La Jolla Cove and Scripps Park Walk
La Jolla Cove is a world-famous, extremely popular area. It is heavenly, with seals, birds, a perfect cove, daisies hugging the cliff, and a paved walk above the sea. Come at the most quiet time you can find, such as early on a weekday morning, not near a major holiday. Then you can enjoy it without anyone breathing down your neck every few minutes!
This is a long walk, with each turn bringing a new, stunning sight! Start at 1249 Coast Blvd, where you can see a rocky point and sea cave in the distance, and seals and birds galore on the rocks below. In spring there are more flowers than you could ever imagine, hugging the cliffs. Walk west and you will come to La Jolla Cove, the most perfect cove you've ever seen! Here the water is a jade green and the cliffs golden in the sun. I hope you can find a sunny day for this excursion! May and June are the least lucky months for sun. September and October are the best.
Next the walk takes you between a huge lawn called Ellen Browning Scripps Park, and the sea. People sit on the benches or the grass and enjoy the happy vibe. Merchants sell necklaces and trinkets on tables.
Continue along Coast Blvd past gazebos that jut out of the cliff. Each new vista is lovely, with daisies and Norfolk pines over the blue water. You will come all the way to Children's Pool La Jolla, where you can stand at the top and admire more seals. There are often baby seals here.
If you continue along the path, you come to Wedding Bowl, where you can sit on honeycomb cliff formations over the sea. Admire the incredible color of the water and the tall California palms.
In some areas, either the seals or the bird poop smells extremely strong to the point of discomfort. But sometimes there is no smell at all.
Come at sunset to join hundreds of happy people watching the sun go slowly down over the horizon.
The walk is 1.5km each way.
After, eat a counter-service meal at colorful Parakeet Cafe on Coast Blvd with views of the ocean, or a longer waiter-service meal at Duke's La Jolla, a Hawaiian-themed restaurant with views high up over the sea.
Scripps Park, a huge lawn.
Seal in motion.
Seal with golden light from the sunset.
Mommy and baby seal.
Seals lazing on the rocks.
Golden light on the daisies on the cliffs.
The sea wall where you can watch the baby seals in the cove.
Rock island and daisies.
A beautiful stone wall where you can watch the sunset.
Waves crashing against sea caves.
Metal sea stars on the wall.
Green gazebo over the water.
A couple watches the sunset.
Daisies and golden cliffs in the distance.
Spiral decoration on the stone wall.
Norfolk pine at sunset.
Sunset over the foamy water.
It's lovely to sit on the lawn at Scripps Park and watch the people walk by.
Seals and birds as the night arrives.
There will be lots of people watching the sunset with you.
A long line of cars waiting for parking.
A family watches the birds and seals.
Bird poop rock!
A couple watch the cormorants.
Seals and cormorants.
Cormorants walk a bit like penguins!
Cormorants, seals, and daisies.
Birds covering the cliff.
Daisies and cormorants perched on the cliff.
An idyllic sight...almost fake it's so perfect!
Golden light at end of day, on the cliffs.
Seals lounging on the rocks.
Daisies and sea arch.
Daisies and palm tree, with cliffs in the distance.
Swimming at the cove.
Walking down the stairs to the cove.
Pretty flowers at the stairs, and the coastline in the distance.
What an amazing place. Such beauty!
Idyllic cove.
Picnic on the rocks, and gazebo nearby.
Sitting on the lawn.
Stairs leading down to the sand.
Norfolk pine over sea.
Daisies and purple ice plant, with rocky promontories in the distance.
Stairs down to clear water.
Ice plant and daisies on the cliffs.
Four women approach the water together.
Kayakers check out the caves.
It gets crowded by the sea cave.
The lifeguard stand and benches above the swimming beach.
Seal, at home by the sea.
The swimming beach.
Flowers on the rocks.
A peaceful moment among crowds.
Young child splashing at the shore.
Twisty tree and sunset watchers behind.
Historic hotel.
Seals on the rocks.
The seals have a pretty good piece of real estate!
Gnarled tree and palm trees, in the golden light of sunset.
Perfect sight at sunset.
Waves crashing on the rocks.
Waves splash over rocks, and ice plant in the foreground.
Canary Island Dragon tree along the path.
Yellow ice plant and green gazebo.
The huge lawn of Scripps Park.
Parking along Coast Blvd starts at 1249 Coast Blvd. Here you join a queue of cars waiting for a spot. There are dozens of spots all along Coast Blvd. Come early so your wait is shorter. Once the sun sets, some parking spaces free up.
Last Updated: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:07:48 GMT
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