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Imperial Beach
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Imperial Beach

Imperial Beach, CA

★★★★★4.5(282 Google reviews)

This wide, gently sloping sand beach flanks the pier and stays refreshingly uncrowded compared with beaches farther north, with lifeguards, showers and volleyball courts for an easy family day. Check surf and water-quality postings near the pier before swimming, since the estuary is just south.

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Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932, USA

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What visitors say

  • Connie Marie★★★★★

    Beautiful. Not too many people. Please keep it clean and don't you dare try to collect any rocks. We got to see a Karen experience unfold.

    a month ago

  • Machie Bill★★★★

    A nice quiet Beach and a good place to watch the sunset. Now if they can just get the Tijuana River sewage straightened out. It'll be a great Beach to spend the whole day and go surfing and swimming

    7 months ago

  • Volodymyr Korsun★★★★★

    Beautiful!!! Miles of sandy beach next to the Pacific Ocean. Nice waves and lots of beginner surfers. Great to take a walk or a stroll. Kid and dog friendly 😎😎😎 also a walking distance to Tijuana nature preserve.

    2 years ago

  • Michael H Jaranilla Sr★★★★★

    What can I say about Imperial Beach. Let's just put it this way I love San Diego. It's a beach I used to go to when I would stay down at my aunt and uncle's house. So many things to do. This beach is within walking distance from my aunt's house. Not only that it's right down the street from my favorite Beach Coronado. I also got to see the ships which has been a while and on top of that see the helicopters do their touch and goes once again. The sounds of the helicopters doing they're touching goes from the base would wake us up and I never got tired of seeing it. Another must go to place.

    a year ago

  • Bo Sher★★★★

    The beach was beautiful and not at all crowded when we stopped. The weather was so nice, just perfect. I searched for public beach access using google maps and found a spot to get to the beach, but access was a little difficult to find when we've never been there before.

    3 years ago

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