The Children’s Pool in La Jolla is once again open for human beach access, following the end of seal pupping season May 15. 

The chains across the stairs have been removed, but a rope across much of the beach will remain to encourage people to maintain a safe distance from the seals that still haul out to rest on the sand.

The Children’s Pool, also called Casa Beach, was created and dedicated in 1931 by La Jolla philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, following her gift to fund the construction of a sea wall protecting the sand from large waves.