Kellogg’s Beach

Would like to keep this place unknown but I’m a sharer. Walk down the trail with your dog from SDYC and you stumble upon this cool little beach with low congestion. Great for swimming as it ties to the bay and not the swell/​current on the other side of the point. Good Mission Bay alternative for paddle boarding.

My dog loves to swim, but we come when there are no children, and only one or two other dogs. And of course I bring a bag in case she poops, but so far she only poops in her home yard. I saw a stingray recently so I’m taking her to a different beach now. Great beach for young children if you’re careful about stingrays

It’s pretty but small and crowded. Terrible for swimming. Sand is course. Oil in the water from boats. Parking is nearly impossible. Much better beaches in San Diego!

This beach sucks. The sand is too hard and rocky and water is oily from all the boats, it’s gross!

Seriously, this is not a good beach. The sand… well, it is really dirt with some rocks mixed in. It is very small, and usually crowded. And when the tide is high, most of the beach is underwater. Dogs must be on a leash, no fishing, and no landing any type of craft (boat, etc) is allowed.

Thanks to the reviews we decided to go to Kellogg’s Beach and so glad we did!!! We have two boys ages 6 & 3 and they absolutely LOVED it!!! Great beach with minimal crowd! We enjoyed our space but also the other children running around :) plenty of sand to share! Boys had a great time building things in the sand and wading in the water without getting pummeled by waves. Great view for awesome pictures too! Only downfall, no bathrooms… Good thing we have boys :)

This is my family go to beach. We have a toddlers that is very active and this beach is perfect for her. There aren’t huge waves or crazy amounts of people. I love that it’s dog friendly and there are always other children there. We spent last Fourth of July there and saw 4 different firework shows. You can’t beat this beach.

Beautiful place for a walk, especially at sunrise or sunset — I don’t come here often enough, but whenever I do, I think — wow, this is gorgeous! Amazing views of the sailboats, downtown, Shelter Island, and Point Loma. Lots of teenagers taking a romantic walk w/​their special someone, older couples, people walking their dogs, and families w/​kids. I was with 2 kids and a puppy who were running on the beach, slipping in the mud, fetching balls in the water (the kids, not the puppy — he didn’t want to get more than his paws wet). This has got to be one of the top 10 beautiful, quintessential San Diego spots.

I looked it up, and technically, the fish that you catch on this section of the bay are not guppies, but considered wrigglers or fry. However, Josie calls them guppies so I’m going to stick with that. A peaceful little private spot on the Point Loma side of the bay is known by locals as Kellogg’s beach. It’s located at the end of McCall and Lawrence streets. What is nice about it isn’t crowded and the water is warmer than a lot of other bay spots. The sand is tightly packed, so don’t expect to build any sand castles. You should, however, bring a fish net, since there are schools and schools of tiny fish. This will keep you and your kids occupied for hours!

Well Gayle’s review would beat anything I can write and is pretty much spot on, it is a dog beach and I bring my GSD down here to play in the mild surf. I do pick up after my dog and I’ve never seen her dump in the water. Occasionally some do and to the owners credit once they do it’s very hard to recover. Even without dogs it’s not a good swimming beach, much of the pollutants are fuel hydrocarbons from the boats and recreational water craft. It won’t kill you to jump in but don’t swallow the water.

The recent visit of delightful Diego, the cute whale that was hanging around San Diego Bay not too long ago got me to thinking about what a wonderful beach Kellogg’s Beach is. This is a San Diego bayside beach that looks directly across at the very end of Shelter Island and the Harbor Police office building. If you turn left off any of the streets on Rosecrans before you hit the Navy Sub base, you will dead-​end at this beach.
Technically, also known as: «Mother’s Beach,» (the Mother’s part is generally assumed to be at the end of McCall and Lawrence Streets,) this beach has been a quiet but popular attraction in the Point Loma area for decades. A somewhat closely guarded secret, I am spilling the beans today because I want the young mothers in the area to know there is a safe and scenic beach area where you smaller children will be safe near the water.
Both my kids grew up playing and swimming down there. The water is usually a degree or two warmer than the ocean and waves gently lap at the shore. The sand is clean and plentiful and there is street parking close by on San Fernando Street, but no public restrooms-​so you have been warned! It is always a treat when a big cruise ship or Navy Aircraft Carrier goes sailing right by and the rocks and rip-​rap are a discovery paradise with crabs, mussels, and the occasional octopus!
Those rocks kept my young son entertained for hours and we always put back gently whatever creatures he was barely able to catch.
I will offer a word of caution, being that this is Point Loma and many nearby residents and property owners feel a desperate sense of entitlement to use this beach as their private dog run. There are pieces of feces around and all of a sudden loose dogs will appear out of nowhere-​unleashed and running amuck. Trying to talk sense into the fat heads (with the accompanying fat wallets) of these no-​clue dog owners is useless. Many a time I have called over to the Harbor Police to send an officer to issue a ticket to the offenders-​what sets me off is when the dogs poop in the water and the kids are playing around it.
This beach has been the recipient of several summer closures due to pollution abatement problems. Sometimes the culprit is a broken sewer line or other run-​off problems. But many times, it is HIGH FECAL CONTENT in the water, and testing will determine it is animal, not human fecal matter. Again. just a warning to the mothers among you.
Additionally, as a young college student, this was my favorite beach to go hang at. I was never much into the party scene and would haul all my classbooks down here to pour over. There were never any pervert guys to try and pester you there, and if you were a little fat or white-​no one to call you out! The swimming is wonderful, although shuffle your feet… a stingray got me at the end of last summer and I was not digging that sensation! There is what’s known as the «pier-​to-​pier swim,» where you do straight laps between the private mansion pier and the Southwestern Yacht Club pier. It’s a great work-​out and walking on the beach is fun too because you can gape at all the beautiful mansions on the beachfront.
All together I would ask that Unilocalers not invite themselves down here if they plan to drink or cause problems. It is a family environment and the locals and regulars are particularly territorial. If you are NOT an idiot and wish to check it out, come on down. It’s really a wonderful and very relaxing place to unwind!