Category: Things to do with kids: Parks & Open Spaces

Considered by many to be the West Coasts’ Plymouth Rock, this park offers over 50 acres nestled on a hill over looking Mission Bay, San Diego Bay, Mission Valley and the Pacific Ocean. The Serra Museum educates and excites visitors with the park history and San Diego’s past. Presidio Park is a horticultural cornucopia, flourishing with native and non-native species. All this can be observed exploring Presidio Parks more than 2 miles of trails, situated in the middle of urban San Diego.

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This significant horticultural and cultural resource has more than 15,000 trees, 14 specialty gardens, nearly 100 arts, educational, recreational, social and sports organizations, 14 museums and is home to the World Famous San Diego Zoo and Old Globe Theatre.

Contact number: (619) 239-0512

Location: 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101

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This 4,235 acres park is approximately half land and half water and is the largest man-made public aquatic recreational area in the world.

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