What is the prettiest, most picturesqe beach town in all of Southern California?
I’m envisioning a pretty, picture post-card town on the ocean with a nice public beach that lies anywhere between Santa Barbara and San Diego. A real beauty to the eye. Can you think of a California beach town that fits this description?
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Filed under San Diego by on Dec 26th, 2009. 
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Hermosa Beach. Head down below LAX to a little gem called Hermosa Beach, which also happens to be home of almost 50% of the world’s top volleyball players (they can practice with each other easier this way).
It has everything you think of : beautiful beaches, volleyball courts, surfers, swimmers, lots of sandy, beautiful girls in bikini’s, rollerbladers, a pier, and a bustling restaurant / nightlife right on the sand.
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Coronado
also..
Del Mar and
La Jolla
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Depends on what your idea of a beach town is.
Del Mar, Hermosa Beach and Coronado are all very nice but somewhat upscale, so if that picture fits for you it works.
La Jolla isn’t really a “beach town” it’s much more of a resort for wealthy people that’s on the coast. It’s very pretty, but “beach town” doesn’t seem like the right description.
For a true “beach town” feeling, I think of a town that’s not as exclusive…more of a place where a middle class person would feel comfortable and fit in. If that’s your vision, check out Encinitas/Leucadia, which is more of a town…funky and pretty at the same time. Moonlight Beach is more of a community beach than a big name beach. Carlsbad is a bigger town version of an old fashion beach town.
One more town that’s very pretty but also very oriented to rich people is Laguna Beach.
So in summary, think of what type of feel you are looking for to decide what is your ideal.
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I love Coronado , Lived there for almost 3 years
La Jolla Shores is also really pretty and has great weather.
Or Del Mar / Carslbad area , also great beach towns .
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La Jolla, Coronado Island, and Del Mar are all picturesque coastal cities. They are upscale communities with clean beaches, interesting shops, and gorgeous scenery. See the link below for pictures.