Take a Hike: Sea breezes at Sunset Cliffs
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Given the unseasonably warm winter weather, it might be a good time for an ocean hike.
The big picture: Walking through Sunset Cliffs Natural Park is family-friendly, with easy, mostly flat trails and plenty to explore.
Zoom in: The park covers about 68 acres along Sunset Cliffs Boulevard between Adair and Ladera streets and then expands to a network of trails before it dead ends at Navy property and Point Loma Nazarene University.
- Wandering the trails south of Ladera can get you about 1.5 to 2 miles.
- If you start at Adair and walk the whole thing, it's closer to 4 miles out and back.
💠Claire's thought bubble: I have family in town and this hike was perfect for my parents and my son. We wandered around with no clear destination, and my son loved exploring all the offshoot trails. I don't often make it to the ocean and the views reminded me what a beautiful place I live in.
- "I feel like I'm in a magazine," my dad said at one point.
If you go: There are a few free parking lots and plenty of street parking nearby.
- Dogs are allowed on leash.