What San Diego beaches are good for shell collecting?
One of the best areas for finding shells would be at the north end of Tourmaline Surfing Beach in the Pacific Beach section of San Diego — which also has a nice parking lot. Starting at Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach and walking north there is a beautiful long sandy beach and at the very northern end there is a large rocky tidepool area with a large diversity of sea life, particularly if you look under the turnable rocks (remember to turn the rocks back if you do look). The sides of the cliffs adjacent to the beach are a good area to find fossil shells, but be careful the cliffs are unstable and occasionally collapse. Do not set your blanket near the cliffs for sunbathing!
