Thanks to Elizabeth Brinegar Richardson for this updated Moonlight Beach photo on the Moonlight Beach Facebook page

Thanks to Vicki Bresette for this iconic Moonlight Beach photo of the lone palm tree. Moonlight Beach

Thanks to Michele Salois  for this “surfer’s line-up” taken at Moonlight Beach. She says,  “I took this from the bench up top. All the little birdies!”

Thanks to Delhi Duty Free for this unusual photo taken at Moonlight Beach. It is not a photo-shopped image. Waves on the Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, California have a mysterious blue glow at midnight due to a natural phenomenon that occurs when micro-organisms in the sea are disturbed by oxygen in waves! Comments to Moonlight […]

Thanks to Johanna Lepley-Johnson for these local shots at Moonlight Beach.    

Moonlight has changed over the years. Aerial view of Encinitas and Moonlight Beach looking west Date: 1932 July 4 1932 Contributing Institution: San Diego History Center Where were you? Comment on Facebook.

Stargazers, night owls, werewolves, space observers and lunacy proponents be prepared! What Is A Supermoon? A supermoon occurs when the moon becomes full on the same days as its perigee, which is the point in the moon’s orbit when it is closest to Earth. They generally appear to be 14% bigger and 30% brighter than […]

Some believe Moonlight Beach received its’ name because the low lying beach provided a great place for prohibition era bootleggers to land and unload their alcohol. Others say that Moonlight Beach received the name because it was so beautiful at night. Well, if you are a believer in the beauty of Moonlight Beach under a […]

HEAL THE BAY’S 2013 BEACH REPORT CARD Encinitas locals heading to Moonlight Beach this summer can take comfort in beach water quality, according to the 23rd annual Beach Report Card. Comment on the Moonlight Beach Facebook page. Statewide, 93% of 445 monitored beaches got an A or B summer grade and only 14 of the […]