San Diego Communities
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Encinitas & Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Encinitas, a cute seaside area, fosters a charming, old-school surf culture.
As you cruise along the main strip along Coast Highway 101, you’re likely
to witness the friendly, easy-going attitudes of most Encinitans who will
actually wave at you on occasion. The shopping and dining scene is warm,
environmentally-friendly, and a refreshing step into the past. The main
attractions to Encinitas and its neighboring enclave, Cardiff-by-the-Sea,
are the wide, sandy beaches, which provide bluff-side camping (Cardiff
State Beach) and make this one of the country’s most popular oceanfront
stretches. Surfing, swimming, boogie boarding, biking, and beachcombing
are the activities of choice.
Carlsbad & Oceanside
Thirty miles north of San Diego hides one of Southern California’s most
charming getaways. Carlsbad Is an idyllic community where traffic slows
for surfers crossing to catch their morning waves. In the village, visitors
experience the slow pace of a surfside lifestyle along the meandering beachwalk. Trendy shops, coffee houses, cafes and restaurants line the streets. Just
north of Carlsbad lies Oceanside. Once a strictly military town, “O-side”
is now a booming “bedroom community.” Good waves and a variety of
events at Oceanside Pier are among the town’s most popular attractions.
Photo courtesy of Andi