Encinitas: C378) I-5: NB 5 at Birmingham
Built around a coastal rail stop, Encinitas grew into a coastal city of connected neighborhoods on the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County. The city was incorporated in 1986 through the union of Encinitas, Leucadia, Olivenhain, Cardiff-by-the-Sea and New Encinitas. Interstate 5 crosses the community as its principal north–south transport route, while historic Highway 101 parallels the shore through local commercial districts. San Elijo Lagoon forms an important coastal wetland at the city’s southern edge. Encinitas is closely associated with surfing, and the San Diego Botanic Garden occupies 37 acres in the city. Along the coast, sandy beaches meet low bluffs, with residential streets leading toward the shore.
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Encinitas combines an easygoing surf-town rhythm with the force of the Pacific shoreline in a way that reflects its position on California’s North County San Diego coast. Historic Coast Highway 101 runs through the community, while the coastal rail line carries Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner. Swami’s, beneath bluffs near the Self-Realization Fellowship Encinitas Temple and Meditation Gardens, is among the city’s best-known surfing breaks. Inland, the San Diego Botanic Garden brings extensive plant collections to a place shaped as much by horticulture as by the sea. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Encinitas and North County San Diego.
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