California's Best Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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Oceanside

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1 Coronado

With the landmark 1888

Hotel del Coronado and

one of America’s top-

rated beaches, the city

of Coronado sits across

San Diego Bay from

downtown. It’s miles

away from the concrete

jumble of the city and the

chaos of more crowded

beaches further north.

After crossing the bay via

the curved Coronado Bay

Bridge, follow the tree-

lined, manicured median

strip of Orange Ave a

mile toward Ocean Blvd,

then park your car and

walk around. Sprawling

in front of the ‘Hotel

Del’ is postcard-perfect

Coronado Municipal

Beach. Less than 5 miles

further south, Silver

Strand State Beach

(%619-435-5184; http://www.parks.

ca.gov; 5000 Hwy 75; entry per

car $10-15; c) also offers

calm waters for family-

friendly swimming. The

strand’s long, narrow

sand spit connects back

to the mainland, though

people still call this

‘Coronado Island.’

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The Drive » Follow Hwy 75

south of Silver Strand past San

Diego National Wildlife Refuge,

curving inland by Imperial

Beach. Merge onto the I-5

northbound, then exit onto Hwy

163 northbound toward Balboa

Park. Take exit 1C and follow the

signs for the park and zoo.

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

Fun on the San

Diego Coast

Most.Americans.work.all.year.for.a.two-week.vacation..

San.Diegans.work.all.week.for.a.two-day.vacation.at.the.

beach..Family-fun.attractions.found.just.off.the.county’s.

gorgeous.coastal.highways.include.the.USS.Midway.

Museum,.Balboa.Park.zoo.and.Legoland.theme.park,.

along.with.dozens.of.beaches.from.ritzy.to.raucous..With.

SoCal’s.most.idyllic.weather,.it’s.time.to.roll.down.the.

windows.and.chillax,.dudes.

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