Del Mar North Beach

Driving on Camino Del Mar, you'll find metered parking on the street just north of Dog Beach. If you're coming from the south there's plenty of parking in the neighborhoods nearby. I took the featured image on the east side of the beach nearest to Camino Del Mar road. Refer to the GPS coordinate in ‘satellite’ view for the exact spot!

All months are a great time to visit Del Mar Beach. In the summer, the water will be a bit warmer and the beach will be more crowded.

The sun sets directly behind this beach making it the best time of day to go! There will be surfers exiting the water and dogs playing at this time giving you great subjects to photograph.

On busy summer days or weekends, parking can get tricky so make sure you arrive a bit early in case you need to find a spot.

Try to go when the surf is good — you'll have more subjects to photograph on those days.

There's a pedestrian bridge on Camino Del Mar that I often photograph from since it provides a nice high up vantage point looking down on the beach.

Just up the street is Pizza Port, one of my favorite spots to grab a bite to eat. Address: Pizza Port, 135 N Hwy 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075