Since relocating to San Diego about a year ago, I’ve heard various people joke about the infamous “naked” beach, Black’s Beach. According to Wikipedia, part of the beach lies under city jurisdiction and part of the beach lies in a state park. Apparently, nudity in a state park is legal. And Black’s is notorious for attracting all the local nudists/naturists.
Black’s is located just north of La Jolla Shores and south of Del Mar. When the tide is low enough, as it was this Saturday morning between 8 and 10 a.m., you can get to Black’s Beach from La Jolla Shores by climbing over a bunch of rocks. As I was running along the beach, I first encountered a ton of surfers, as the waves were wicked/gnarly/etc. and up to eight to ten feet. So far, so good. I started to think that this naked beach allegation could have just been an urban legend.
However, as I continued further north, I spotted a really wrinkly behind. Yes. Wikipedia failed to mention Black’s really attracts 70-year old men. And they were the only naked people I saw on the beach. It reminded me of the “Seinfeld” episode about “good” versus “bad” naked. If you need a live picture of “bad” naked, go for a run on Black’s Beach when the tide is low enough to get there from La Jolla Shores. Yikes.
