Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

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Geographical Address

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Public Address
12600 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
Postal Code
92037
latitude
32.88
longitude
-117.24

Contact Info

COMM
858-755-2063
Operating Hours
guided hikes at 10 AM, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. Mindful Walks, 8 AM, 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month

Welcome to Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve ®

TPSNR hours are 7:15 am to sunset. Visitor Center-Museum Shop is open from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. There are guided hikes at 10 AM, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. Mindful Walks, 8 AM, 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.

Also located along the Pacific coastline north of the city is the stupendous scenery, landscapes, and nature of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. One of the wildest remaining stretches of shoreline in Southern California, it contains everything from craggy cliffs and pristine beaches to salt marshes, badlands, and a large lagoon.

Thanks to its unspoiled wilderness, the reserve boasts a wide array of fauna and flora and has lots of scenic hiking trails and views for you to enjoy. While bobcats, raccoons, and coyotes reside among its remote reaches, migrating seabirds and whales can sometimes be spotted along the coast.

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve® is located within San Diego city limits and yet remains one of the wildest stretches of land on our Southern California coast! Because of the efforts and foresight of the people in this area, 1,500 acres of land are as they were before San Diego was developed — including the maritime chaparral, the rare Torrey pine, miles of unspoiled beaches, and a lagoon that is vital to migrating seabirds. One can imagine what California must have looked like to the early settlers, to the Spanish explorers, or even to the first California residents here, the Kumeyaay people.

Please take special care to preserve the Reserve and keep it for now and forever. Very briefly, please take note that in this Reserve:

  • No food or drink, except water, is allowed in the Reserve above the beach.  Food, of course, is fine on the beach (no alcohol).
  • Dogs and pets are not permitted anywhere.
  • “Pack it in-pack it out” starting from the beach parking lot. There are no trash cans in the upper Reserve. There are no trash cans along the beach. Trash and recycling bins or dumpsters are available in the beach parking lots.
  • No smoking
  • All groups need a permit  (Some may have to pay a fee.)
  • Drones are not allowed anywhere in the Reserve or Beach. Learn more.

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