Mission Beach Boardwalk
San Diego, CA
Free
By Simir Shah
★★★★★4.7(6,632 Google reviews)
What parents say
AI summary of 5 Google reviews — not a first-hand visit. How we write these
A three-mile path shared by walkers, bikes and skaters, with no separate bike lane, which reviewers say makes it hectic when busy. Belmont Park rides and arcades sit right alongside, plus food and shops. A weekday morning is the calm version, and parking is easier then too.
Lively oceanfront boardwalk for biking, skating, and swimming along miles of sandy beach. The 3.5-mile boardwalk was built in 1925 alongside Belmont Park, developed by sugar magnate John D. Spreckels to help sell real estate in the new Mission Beach neighborhood. Belmont Park's wooden Giant Dipper roller coaster from that same era still operates today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Good for
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 10+
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W Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA 92109, USA
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Tides today
Next low tide
2:47 PM
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8:52 PM
4.6 ft
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What visitors say
- Casey “Nomadic Nolan” Nolan★★★★★
Bruh my flight got cancelled and they sent me to San Diego for the day. I got $200 in flight vouchers, $35 in food credit. Slept in the airport. Went to a spa, massage, and the beach for sushi, tacos, drinks, got lit, and took a deep nap in the sand. It was lovely. Hella hotties in SD wow
2 months ago
- Vanessa Gruebel★★★★★
It’s a nice boardwalk but can pretty busy. I have travelled around so world so I have seen better and nicer boardwalks. It would be nice to have a separate bike lane. Views are nice so!
3 months ago
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