Silver Strand State
Beach is only about 15 minutes south of downtown San Diego The
beach here is long and flat. This sand spit connects Coronado
with Imperial Beach and stretches for miles. Views from the from
the Silver Strand include Coronado Island, Point Loma, the Coronado
Bridge and the Naval shipyards. The weather at Silver Strand is
characterized by warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Summer
fog is part of the Mediterranean climate here. Extremes of heat
or cold are rare, with average maximum temperatures ranging from
near 65 degrees in January to nearly 78 degrees in August. On
the bay side of the park is the Crown Cove Aquatic Center is a
effort between California State Parks, Southwestern Community
College and the California Department of Boating and Waterways.
The aquatic center offers classes in boating safety, leadership
training, CPR, first aid, swift water rescue and lifeguard training.
For Day use there are plenty of places to have a picnic and the
calmer and slightly warmer water in the bay is ideal for swimming
and boating. Crown Cove Trail is an accessible .8-mile loop and
take you through some of the natural habitat of the strand.
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