Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

San Diego

parks

At a glance

Size
1461
Established
1952

parks detail

Hook
Sandstone badlands holding the rarest pine in North America, above Black's Beach
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Pinus torreyana survives naturally only here and on Santa Rosa Island — a few thousand trees on the sandstone. Trails are strictly no-food, no-dogs; the 1923 lodge visitor center and Guy Fleming's namesake loop distill the reserve ethic the system built here.

Getting there

Coordinates
32.917, -117.254

Driving directions

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