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Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is located within the city limits of bustling, modern San Diego, but it looks as wild and untamed as it looked to the early settlers, with 2,000 acres of the rare Torrey pine, maritime chaparral, unspoiled beaches, and a lagoon crucial to migrating seabirds. The reserve is home to bobcats, skunks, foxes, raccoons, rabbits, coyotes and many other wild creatures.
There are eight miles of scenic trails through the reserve with views that will take your breath away. You can see La Jolla and Del Mar on a clear day. There is even a small museum at the top of the hill. As you stroll down to the beach, you can admire ancient cliffs of Torrey Pines formed by thousands of years of pounding waves and battering storms. There is a large Flat Rock that sticks out into the ocean, which marks the beginning of Black’s Beach, San Diego’s first nude beach.
12600 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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