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Coronado and Silver Strand

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Silver Strand State Beach is at 5000 Highway 75, Coronado. Gates open at 7 a.m. year-round and lock at 7, 8 or 9 p.m. by season. Day use is $12 to $20 per vehicle. Dogs are not allowed on the beach. Coronado Beach itself could not be confirmed from the City page.Checked October 23, 2026.

7 a.m.gates open
$12-$20per vehicle, demand based
No dogson the sand
Not confirmedCoronado Beach details
Beach dunes with a single palm tree and rocks on the sand at Coronado
The beach at Coronado. Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Address5000 Highway 75, Coronado, CA 92118
Phone(619) 435-5184
GatesOpen 7 a.m. year-round; locked 7 p.m. in winter, 8 p.m. in spring and fall, 9 p.m. in summer.
FeesVehicle day use $12 to $20 (demand based).
DogsAllowed only in parking lots and the RV campground, not on the beach. The page also mentions leashed dogs on bayside paths, which conflicts.
RestroomsRestroom and cold showers on each side of the park.
FishingListed as a day-use activity: perch, corbina, grunion and yellow-fin croaker.
Water qualityThe ocean shoreline and bay may be closed intermittently to water contact when public health is threatened. Check sdbeachinfo.com.

Silver Strand State Beach

This long state beach lies on the strip between the ocean and the bay. The State Parks page lists wheelchair accessibility. Fire rings, alcohol and lifeguards are not mentioned on the page.

Coronado Beach

The City of Coronado beach page returned an access error, so these details are unconfirmed. A search result (not opened) says dogs are not allowed except at an off-leash Dog Beach at the north end, and that North and Central Beach allow fires in City rings while South Beach allows propane only. Check the City of Coronado before you go.

Coronado and Silver Strand Open the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What We Could Not Verify

  • Coronado Beach hours, parking, restrooms, alcohol and smoking rules are not confirmed. The City of Coronado pages (beach and lifeguards) returned access errors.
  • The Coronado dog beach and beach fire rules come only from a search result of a City flyer that was not opened.
  • The Coronado Fishing Pier appears on the state free pier list; its location and hours are not confirmed.
  • Silver Strand dog rules conflict on the State Parks page: no dogs on the beach, but leashed dogs on bayside paths.

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FAQ

Are dogs allowed at Silver Strand State Beach?

Not on the beach. The page allows dogs only in parking lots and the RV campground, but also mentions leashed dogs on bayside paths.

Sources

  1. California State Parks: Silver Strand State Beach
  2. City of Coronado: Coronado Beach (could not be opened)
  3. County of San Diego: Beach and Bay Water Quality

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.