Hospital Point

Hospital Point is south of Children’s Pool in La Jolla. There are parking spots right next to the stairs in front of Casa de Mañana. You can walk down the stairs and shuffle down the rocks to get to the beach. There are no benches here or place to put your stuff. I would recommend to leave your stuff in the car and bring only what you need. There are also no showers or rinse station.
My boyfriend and I went here to go lobster diving the first weekend of the season! South of Children’s Pool is legal hunting grounds. We were expecting to see a Fish and Game warden but there was no one! There were lots of lobsters at Hospital Point! Unfortunately most of them were too short but next season they should be legit. The big ones are hiding in the La Jolla reserve, they’re smart and know to stay in the protected area!
The lobsters are hiding in the nooks and crannies under the rocks. We saw that were legit but they were too quick! They will swim backwards and escape through the back door. I also heard that there are lobster hiding in the sea grass, but with all the surge I think you would barf before you could even catch a bug. We stayed about 15−30ft the whole dive. We dropped down when were able to see the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art. The vis was pretty good ~15−20ft. The area is rocky so be careful swimming in and watch out for surf. The surf is hit or miss, try going when the tide is changing.
For non divers, I would recommend driving over to the Cove or Shores. This spot has a small sandy area, but at high tide all your stuff will get washed away. It’s also very rocky, so not so safe for kids. Also the vis is better at Cove than it is at Hospital Point.