The Top 20 Natural Monuments around San Diego
San Diego’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments around San Diego. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around San Diego. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: September 30, 2025
The beach trail leads you right down to where you'd expect. One of the things people love to do is to 1) park at the beach parking lot right after …
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Potato Chip Rock is an iconic San Diego hiking destination. It is a thin rock formation with a "potato chip" like curve that hangs over a lookout on the summit …
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Balboa Park is beautifully landscaped and contains 15 museums alone that take varying entrance fees. The park itself is free of charge. There is also an international village in the …
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This broad, sandy beach stretches for 4-1/2 miles and is a very popular place for swimming, surfing and fishing. The bluffs above the beach are particularly pretty, but they sometimes …
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The San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve spans 979 acres and includes a lagoon formed by the convergence of Escondido and La Orilla Creeks with the Pacific Ocean. It's a favorite …
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