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CONTACT INFORMATION

Daniel Rothbauer *
University Communications, University of California San Diego - UCSD
9500 Gilman Dr., (Mail code 0892), La Jolla, CA 92093
858.822.7824 phone 1
[email protected]


Guy Langman
Film Liaison, City of San Diego Special Events & Filming Department
Civic Center Plaza 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 1326, San Diego, CA 92101 United States
619-685-1340 (office) phone 1
562-822-2348 mobile
[email protected]
[email protected]
https://www.sandiego.gov/specialevents-filming


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WEBSITE:
On-Campus Commercial Filming
Blacks Beach

Keywords: Beachfront; Coastal; Staircases - Exterior Staircases; Trails; Unpaved Roads

Site Condition: This portion of Black's Beach is permitted by UC San Diego not the California Film Commission (CFC).

General Notes: submitted by: Christine Clark / updated 4.16.2014 / 8.2.2020 lm

Jurisdictions: SAN DIEGO (CITY) FILM OFFICE - FLICS, UC San Diego - University of California, San Diego, UCSD

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 2/8/2026

Location Details

Blacks Beach and Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier @ UC San Diego - UCSD

United States / La Jolla, California
Location ID: #10072339

Black's Beach is a secluded section of beach beneath the bluffs of Torrey Pines on the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States. UC San Diego owns a portion of the beach including the portion with the Black's Beach road which is the only access road to the beach that can be used to transport equipment directly to the beach. The road is a steep, 1/2-mile (0.80 km) long gated paved road at the southern end of Black’s Beach.

Location Category:

  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - *;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Beaches / Coastline;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Commercial Ports / Harbors / Piers
 
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