Silver Strand, Border Field State Park

Name: Silver Strand
Address: Border Field State Park, United States

#1 among attractions in Border Field State Park

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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Silver Strand, or simply The Strand, is a low, narrow, sandy isthmus or tombolo 7 miles long in San Diego County, California partially within the Silver Strand State Beach. It connects Coronado Island with Imperial Beach. Together with the Point Loma peninsula it shelters and defines San Diego Bay. State Route 75 runs the length of the strand and is a popular site for jogging and bicycling. The Silver Strand Half Marathon is run along the route each November. ()

Elevation: 0 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 32°37'53"N, 117°10'5"W

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Border Field State Park United States

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Day trips

Silver Strand – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chula Vista Center, Chicano Park, San Diego–Coronado Bridge, New Point Loma Lighthouse.

4.8 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Chula Vista Center, Chula Vista
122 min walk • Chula Vista Center is an outdoor shopping mall in Chula Vista, California. Opened in 1962, it features Burlington Coat Factory, J. C. Penney, and Macy's, with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears. It is owned and managed by Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
5 miN
Park, Playground
Chicano Park, San Diego
127 min walk • Chicano Park is a 32,000 square meter park located beneath the San Diego-Coronado Bridge in Barrio Logan, a predominantly Chicano or Mexican American and Mexican-migrant community in central San Diego, California.
4.2 miN
Curved bridge with skyline views
San Diego–Coronado Bridge, San Diego
107 min walk • The San Diego–Coronado Bridge, locally referred to as the Coronado Bridge, is a prestressed concrete/steel girder bridge, crossing over San Diego Bay in the United States, linking San Diego with Coronado, California.
4.9 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
New Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego
126 min walk • The New Point Loma Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California.
3.4 miE
Aquarium, Zoo, Outdoor activities
Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista
88 min walk • The Living Coast Discovery Center is an environmental education center with marine animal, animal and bird exhibits located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge in Chula Vista, California.
1.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
San Diego Bay, San Diego
47 min walk • San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port located in San Diego County, California near the U.S.–Mexico border. The bay, which is 12 miles long and 1 to 3 miles wide, is the third largest of the three large, protected natural bays on California's 840 miles of coastline, after San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay.
3.9 miN
City, Area
Coronado, San Diego
99 min walk • Coronado is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, United States, across the San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1890. Its population was 24,697 at the 2010 census, up from 24,100 at the 2000 census.
4.9 miE
City hall
Chula Vista City Hall, Chula Vista
125 min walk • The Chula Vista City Hall is the seat of the government of the city of Chula Vista, California. The city hall was built in 1923 on Third Avenue in the recently incorporated city, and it served the city until it was replaced by a new structure in 1951.
5 miNE
City, Area
National City, Chula Vista
128 min walk • National City is a city located in the South Bay region of the San Diego metropolitan area, in southwestern San Diego County, California. The population was 58,582 at the 2010 census, up from 54,260 at the 2000 census. National City is the second-oldest city in San Diego County, having been incorporated in 1887.
4.1 miN
32°41'23"N • 117°10'34"W
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, San Diego
104 min walk • Church
4.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Barrio Logan, San Diego
123 min walk • Barrio Logan is a neighborhood in south central San Diego, California. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of East Village and Logan Heights to the north, Shelltown and Southcrest to the east, San Diego Bay to the southwest, and National City to the southeast.