Located at the north edge of La Jolla, near renowned Torrey Pines Golf Course and above the rugged cliffs and Black's Beach of the North Shore, La Jolla Farms is an exclusive area in which grand estates with expansive grounds and magnificent sea views have been built and sold for as much as $16 million. The Farms, as it is called by local La Jollans, offers distinct prestige and a convenient location with easy access to Del Mar, La Jolla Shores, UCSD, University City, and freeways. Blackhorse Farms, a gated community on Torrey Pines, across from the University of California, San Diego, offers exquisite condominium residences on leased land, and there are many older homes in a secluded neighborhood nearby. The University of California's San Diego campus, on a vast track of land in The Farms, offers exceptional academic and recreational opportunities for students and families in the area. Black's Beach, infamous for sunbathers' stubborn adherence to its informal clothing optional status, offers great surfing in a secluded location. Access is difficult and restricted, and many are caught on the cliffs every year while trying to scale the hillside, necessitating dramatic rescues by lifeguards and fire crews. La Jolla Village Conveniently located near UCSD, and La Jolla YMCA, with easy access to the Village, La Jolla Shores, University City and freeway access points, La Jolla Shores Heights offers wonderful condominiums and family homes plus grand canyonside estates, many with either pastoral views to the ocean, (on the west side of La Jolla Scenic north,) or sparkling eastern nightlights and mountains, (on the east side). The Shores, as La Jollans refer to it, is a popular summer haven for tourists and a lively neighborhood with its own small-town, village ambiance. Frequented for its private La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, wonderful neighborhood restaurants, and beautiful morning jogs and evening sunsets at La Jolla's most expansive beach, La Jolla Shores is a highly sought-after address and commands a high premium. Homes in The Shores are highly sought-after and diverse, ranging from post-war cottages and apartments to seaside condominiums, exceptional oceanfront estates and dazzling contemporary residences on the hill with picturesque views to La Jolla Cove and beyond. On the north side of Mt. Soledad, the Hidden Valley neighborhood includes the dramatic hillside views of homes on Via Capri and its side streets and secluded residences nestled into the bottom of the hill, all enjoying convenient access to freeways. Urban pleasures by the sea! Favoring the European tradition of walking through everyday activities, many choose to live in La Jolla's Village, by its sophisticated shops, restaurants, Museum of Contemporary Art, seaside parks and beaches. ith lovely scenery at the Cove, Children's Pool, and along the coastline at Coast Walk, the Village is exceptionally sought-after and offers many options for a variety of residential lifestyles. Most homes are on small lots in the Village, but many are charming and homes on the oceanfront are exclusive indeed. Many condominium residences offer serene, maintenance-free living, with view properties commanding highest premiums. Home to private golf mecca, La Jolla Country Club, this prime residential neighborhood on the green side of the hill boasts homes on the fairway, grand hillside estates with wonderful views over the golf course to the sea, some of La Jolla's most breathtaking panoramic views from Village to North Shore and eastern mountains, and smaller homes nestled into streets that wind almost impossibly through the hills. Beautifully set above the Village, homes in the Country Club area are highly sought-after and cherished. Near famed surfing spot, WindanSea Beach, and the secluded beaches of Sea Lane and Marine Street, the Barber Tract offers a casual beach-side approach to La Jolla. Charming English-style cottages delight visitors while exquisite oceanfront residences quietly enjoy the rhythm of the sea from secluded, narrow side-streets. Condominium residences are also available in this cherished area. The Beach-Barber Tract is close to La Jolla High and the Village. Just across Nautilus Street from the Muirlands, and toward the edge of Country Club near the golf course, rests Muirlands West, with its wide streets, planned cul-de-sacs, mature trees and landscapes, large lots, and some lovely views to the sea. Within walking distance to schools and the top of Mt. Soledad, Muirlands West offers a variety of homes in and out of The Summit, a planned community with its own recreation center. Sunny living and spacious homes with large lots, many with wonderful bay, city, nightlight and sea views, can be found in La Jolla Alta, high on Mt. Soledad with easy access to Pacific Beach and the Village. Lovely homes in gated Crystal Bay offer fantastic views and community recreation facilities. Two condominium developments, gated Ventana and Eldorado, each with its own recreation center, are located here and offer an alternative to the larger homes surrounding them. Named for beloved naturalist, John Muir, the Muirlands is a wooded area on Mt. Soledad with several classic estates with grand grounds and ocean views, as well as classic ranch and newer residences, many with spectacular views to bay, city, nightlights, southern coastline and the sea. Within the Muirlands, the Buckingham Drive area offers quiet, secluded streets, reminiscent of Rancho Santa Fe. Muirlands Drive boasts magnificent properties with huge parcels-- some of La Jolla's finest properties. Within walking distance to schools, the Muirlands does not boast easy access to freeways. Just south of WindanSea beach, to the north of Bird Rock, is an exclusive area with wide streets, classic residences of Olde La Jolla, and the oceanside Street of Dreams, Camino de la Costa. Sidewalks are plentiful and this is a very highly sought-after neighborhood. Even driving through is a pleasure! Sidewalk-lined streets, classic upscale residences, and lush, mature landscaping make Upper Hermosa a lovely choice for anyone who would like to live in Wally and Beaver Cleaver's house. Relatively level streets keep view residences at a premium. Located on the sunny south-western slope of Mt. Soledad, with easy access to Pacific Beach, La Jolla Mesa is a neighborhood with impeccable homes, many with large lots and breathtaking views to the bay, city, nightlights, and sea. To the southeast on Mt. Soledad, this neighborhood surrounding the long ascent of Soledad Mountain Road offers some affordable values in older homes, very nice planned and gated communities with their own recreation centers, Windemere, Ridgegate, and Mount La Jolla, (not gated) and relatively easy access to freeways to the south. Views are often expansive to the nightlights of the south and eastern mountains. Just east of its namesake, the local sea gulls' favored resting spot in the waves, Bird Rock is a neighborhood offering some of La Jolla's more reasonably priced homes as well as exceptional oceanfront estates, a small business district with unique shops and restaurants, an oceanside park, and surfers' favorite, Tourmaline Beach. Bird Rock has traditionally been considered a tight-knit community and remains so today. La Jolla Farms La Jolla Village La Jolla Heights La Jolla Shores Beach Barber Tract Bird Rock Country Club Hidden Valley La Jolla Alta La Jolla Mesa Lower Hermosa Muirlands Muirlands West Upper Hermosa Village Soledad South