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Sunset Cliffs Natural Park (SCNP)

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Sunset Cliffs Natural Park (SCNP) is a 68-acre City of San Diego regional park which extends 1½ miles along the Point Loma peninsula's western shoreline. This unique coastal environment features expansive ocean views, dramatic cliff formations and caves, a fascinating intertidal area, and native coastal sage scrub habitat which provides connectivity to the adjacent Point Loma Ecological Reserve. Sunset Cliffs has long served as an attraction for San Diego residents as well as national and international visitors.

The 18-acre Linear Section extends from Adair Street on the north to Ladera Street on the south and is bordered on the east by Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. The fifty acre Hillside Section extends from Ladera Street south to the Navy property and is bordered by Point Loma Nazarene University on the east.

Sunset Cliffs History

Throughout the centuries, the native American Kumeyaay Indians traveled seasonally to Sunset Cliffs to harvest seafood from the intertidal area, gather food from indigenous plants, and enjoy the beauty of the cliffs and ocean.

The Linear Section was developed by Albert Spalding, the sporting goods magnate, in time for the 1915 Panama California Exposition. Spalding spent 2 million dollars to hire a Japanese architect and build paths, picturesque bridges, cobblestone stairways to the ocean, benches and thatched shelters. A saltwater swimming pool was carved into the natural rock. Ten years later, John Mills owned the property and spent another 1 million dollars to restore these features. Mills then let the City use the unique coastal strip for a city park. The special Spalding features eventually deteriorated, and were removed after being deemed unsafe.



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