Best Family Friendly Beaches in Imperial Beach

Located just five miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the Imperial Beach region, California, the Imperial Beach Pier Area has a four-mile-long beige sand beach.  The beach has a 1,491-foot-long pier, which is the southernmost pier in San Diego, and has a beautiful backdrop of many oceanfront buildings offering incredible views of the Coronado Islands, the Point Loma peninsula, and the Pacific Ocean.  The Port of San Diego’s Imperial Beach Pier is promoted as an ecotourism destination, encouraging sustainable tourism practices that preserve its natural environment and marine life.

Located on the southernmost point of California, Imperial Beach is a bustling beach town with a four-mile stretch of beach area situated near the United States - Mexican border. The Imperial Beach shoreline has four beaches from north to south - Imperial Beach City Beach, South Imperial Beach, the beach in Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge, and Border Field State Park Beach which ends at the United States’ border with Mexico. All of the beaches in Imperial Beach have light brown sand. The Tijuana River meets the Pacific Ocean on the southern part of the Imperial Beach shoreline, where a wetland is also present. The beach in Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and South Imperial Beach allows dog on leash and Imperial Beach City Beach has a small designated dog - friendly area along the intersection of Carnation Avenue and Seacoast Drive.