
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Scripps pier on La Jolla Shores
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La Jolla Shores
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Sunset, La Jolla Shores
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Scripps Beach
Scripps Pier, La Jolla
