Children's Pool
- Known for
- Harbor seals year-round
- Closed
- Dec 15–May 15 (pupping season)
- Lifeguards
- Permanent station
- Facilities
- Restrooms and showers
- Wildlife & birding
- Lifeguards
- Restrooms
About this beach
Children's Pool is a small La Jolla beach behind a seawall. The wall was built to make a protected swimming area, but sand has built up inside it, and today it's best known for the harbor seals, and sometimes sea lions, that rest on the sand year-round.
Pupping season closure
The beach is closed to the public during harbor seal pupping season, December 15 through May 15 every year.
In the water
Reefs just offshore draw scuba divers but can make very strong currents, especially in high surf. Children's Pool has one of San Diego's nine permanent lifeguard stations, plus restrooms and showers.
Rules
No alcohol, glass, smoking, littering, loud noise, camping or dogs.
Getting there & access
Seasonal closure
The beach is closed to public access from December 15 through May 15 for harbor seal pupping.
In the water
Offshore reefs can make strong currents in high surf.
- Dogs
- Not allowed
- Lifeguards info
- (619) 221-8899
What's here
Wildlife
Harbor seals and sea lions
Lifeguards
Permanent San Diego Lifeguards station
Restrooms
Restrooms and showers
Rules & official resources
- No alcohol, glass containers, smoking, littering, disturbing noise, camping or dogssandiego.gov ↗
- The Children's Pool beach is closed to public access during harbor seal pupping season, December 15 through May 15sandiego.gov ↗
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