Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach, two districts in the city near Mission Bay, preserve a charming laid-back, beach-community atmosphere. Inland, Cleveland National Forest (headquartered in San Diego) extends north-south through the county. Farther east are Cuyamaca Rancho and the vast Anza-Borrego ...
We compared sites of varying urban development along the mainland’s coast: Toondah Harbour (an uninhabited tidal flat) and Cleveland (a built-up area of shops, a small port and a lighthouse) on the south side and Nudgee Beach (a natural beach area near a small suburb), Shorncliffe and...