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Cardiff State Beach – Seaside Beach
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, San Diego County
Also known as: Table Top Reef, Cardiff Tide Pools
45-million-year-old sedimentary rocks with embedded clam fossils - a rare sight you won't see at other tide pools. Table Top Reef becomes exposed at low tides and is super cool to walk on. About 30 minutes north of La Jolla.
Best Tide Height
0.0 ft or lower
Best Season
November through March
Access Difficulty
Easy
Tips
- Located at south end of parking lot by the bluffs
- Look for information board with tide pool illustrations before walking down
- Find pools south of Lifeguard Tower #10
- Drive along PCH past Solana Beach, just north of Lomas Santa Fe Drive
Marine Life
- starfish
- sea cucumbers
- hermit crabs
- limpets
- chitons
- mollusks
- clam fossils
Amenities
- parking lot
- lifeguard
Sources: californiabeaches.com, lajollamom.com