Outdoor Recreation In San Diego

Over-the-Line is a form of softball, limited to 1,200 teams of three persons each, playing almost 2,400 games in two weekends with 52,000 expected to attend at this San Diego event.

Here's a rundown and listing of the top freshwater lakes for fishing in San Diego County.

Ken Jones has put together a wonderful and comprehensive site of fishing piers in California, including ones in San Diego. Find out more about this unique fishing experience.

These activities have been around for generations. And they're still a great way for families to have fun together. Find out where to go for traditional family fun around San Diego.

What beaches along San Diego County's coastline are the best and worst when it comes to cleanliness?

It's one of nature's great spectacles: the annual migration of the gray whales, one of the largest mammals on earth. And San Diego's coastline happens to be one of their passing points during their migratory trek to and from the frigid Arctic waters to the warm water lagoons of Baja California, where the females give birth to their calves.

Along southern California’s sandy beaches, from March through September, one of the most remarkable life cycles in the sea is completed; the California grunion comes ashore to spawn. Grunion hunting has become one of the famous sports of southern California.

It's one of nature's great spectacles: the annual migration of the gray whales, one of the largest mammals on earth. And San Diego's coastline happens to be one of their passing points during their migratory trek to and from the frigid Arctic waters to the warm water lagoons of Baja California, where the females give birth to their calves.

This 5,800 urban park has it all for the outdoor enthusiast: mountain bike trails, hiking, rock climbing. If you're up for the challenge, hike up Cowles Mountain.

Just north of scenic Torrey Pines golf course, the State Reserve offers challenging hiking along the rugged coast.

Less than an hour east of downtown, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park is located in the mountains and offers camping, hiking and biking in a scenic mountain setting.

It's a different kind of golf...with Frisbees. And it's way cool to do!

OK, so you may never get up the nerve to hang glide or parasail, but it's still a very cool thing to watch others do it above the cliffs of the Pacific Ocean.