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Promotions Unlimited All rights reserved. You may reproduce materials available at this site for your own personal use and for non-commercial distribution. All copies must include this copyright statement. | | Agua Caliente County Park | County Highway S2 north of I-8, San Diego County (858) 694-3049 | Stretching 910 acres, this park is the home of a natural hot spring that fuels offers 140 campsites, hiking trails, and picnic areas that are open from Labor Day to Memorial Day. The desert park is nearby the county-run Agua Caliente airstrip. | Anza-Borrego Desert State park | Five miles north of I-8 on Highway 79, San Diego County (760) 767-5311 | The San Diego Union-Tribune states, “Nothing epitomizes the extraordinary diversity and unity of [San Diego] as much as Balboa park, perhaps our greatest, goodest place. It captures the ecological, cultural and sociological diversity of our region in a manner with which we can all identify.” Developed for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, Balboa Park celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal. The park’s scene, near downtown, spans 1,200 acres and is one of the biggest inner-city parks in the country! The timeless Old Globe Theatre, world-renowned San Diego Zoo, the Starlight Bowl, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, multiple museums, an 18-hole golf course, and the 25-court Balboa Tennis Club all reside within the park’s compilation of enlightening and communal establishments. | | Balboa Park | El Prado from Sixth Ave. San Diego (619) 239-0512 | The San Diego Union-Tribune states, “Nothing epitomizes the extraordinary diversity and unity of [San Diego] as much as Balboa park, perhaps our greatest, goodest place. It captures the ecological, cultural and sociological diversity of our region in a manner with which we can all identify.” Made for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, Balboa Park celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal. The park’s site, near downtown, spans 1,200 acres and is one of the most substantial inner-city parks in the country! The masterpiece that is the Old Globe Theatre, world-famous San Diego Zoo, the Starlight Bowl, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, multiple museums, an 18-hole golf course, and the 25-court Balboa Tennis Club all are located within the park’s group of instructive and public establishments. | | Belmont Park | 3146 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach (619) 491-2988) | This park, found on the water’s edge, includes a multitude of shopping areas, eateries, and the historic Giant Dipper Roller Coaster as well as “The Plunge” swimming pool. | | Cuyamaca Rancho State Park | 12551 Highway 79, San Diego county (760) 765-0755 | This large park features wide meadows, beautiful pine and oak forests, and amazing views of the Anza-Borrego Desert. The 25,000 acre park is located 40 miles east of San Diego and includes over 100 miles of hiking and equestrian trails as well as camping facilities. It can be easily accessed via Interstate 8. | | Legoland | One Lego Dr., Carlsbad (760) 918-5346 | Legoland is a wonderful theme park for children ages 2-12. The 128-acre park of brightly colored bricks that look like the internationally renowned Danish toy manufacturing company, “Lego” is the first of its kind in the United States.
Kids a number of attractions to entertain an entire day in the park. In Imagination Zone kids can enjoy playing with the original Lego’s themselves. Castle Hill consists of rides and attractions for older children. In Fun Town a child can earn their own Legoland driver’s license and at the Ridge they can enjoy their day with a maze and sky ride. Village Green is a place that has figures from children’s story tales as well as life-size jungle animals constructed only of legos. As is evident, children’s creativity and imagination will abound at Legoland. | | Old Town State Historic Park | San Diego Ave. and Twiggs St., San Diego (619) 220-5422 | Old town is most popular for the Bazaar del Mundo including many shops, popular Mexican restaurants and musical entertainment. The park is the site of the early 19th century settlement of San Diego and five of the original adobe structures, a historic blacksmith shop, schoolhouse, newspaper office and stable still sit on the park today. Over 6 million people visit Old Town each year. | | Palomar Mountain State Park | County Route S7, Palomar Mountain (760) 765-0755; (800) 895-4427 for Downhill Bicycling Info | In the winter Palomar Mountain Park is a popular spot for playing in the snow. In the summertime and throughout the rest of the year visitors abound for camping, picnicking hiking and bicycling. Skilled cyclists enjoy the Palomar Plunge, an 18-mile ride straight down the mountain including no pedaling whatsoever. The beautiful park includes 1,897 acres covered with conifers so large it may feel like you are actually in the Sierra Nevadas. The Palomar Observatory features a 200-inch Hale telescope as well. | | San Diego Wild Animal Park | 15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido (760) 747-8702 | This 2,000 acre park bordering Escondido hosts a vast number of wild animals including rhinos, giraffes, elephants, and deer. If a safari setting is what you’re excited for, the animals in this park play as wildly as they would in their native lifestyles in Africa or Asia.There are many sources of entertainment to a visitor of the park.
