La Jolla Shores, Beach and marine reserve in La Jolla, United States

La Jolla Shores is a roughly one-mile beach in La Jolla, San Diego, running from the sea cliffs north of La Jolla Cove to Black's Beach below Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Its northern stretch is Scripps Beach, and Scripps Pier, a long deck on paired pilings ending in a white and gray platform, reaches out over the water. The residential village and its business district ring Laureate Park on Avenida de la Playa.

The offshore waters became the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park in 1970, covering about 24 square kilometres of ocean floor and coast and reaching north to Black's Beach. Two artificial reefs were placed at depths of 21 and 12 metres. Beyond the shelf edge the sea floor drops abruptly to roughly 150 metres, and to 180 metres in the La Jolla Canyon.

Kellogg Park, beside the sand, holds "A Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla", a 2,200-square-foot mosaic set into the ground and opened in October 2020. It shows over 100 life-size images of creatures found just offshore, with shades of blue marking the depth of the underwater canyons. A 4,000-pound bronze topographic map of the La Jolla Canyon, titled "From the Heights of Mount Soledad to the Depths of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla", was installed there in 2023.

The beach has lifeguards on duty, boat launch areas, volleyball courts, restrooms, and showers available year-round. A large parking area makes access straightforward, and the protected waters suit various water-based activities.

Offshore lies the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park, founded in 1970 and covering about 24 square kilometres of ocean floor and coast. Beyond the shelf edge the depth drops abruptly to roughly 150 metres, and to 180 metres in the La Jolla Canyon. Two artificial reefs sit at 21 and 12 metres, and kelp forests line the outer edges of the slope.