When staying at the Empress Hotel in La Jolla, there are a many activities to choose from…especially water sports.

In 2002, the oceanfront community of La Jolla shores was named "best place to live in America" by The Robb Report. San Diego County encompasses 70 miles of Pacific coastline stretching south from Tijuana north to Oceanside. Our legendary beaches offer sanctuary and sport to beachcombers and sunbathers, surfers and swimmers.

Small wonder, then, that many of the world's best triathletes, cyclists, mountain bikers, and runners call San Diego and La Jolla beach home. The United States Olympic Committee has located a training center here. San Diego's wide array of trails and topography has been something of a secret to the rest of the world - until now.

La Jolla Cove is the north facing point on the seaward end of the cliffs that form a small deep water bay here in La Jolla. The cliffs are riddled with sea caves of special fascination to kayakers who paddle over from La Jolla Shores Beach. Scuba divers and ocean swimmers use The Cove as a safe point of entry and exit. There is an excellent grass park adjacent to The Cove with bathrooms, showers, picnic tables, a paved pedestrian walkway and several public gazebos.

You can come to San Diego and La Jolla beach and experience a variety of terrain, sports and activities, such as biking, surfing, sunbathing, tennis, etc. That astonishing variety, plus San Diego’s mild climate, makes La Jolla beach the ideal year-round destination. It’s especially ideal for the traveler seeking to combine an active outdoor lifestyle with family-oriented adventures.

Reserve your stay at the Empress Hotel and you’ll make vacation memories to last a lifetime.

For additional or specific information on the area be sure and visit
The San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau.