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Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L ll USM Lens
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Hospital Beach

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Resembling craters on the moon 🌕, come photograph this beach’s surreal and breathtaking beauty. If you’re lucky the pockets of sand will be filled with water reflecting the clouds.

Plan

Overview

Skill level

Easy
Accessbility
Public Location

Hours

Anytime

Fee

Free

Pack

  • Wide-angle lens (17mm)
  • Tripod
  • Polarizing filter
  • Sturdy sandals or shoes
  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses

How to get there

N32° 50' 27.9636"W117° 16' 55.2072"
The featured image was taken from Hospital Beach, aka “Hospitals.” It’s located along Coast Boulevard in La Jolla. It got its name from the building nearby on Coast Blvd that used to house mostly medical and pharma businesses. Park near 274 Coast Blvd. There's plenty of parking on the street and the stairway to access the beach is directly north of that address. Once you make your way down the stairs, the sand pockets resembling crater formations will primarily be to the south of the stairwell (on your left).

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