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CONTACT INFORMATION

Special Events, Filming Coordinator *
San Diego Coast District I Department of Parks and Recreation
4477 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110
[email protected]


Permits Department, State Parks and Beaches
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA
323.860.2960 phone 1
800.858.4749 phone 2
[email protected]
http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/


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WEBSITE:
Website
San Diego Coast State Parks Brochure
San Elijo State Beach Brochure

Keywords: Beachfront; Coastal; Lifeguard Towers; Staircases - Exterior Staircases

General Notes: updated 7.22.2010 mm / 10.26.2015 lb / 5.11.2016 lb / 8.6.2018 / 8.29.2019 lm / Updated contact 2/14/24 J.Jackson

Jurisdictions: CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, SAN DIEGO (CITY) FILM OFFICE - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: Y

Closed/Vacant: N

Ownership: state

Verified: 6/30/2025

Location Details

San Elijo State Beach (SB)

United States / San Diego, California
Location ID: #7735

Located on the San Diego Coast, San Elijo State Beach offers swimming, surfing, showers and picnicking. The narrow, bluff-backed stretch of sand has a nearby reef popular with snorklers and divers.
Location-Directions:
San Elijo State Beach extends along Coast Highway 101, 3/4 mile north from San Elijo Lagoon's entrance channel, near the community of Cardiff-by-the-Sea.
Exit Interstate 5 at Encinitas Blvd., head WEST.
Turn LEFT on So. Coast Hwy. Follow the Coast Hwy. south, about 2 miles.

Location Category:

  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Camps / Campgrounds;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - State Parks;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - *;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Beaches / Coastline;
  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Coastal Dunes
 
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