Sunny Jim's Sea Cave

Category: Tourist attraction in La Jolla, San Diego, CA

Address: 1325 Coast Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA

Phone: +18584590746

Opening hours

Sunday: 9AM–4:30PM

Monday: 9AM–4:30PM

Tuesday: 9AM–4:30PM

Wednesday: 9AM–4:30PM

Thursday: 9AM–4:30PM

Friday: 9AM–4:30PM

Saturday: 9AM–4:30PM

Reviews

David Liang

Jul 4, 2022

Don't have too high of your expectations. The flight of stairs ends at a small observation deck with an angle view of the cave for pictures. I was for some reason expecting that I could walk closer to the cave opening. The stairs going down are quite the adventure though. Highlight of the experience. Price was $10/adult, $6/children. The wait in line was about 30 minutes for us.

Bruce Hassler

Apr 7, 2022

Cool place to visit. There were a ton of people when we went and not much room in the cave so everyone was pretty much lined up to take a picture and then go back up the stairs.

Alex

Mar 18, 2022

I wouldn’t go again. The stairs were the best part of the experience. The line was pretty big and took almost 30 minutes to get to the front, & $10 per person to go down and see a small cave with an opening to the ocean just didn’t seem worth it after. Once you get to the bottom, there are a few other families as well so there’s not always a great opportunity to take pictures, and there is a little bit of pressure to get out of the way because a bigger line will form. The pictures don’t come out great either so I wouldn’t count on taking quality photos, unless they are of the opening to the ocean alone. Any attempt to take a photo of someone with the ocean to their back will not work due to the lighting, but that is not why I gave the 2 stars. Just a bit disappointing considering the big hype on the place. Better off going off the trail right by the store to the cliffs and taking pics there. Good shots and a great view of sea life and birds all around.

Deniz Turkmen

Feb 5, 2022

The gift shop is nice. The cave has not much to explore, one long tunnel going down which ends on an observation deck. I actually like the little pools and formations by the end of the tunnel better.

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Questions & Answers

How much does it cost?

Anne Peterson | Aug 19, 2020
jay char | Aug 19, 2020

$5 for adults, $3 for children.

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Does it have an elevator?

Toni Lachapelle | Aug 19, 2021
themightyt Vlogs | Aug 19, 2021

No elevator. Lots of stairs and straight up on way out. Would be difficult for someone if not in good walking health

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Is this a dog friendly place?

Gregg and Regina Bussey | Aug 19, 2021
Brandon Gogetap | Aug 19, 2021

Unsure if dogs are explicitly disallowed, but the stairs down are numerous and slick and the viewing area at the bottom is not large, so I'd say no.

Is there a way to talk about possiblity of turning the lights off inside of the cave? I would like to do a wedding proposal there and if we can have the lights turn off where it can be really dark I would really appreciate it.

Brenden Merkley | Aug 19, 2021
Dan Root | Aug 19, 2021

It's pretty dark in there already, the minimum lights are for safety

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