‘Dine and Do’ in Del Mar, CA, Del Mar, California

Ready for our Del Mar exploration?! Here’s our ‘Dine & Do’ experience in beautiful Del Mar, California. Tucked between the San Dieguito Lagoon at the north end of Del Mar and the Pacific Ocean is the James Scripps Bluff Preserve and Del Mar Dog Beach (or San Dieguito River beach). Even though I’ve lived in San Diego 27 years, I’d never been to this area. I’d see the lagoon nearly every year when we visited the Del Mar Fairgrounds but I had no idea there was such a pretty beach and bluffs there, too!

I’d heard about the phenomenal nearly 360-degree views from the point at the James Scripps Bluff Preserve. My husband and I like to replenish our Instagram photo collection, so we agreed this would be a great place to explore and take photos…especially of the sunset. It made for a really fun date to walk to the top of the bluffs and watch the waves crash against the rocks below.

We could also see people playing volleyball on Dog Beach below us…and some great surf rides in the waves that entered the Lagoon. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).