There are regular shows and informative speeches on the range and variety of the park’s wild birds and animals. For an up-close and personal photo shoot, the 1.75 mile hiking trail and caravan tour aboard a safari truck are amazing. The 5 mile long Wgasa Bush Line monorail lasts about 55-minutes round trip and hosts an extremely relaxing way to ovserve the animals within the park. The Heart of Africa, a brand new exhibit, allows people to walk among the animals of Africa as if they were literally on a safari.
The Wild Animal Park and the San Diego Zoo are run by The Zoological Society of San Diego. Summer, evening, and holiday hours are all offered at each park. | | San Diego Zoo | 2920 Zoo Dr., San Diego (619) 234-3153 | The Gorgeous San Diego Zoo is one of the most popular and greatly praised zoological parks in the world. It has over 4,000 rare and exotic birds, animals and reptiles that are all visible at the 100-acre tropical garden site. One of the Zoo’s most admired exhibits is the pair of giant panda’s that are currently on loan from China. A world leader in the proliferation of rare and endangered animals, the Zoo’s Center for the Reproduction of Endangered Species is very proud of a rare baby panda born in August of 1999.
The Zoo has strategically planned out numerous exhibits including: Hippo Beach, Tiger River, Gorilla Tropics, Polar Bear Plunge, Scripps Aviary, and the new Ituri Forest. This way the animals are provided with a natural, bioclimatic setting to live in.
Tours are often taken in open-air double decker busses to create a relaxing and entertaining view of the park. There are scheduled performances of the Wild Ones show, a children’s petting zoo and a baby animal nursery. The popular Sea Lion show also is an exciting performance to entertain all ages. | | Sea World | 500 Sea World Dr., San Diego (619) 226-3901 | The renowned attraction that is SeaWorld is home to five major shows and multiple exhibits of sea turtles, bat rays, seals, a dolphin feeding pool and an aquarium. Located just on Mission Bay, SeaWorld finds that the care and comfort of their animals is their number one priority. Tourists can view a 20 minute video on JJ, a baby gray whale that rescued by SeaWorld and later released into the wild in 1998.
Visitors also view the Penguin Encounter where a number of different penguin species live in a unique and carefully created world for penguins. The Shark Encounter and Manatee Rescue are areas where one could visit and learn about the endangered giants of the sea. Almost 20,000 mammals, fish, reptiles and birds live in the marine park , for example the loved Shamu and his killer whale friends that star in the Shamu Show.
Recently added to SeaWorld is the visited adventure ride, Shipwreck Rapids, where Tourists can enjoy a simulation of a remote island where the escape route is full of raging rapids and roaring waterfalls. The attraction has a dining area along with even more chances to interact with various animals. | | Torrey Pines State Reserve | North Torrey Pines Rd. south of Carmel valley Rd., Del Mar (858) 755-2063 | This reserve is world-renowned for the rarest of trees, the Torrey Pine. They are grown solely on this 1,750 acre plot of land and on Santa Rosa Island, found 170 miles northwest. The area displays spectacular views from lookouts 300 feet above the sea as well as walking trails down the bluffs directly to the beaches below. Torrey Pines State Reserve displays some of the most refined and unique scenery along the San Diego coastline. |
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