https://www.sanelijobeach.com/ https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/home/san-elijo-cardiff-sunset-beach.jpg Sunset over the beach and palms at Cardiff-by-the-Sea, near San Elijo State Beach Sunset over the beach and palms at Cardiff-by-the-Sea, near San Elijo State Beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/home/san-elijo-campground-aerial.jpg Aerial view of the San Elijo State Beach campground on the bluff above the beach, with Coast Highway 101 behind Aerial view of the San Elijo State Beach campground on the bluff above the beach, with Coast Highway 101 behind https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/home/san-elijo-surfer-sunrise.jpg A surfer with a board watching the waves at sunrise on a Southern California beach A surfer with a board watching the waves at sunrise on a Southern California beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/about https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/about/san-elijo-about-beach-shade.jpg Late-afternoon sun on a sandy Southern California beach with a surfer walking to the water Late-afternoon sun on a sandy Southern California beach with a surfer walking to the water https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/about/san-elijo-about-beach-south.jpg The narrow sandy beach at Cardiff and San Elijo looking south along the shore The narrow sandy beach at Cardiff and San Elijo looking south along the shore https://www.sanelijobeach.com/hours https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/hours/san-elijo-lifeguard-tower.jpg A San Diego County beach lifeguard tower on the sand with the ocean behind A San Diego County beach lifeguard tower on the sand with the ocean behind https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/hours/san-elijo-hours-day-use-lot.jpg Beach parking lot and lifeguard tower at Cardiff State Beach, next to San Elijo Beach parking lot and lifeguard tower at Cardiff State Beach, next to San Elijo https://www.sanelijobeach.com/parking https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/parking/san-elijo-parking-coast-highway.jpg Coast Highway 101 running behind the San Elijo State Beach campground, seen from above Coast Highway 101 running behind the San Elijo State Beach campground, seen from above https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/parking/san-elijo-parking-cardiff-lot.jpg The Cardiff State Beach parking lot on the shore just south of San Elijo The Cardiff State Beach parking lot on the shore just south of San Elijo https://www.sanelijobeach.com/campground https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/campground/san-elijo-campground-bluff.jpg San Elijo State Beach campground on the bluff, with campers and RVs in sites above the beach San Elijo State Beach campground on the bluff, with campers and RVs in sites above the beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/campground/san-elijo-campfire-cooking.jpg Hot dogs roasting over a campfire at dusk Hot dogs roasting over a campfire at dusk https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/campground/san-elijo-campfire-night.jpg A campfire burning in a fire ring at night A campfire burning in a fire ring at night https://www.sanelijobeach.com/campground-map https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/campground-map/san-elijo-campground-map-aerial.jpg Overhead view of San Elijo campground rows between the park road and the bluff Overhead view of San Elijo campground rows between the park road and the bluff https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/campground-map/san-elijo-campground-map-beach.jpg The beach below the San Elijo bluff, reached by stairs from the campground The beach below the San Elijo bluff, reached by stairs from the campground https://www.sanelijobeach.com/reservations https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/reservations/san-elijo-reservations-campfire.jpg An evening campfire at a campsite An evening campfire at a campsite https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/reservations/san-elijo-reservations-campsites.jpg Campsites along the bluff at San Elijo State Beach seen from the air Campsites along the bluff at San Elijo State Beach seen from the air https://www.sanelijobeach.com/rv-camping https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/rv-camping/san-elijo-rv-dump-station.jpg A state park campground RV dump station with its sign A state park campground RV dump station with its sign https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/rv-camping/san-elijo-rv-sites-aerial.jpg RVs and trailers parked in campsites on the bluff at San Elijo State Beach RVs and trailers parked in campsites on the bluff at San Elijo State Beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/group-camping https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/group-camping/san-elijo-group-campfire.jpg A group gathered on benches around a campfire ring in the evening A group gathered on benches around a campfire ring in the evening https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/group-camping/san-elijo-group-cooking.jpg Cooking over a campfire at sunset Cooking over a campfire at sunset https://www.sanelijobeach.com/beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/beach/san-elijo-beach-looking-south.jpg Sand, cobbles and surf along the beach at Cardiff and San Elijo, looking south Sand, cobbles and surf along the beach at Cardiff and San Elijo, looking south https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/beach/san-elijo-beach-surfer-shore.jpg A surfer walking into gentle surf on a wide Southern California beach A surfer walking into gentle surf on a wide Southern California beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/beach/san-elijo-beach-lifeguard.jpg A beach lifeguard tower facing the ocean A beach lifeguard tower facing the ocean https://www.sanelijobeach.com/surfing https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/surfing/san-elijo-surfing-sunrise.jpg A surfer in a wetsuit holding a board at the water's edge at sunrise A surfer in a wetsuit holding a board at the water's edge at sunrise https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/surfing/san-elijo-surfing-reef.jpg A surfer standing on a rock reef as waves break around it A surfer standing on a rock reef as waves break around it https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/surfing/san-elijo-surfing-golden-hour.jpg