The open ceiling sea cave inside the Sunset Cliffs area of San Diego is a kind of places that’s onerous to think about is in California. This massive sea cave is a unimaginable spot for pictures, and due to the problem of entry (solely all through a detrimental tide), it stays comparatively secluded. If you happen to want to go, proper right here is all the information. Discover that it is dangerous to purpose when it is not a detrimental low tide.

Particulars

• .1 mile
• Slippery rocks, be able to get moist as a lot because the knee to cross one half
• Tide chart proper right here
• Location: Near Luscombs Stage inside the Sunset Cliffs
• This put up is from my go to in 2018

Getting There

I’d advocate merely putting Luscombs Stage into your GPS and driving to that area of the Sunset Cliffs. There could also be highway parking proper right here if you happen to’re lucky, and you’ll discover the huge gate that blocks you from getting close to the very best of the cave.

The Path

To get to the ocean cave, you’ll have to stroll to the highest of Luscomb’s Stage, the place the surfers go down and scramble the roughly hewn steps all the way in which all the way down to the water.

From proper right here, chances are you’ll stroll alongside the rocks for about 100 yards sooner than you could get your toes moist to proceed on.

As soon as I went at a detrimental 1.8 foot tide, it was decrease than knee deep, nonetheless at completely different cases it is perhaps far more.

While you get out of the water, you will merely want to walk alongside the rocks to the small cove, which is perhaps near the place you parked.

There is a technique down near the cove as properly, nonetheless I would not advocate you do it as it’s vitally steep and sketchy. I’ve not at all completed it and do not intend to.

From the cove, you merely stroll throughout the next rock, and you will be on the doorway to the cave.

The cave is big whilst you see it from this angle. There have been a dozen or so people in it as soon as I went, and it nonetheless felt huge.

The cave is a popular spot if the detrimental tides line up with sunset, and you will normally see a bunch of photographers down proper right here.

Take as quite a bit time as you want strolling spherical and exploring the cave. Do phrase the tide schedules though, so the water does not rise on you if you happen to occur to maintain for a while.

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I waited just about a yr to see this spot, and I am glad that I waited for low tide. It is a unimaginable place to find with loads of good image alternate options. Check it out the next time there is a detrimental tide and let me know what you suppose inside the suggestions.