Moonlight Beach: The Quintessential San Diego Beach

Published on July 13, 2024

ENCINITAS, Calif.—A Canary Island date palm, 50 years old and 60 feet tall, towers over the main beach in Encinitas in north San Diego County. The tree at Moonlight Beach, a California State Park, has been granted heritage status and is visible from State Route 1 and Encinitas Boulevard from under the green railroad bridge. The best view of the date palm is from above at the benches on the western edge of Moonlight’s free parking lot on C Street. Encompassed within the lot’s panoramic view is the beach once frequented at midnight by picnickers in the early 1900s—hence its name—as well as golden sandstone cliffs above covered in tall grass. During busy times of the year, visitors may need to find parking on the adjacent neighborhood streets instead of the parking lot....

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