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Sunset Cliffs Natural Park

Part of San Diego Beaches, our guide to San Diego beaches, coast and safety rules.

Sunset Cliffs Natural Park is a 68-acre City park in Point Loma: an 18-acre strip west of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard between Adair and Ladera streets plus a 50-acre hillside section. Parking is on the street or in small lots. There are no restrooms. The City warns that bluffs can collapse.Checked October 23, 2026.

68 acrestotal park
0restrooms (City page)
Small lotsplus street parking
Stay backbluffs can collapse
A rocky ledge of Sunset Cliffs reaching into smooth water at dusk
The shoreline at Sunset Cliffs. Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Size68 acres: 18-acre linear section plus a 50-acre hillside section that connects to the 640-acre Point Loma Ecological Reserve.
ParkingOn the street or at a number of small lots at the park. The Osprey area has one small lot.
RestroomsNone at Ladera Street, Luscomb Point or Osprey areas (City).
AddressNone stated.

Cliff Safety

The City’s lifeguard pages say San Diego’s coastal bluffs can be treacherous and can collapse, with about fifty cliff rescues every year. Stay well back from edges and do not climb down. Read Rip Currents and Cliffs.

Visiting

Plan on a clifftop walk with no restrooms on site. Tide pool etiquette for this coast is on the Cabrillo Tide Pools page.

Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Open the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What We Could Not Verify

  • Park hours and current barrier status are not confirmed. Search results only (not opened) mention a December 2024 City release about a permanent barrier between Adair and Osprey streets.
  • Search results only (not opened) say Ladera Street is closed 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. and the four lots 2 to 4 a.m. The City night closures page can confirm.
  • Dog and fire rules for this park, and tide pool etiquette on the City page, are not confirmed.

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FAQ

Are there restrooms at Sunset Cliffs?

The City park page says there are no restrooms at the Ladera Street, Luscomb Point or Osprey areas.

Sources

  1. City of San Diego: Sunset Cliffs Natural Park
  2. City of San Diego Lifeguards: Cliff Rescues
  3. City of San Diego Lifeguards: Safety

Checked October 23, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 23, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.