South Shores Boat Launching Area, San Diego CA

Nice big launch ramp, too bad the homeless have taken over the place. I don't blame them, if your homeless it's a great spot.

Parking lot hours - closed 10 pm-4 am! Don't park here before 4 am ticket=$52.50
Also don't park single auto in car/truck/trailer spaces! $52.50 ticket!
Hey Pugsley! Its trash " bins"!

I took truck with 5th wheel to use the dump station and my truck started overheating and my husband came down to see if he could fix it but it was too dark. So my husband said he would look at it in the morning. We woke up with 5 tickets. First cop put one on my truck for violation sign and 1 on my husband's truck violation of signs 30 minutes later 3 more ticket from a different cop. Violation of signs, out of stall, and oversized vehicle. I tried fighting them but no help from mayors office, the City and the phone number on back of ticket. No help from anyone.

Sadly City of San Diego has allowed this area to become a homeless encampment. Homeless are allowed to camp overnight illegally and take over all the parking spots. City does not enforce the parking rules for the homeless but tickets everybody else. I feel unsafe in the area with so many homeless people. City needs to clean up the area if they ever hope to have me visit again.

They have a dump station for rv/campers and boats, along with trash bends. Dump station os always neat, trash sometimes overflows. No charge.

Very good boat launch, lots of space. Lots of parking. However there is currently a vagrant population near the restrooms and evidence in bushes. Unrelated to that issue, there are now at least 4 party boat charters leaving from the docks here every few hours on a saturday. Restrooms are grungier.

I prefer launching from here instead of De Anza or Ski beach. Always calmer here, less traffic. And more dock space

Best launch in San Diego. The docks are going to need some repairs soon before they start tearing boats side apart. The parking lot has become a homeless RV park so I fear about my vehicle security. As far as the launch you can't beat it.

South shores boat launch is the gem of SD boat launching. Plenty of room to launch and park. Restrooms and a fresh water cleaning area.

This is our go to launching area. Unfortunately this Sunday on Labor Day weekend the walking ramp to get on our boat was super packed with people. Not one single person was wearing a mask. It was disheartening to see.

Great place to put your boat in the water. Large parking area and restrooms. Not far past Fiesta Island.