A surfer carrying a longboard along the shore at golden hour A surfer carrying a longboard along the shore at golden hour https://www.sanelijobeach.com/swamis-reef https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/swamis-reef/san-elijo-reef-low-tide.jpg Low-tide reef rocks and kelp on the beach at Cardiff, looking north toward Swami's Low-tide reef rocks and kelp on the beach at Cardiff, looking north toward Swami's https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/swamis-reef/san-elijo-sea-hare.jpg A California sea hare among purple sea urchins on a reef A California sea hare among purple sea urchins on a reef https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/swamis-reef/san-elijo-reef-flats-surfer.jpg A surfer crossing exposed reef flats at sunset A surfer crossing exposed reef flats at sunset https://www.sanelijobeach.com/fishing https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/fishing/san-elijo-shore-fishing.jpg An angler fishing from the shore at dusk on a Pacific beach An angler fishing from the shore at dusk on a Pacific beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/fishing/san-elijo-fishing-sunset-rocks.jpg A person fishing from low-tide rocks at sunset A person fishing from low-tide rocks at sunset https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/fishing/san-elijo-kelp-forest-fish.jpg A fish swimming through a Southern California kelp forest A fish swimming through a Southern California kelp forest https://www.sanelijobeach.com/dogs https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/dogs/san-elijo-dogs-beach-south.jpg The beach at San Elijo and Cardiff looking south, where leashed dogs are allowed south of Tower 16 The beach at San Elijo and Cardiff looking south, where leashed dogs are allowed south of Tower 16 https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/dogs/san-elijo-dogs-cardiff-evening.jpg Evening on the Cardiff shoreline near San Elijo State Beach Evening on the Cardiff shoreline near San Elijo State Beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/ranger-programs https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/ranger-programs/san-elijo-ranger-campfire-program.jpg An evening campfire program with a ranger and visitors on benches An evening campfire program with a ranger and visitors on benches https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/ranger-programs/san-elijo-junior-ranger-program.jpg Children and families at an outdoor Junior Ranger program with a park ranger Children and families at an outdoor Junior Ranger program with a park ranger https://www.sanelijobeach.com/cardiff-state-beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/cardiff-state-beach/san-elijo-cardiff-state-beach.jpg Cardiff State Beach parking lot, lifeguard tower and shoreline Cardiff State Beach parking lot, lifeguard tower and shoreline https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/cardiff-state-beach/san-elijo-cardiff-reef-sign.jpg The Cardiff State Beach, Cardiff Reef entrance sign at sunset The Cardiff State Beach, Cardiff Reef entrance sign at sunset https://www.sanelijobeach.com/san-elijo-lagoon https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/san-elijo-lagoon/san-elijo-lagoon-aerial.jpg Aerial view of San Elijo Lagoon marsh channels with the railroad and highway crossing it Aerial view of San Elijo Lagoon marsh channels with the railroad and highway crossing it https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/san-elijo-lagoon/san-elijo-lagoon-egret.jpg An egret hunting in a Southern California coastal marsh An egret hunting in a Southern California coastal marsh https://www.sanelijobeach.com/accessibility https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/accessibility/san-elijo-accessibility-beach.jpg The beach at San Elijo and Cardiff, reached from the campground by stairs The beach at San Elijo and Cardiff, reached from the campground by stairs https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/accessibility/san-elijo-accessibility-lifeguard.jpg A lifeguard tower on a Southern California beach A lifeguard tower on a Southern California beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/plan-your-visit https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/plan-your-visit/san-elijo-plan-surfer-sunset.jpg A surfer walking along a Southern California beach at sunset A surfer walking along a Southern California beach at sunset https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/plan-your-visit/san-elijo-plan-campfire.jpg A campfire at night at a campsite A campfire at night at a campsite https://www.sanelijobeach.com/rules-regulations https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/rules-regulations/san-elijo-rules-reef.jpg The protected reef and shoreline at low tide near San Elijo State Beach The protected reef and shoreline at low tide near San Elijo State Beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/rules-regulations/san-elijo-rules-campfire.jpg A campfire, allowed only in campground fire rings at San Elijo A campfire, allowed only in campground fire rings at San Elijo https://www.sanelijobeach.com/faq https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/faq/san-elijo-faq-beach.jpg A wide Southern California beach with a surfer heading into the water A wide Southern California beach with a surfer heading into the water https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/faq/san-elijo-faq-kelp-forest.jpg Sunlight through a California kelp forest Sunlight through a California kelp forest https://www.sanelijobeach.com/contact https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/contact/san-elijo-contact-reef.jpg Reef flats at low tide on a Southern California beach Reef flats at low tide on a Southern California beach https://www.sanelijobeach.com/privacy-policy https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/privacy-policy/san-elijo-privacy-beach.jpg A surfer on the beach at golden hour A surfer on the beach at golden hour https://www.sanelijobeach.com/terms-and-conditions https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/terms-and-conditions/san-elijo-terms-beach.jpg A Southern California beach at sunset A Southern California beach at sunset https://www.sanelijobeach.com/disclaimer https://www.sanelijobeach.com/images/disclaimer/san-elijo-disclaimer-kelp.jpg A California kelp forest underwater A California kelp forest underwater