LA JOLLA
LA JOLLA Kayak, Canoe and Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) Guide
San Diego County, California
La Jolla has some beautiful steep cliffs to paddle along and caves.
The boat launch on the beach at the end of Avenida De La Playa is a good and popular place to launch a kayak or SUP. Scroll down the page and keep reading for more information.
TIDE PREDICTIONS with WEATHER and MARINE FORECAST for LA JOLLA
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Here is trip information when paddling from the boat launch on the beach at the end of Avenida De La Playa .
The surf is usually small by the boat launch -- especially in the summer since it is protected from the south swells that come during the summer months.
The surf here is popular for kayakers to play around in. Even though the surf is usually small here, it breaks a little ways from the shore, so you can ride the waves.
Paddling south from the boat launch, you paddle over or outside of some reefs -- depending on the swell size and tide. If the surf is large, these reefs are popular with board surfers, please respect them and give them wide birth.
If the tide is high and the waves aren't too big, you can paddle very close to the steep cliff a little further south. Hundreds of cormorants perch on the cliff. You can also walk along the top of this high cliff after you are done kayaking for a different perspective of the beautiful cliff -- turn off of Torrey Pines Rd. on to the appropriately named road Coast Walk. The road dead ends. Park and then walk.
Paddling west along the base of the cliffs, you soon pass the La Jolla Caves. With high tide and small surf, some folks paddle into the largest cave.
A little further west, you pass La Jolla Cove a little cove popular with swimmers, snorklers, and divers -- be careful not to run into any of them. This little cove is quite protected (except on a north swell) and is another place where you could launch or land. There are stairs going down to the cove here. It's often hard to find a parking place near here.
As you swing out and round the point, the swells are often larger and you usually need to paddle farther from shore. Paddle as far south as you like. Return back the way you came.
This article covers kayaking and stand up paddle boarding in La Jolla. I hope it has helped guide you on your trip and helped you find places to launch and paddle!
La Jolla Kayaking - Kayak by cliffs in La Jolla California
La Jolla Kayaking - kayak by cliffs cormorants in La Jolla California - San Diego
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