A girl with her hands on her hips on the sand at sunset
April 2026

Belmont Park and the Beach

A long day in April 2026 at the boardwalk park in San Diego, with the beach right next door when the sun went down.

Where We Stopped
Belmont Park, then straight across to the beach for sunset
What It Costs
Park entry free, La Jolla Mom
Ride and Play wristband online from $39.95 off peak or $49.95 peak, $64.95 at the booth, La Jolla Mom
Current deals, Belmont Park

Published prices checked November 2026, not what we paid.

Two girls lying arms out on a giant clam shell bed
Two Pearls in a Clam Shell
A girl's face peeking through a big yellow flower cutout
Flower Girl
A kid partway up a climbing wall
Up the Rock Wall
Mom posing in a purple phone booth covered in flowers
Mom in the Flower Booth
A girl in pink dancing through a tall flower arch
Through the Arches
A girl small under a huge hanging flower arch
Flowers Overhead
A kid looking out of the window of a yellow submarine ride
Dip and Dive
A girl running across the sand toward the water at sunset
Running for the Water
Two kids at the edge of the waves after sunset
The Last of the Light
On the Map

Where This Trip Was

Belmont Park, San Diego, CA

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