Of all San Diego's beaches, a long walk along Torrey Pines State Beach is a must simply ... and it's a bit of a hike to get from the North Beach parking lot to the reserve. When the South Beach ...

A hike at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is a quintessential San Diego activity for the first week of summer. With its close proximity to the ocean and rugged native vegetation — including ...

Most of the hike is on dirt trails, but hikers must access them via the paved Torrey Pines Park Road. Known as the “Gateway to San Diego,” it’s a roughly 2-mile road that was a part of the ...

A view of the Pacific from a Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve hike. Photo by Contributor Luis Monteagudo Jr., via Times of San Diego. Debbie L. Sklar is a long-time contributing editor to the ...