5000 Highway 75
Coronado, California
(619) 435-5184
The bridge crossing over to the island was very
intimidating, so much so that I almost forgot to breathe. Jerry drove it fine, but me I would have preferred
to be driving instead of hanging off the edge of the passenger side of the RV. Once we overcame the excitement of the
bridge, the rest of the drive was spectacular.
The idea was for a relaxing day/evening at the beach and that
is exactly what we got. We made the
drive to the Silver Strand State Beach where we hoped to get a beachfront site for
the night. We checked the reservations
for the past few days, not knowing for sure this is where we would end up and
they had plenty of room, then when we tried to reserve it knowing we were
heading this way it was within 24 hours and they no longer took online
reservations so we chanced it. We knew
they had plenty of availability in the inland sites, but we had our hearts set
on a beachfront.
We arrived around 10:30 am and were informed that they had 2
beachfront sites available but they could not be reserved at this time. Our only choice was to check in at 2pm and
hope for the best. When they say 2pm,
they are not kidding, no checking in or getting into line until 2pm, not a
moment sooner. We hung out in the $10
all-day pass area and enjoyed ourselves for a few hours, walking the beach and
just relaxing.
We were first in line at exactly 2pm and we got one of the
$50 beachfront sites. For $35 we could
have had an inland site, but we are glad we were able to get the beachfront
one. None of the sites had hookups and
they were very strict on generator usage so yes it was pricey, but after all we
were right on the beach, the ocean was our backyard for the entire
evening. Hearing the sounds of the waves
all night long was exactly what we needed, it was meditating and so peaceful.
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2 comments:
One of the most beautiful pristine beaches in California!
We stayed there. Loved it!!
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