#BLACK MESA PARKING PERMIT FREE#
If accessing the beach via the Glider Port Trail, there is a large dirt parking lot with free parking. Fees are paid at the South Beach kiosk where there is a small parking lot, as well as the parking lots at the top of the mesa within the park.įree parking is available along the southbound shoulder of Hwy 101. Torrey Pines State Beach offers day use parking from 8 am until sunset daily.If the tide is low, a 3-mile walk north from La Jolla Shores beach, past Scripps Pier, will get you to Black’s Beach. If the tide is low, a 2-mile walk south from the parking lot at the base of Torrey Pines State Reserve will get you to Black’s Beach. Well-maintained and clearly marked trails run from the top of the mesa to the beach. Visitors are advised to stay on the designated trail since many people have gotten stuck or even fallen to their deaths on the cliffs. The city of San Diego posted a “Do Not Use” sign there, as the Torrey Pines cliffs are unstable, so proceed at your own risk. The most popular route to Black’s Beach begins at the Torrey Pines Glider Port. There are four access routes to Black’s Beach: Where to Goīlack’s Beach can be difficult to access due to its location beneath the Torrey Pines bluffs. For the most part, surfers and nakes are the only people motivated enough to make the hike to Black’s, so if these aren't your motives, you might want to think about heading to La Jolla Shores instead. The nudists (or 'nakes' as surfers call them) tend to hang out north of the Glider Port Trail, while surfers head south to the main peaks. Although nudism is unlawful in San Diego, it has persisted at Black’s for decades with the only real deterrent being the hike to get there. Hence the name, Black's Beach.īlack’s is famous among surfers for big winter swells, however it is better known to the rest of the world as San Diego's nude beach. Stately eight-figure mansions and state-of-the-art medical research labs now line the bluffs where pastures and the Black family horse farm once lay. With arguably some of San Diego’s best waves, Black’s Beach can be found in the vicinity of the University of California San Diego campus, at the southern end of Torrey Pines State Beach and north of La Jolla Shores.