South Carlsbad State Beach, State beach in Carlsbad, US

South Carlsbad State Beach is a wide stretch of greyish-brown sand in Carlsbad, San Diego County, immediately south of Carlsbad State Beach and beside Batiquitos Lagoon. The sand slopes from a vegetated dune edge down to the Pacific waterline, marked by footprints and tire tracks, with a low wooden post-and-rope fence along the upper edge and scattered umbrellas and beachgoers.

South Carlsbad State Beach lies immediately south of Carlsbad State Beach in Carlsbad, San Diego County, California. The sources record no founding date, no 1930s designation and no Native history for this beach, so its origin as a state beach is not documented here. Its campground, reached by a stairway from the beach, is heavily used in summer.

South Carlsbad State Beach includes South Ponto and is known for swimming, surfing, skin diving, fishing and picnicking. The campground sits on the bluffs above the sand and is reached by a stairway from the beach; it fills up in summer. The beach lies immediately south of Carlsbad State Beach.

The beach has an on-site campground on the bluffs overlooking the ocean where visitors can stay overnight. Pathways are well-marked and lead through the park to various beach sections and viewpoints.

The campground sits on the bluff above the sand, reached by a stairway down to the beach; it fills up in summer. South Carlsbad State Beach also takes in South Ponto, and the sand lies just south of Carlsbad State Beach.