need some advice on beach hunting in San Diego

**Tank69** · Jul 05, 2009, 03:58 AM

I'm looking to head into San Diego no an then since I have moved close can anyone recomend any good beaches an are permits required. thanks in advance for any help.

**Mackaydon** · Jul 05, 2009, 08:30 AM

I have no knowledge of beaches south of the city, but north of the city I can't think of one 'bad' beach--nor am I aware of any beach north of the city that requires a permit to MD. You'll have 30 miles of beaches to work with from the city north to the Oceanside marina. Enjoy.

**Tank69** · Jul 08, 2009, 01:16 AM

thanks for the info

**thadious** · Jul 11, 2009, 04:01 PM

Hi and hope you have fun at the beaches in San Diego. You can hunt all the city beaches and the state park beaches. In the state parks stay on the beach, because they do not allow hunting in the grassy areas. The reason I was told was to prevent people from interfering with the wildlife that live there. I have had good luck at ocean beach, mission beach and silver strand. Stay away from Torrey pines beach unless you have a really good detector for the minerals there will drive you crazy with all the false signals. All the beaches in San Diego are heavily hunted but I have never went and failed to find something. Anyway hope this helps you out. HH Ted

**Tank69** · Aug 01, 2009, 04:49 PM

thanks Ted,any help on how to hunt the beaches` ,high sand, water line etc.

**Mackaydon** · Aug 01, 2009, 05:44 PM

Obverse where most people sit between 3 and 4 PM; then be there between
6-7 the next AM.

**Jack Hamilton** · Nov 20, 2009, 02:45 PM

I've hunted a couple SD beaches. Never had a problem. As said, just look where people hangout. Then hunt there after
they leave. Preferrably not as they are getting up to leave

**stefen** · Nov 20, 2009, 03:16 PM

One of the better places to check is the sand edges adjacent to the parking areas...people have a tendency to pile their goodies while placing into their cars...

Watches, wallets, full money clips, rings, coins...and the list goes on.

**outdoors** · Nov 21, 2009, 08:11 PM

i hunt the beachs from torrey pines to south mission with good luck
see alot of other th'ers there but still do good
alot of the th'ers go at it at random across the beach
that leaves alot behind to still find! these are some of my finds
from the past four to five months on saturdays
cubic zerconia not diamonds,