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Enjoy Beautiful San Diego – California
I’m all for 🥾 eco-friendly 🌳 green travel these days and it’s so great, to see this form of travel becoming much more popular as of late. So when I was approached by a fellow blogger who wished to collaborate on an article about …
🌿 Traveling Green In San Diego 🌿
I was all for it!
Considering planning a trip to one of ☀ Sunny California’s big cities? Well, you’ve got three great options: Los Angeles, 🌉 San Francisco , or San Diego.
Despite its diverse culture, 🌴 Los Angeles is extremely busy.
🌉 San Francisco is beautiful, but one of the most costly big cities in the entire country to live and visit.
However, 🛥 San Diego has a little bit of everything for you!
Getting Around While Traveling Green In San Diego
San Diego is a big city and getting around can be costly, both to your wallet and the environment. Luckily, there are some great and affordable options available to you, for getting around.
America’s Finest City has an efficient 🚆 public transportation system, to maneuver around, with relative ease.
It’s also very easy to schedule one of California’s; clean ride 🚕 cabs.
Despite activities in the city being quite spread out, San Diego has efficient; trains, trolleys and buses that will take you anywhere from; La Jolla to Coronado Beach.
So sit back, remember to pack your 😎 sunglasses and enjoy the views as I map out, some of the best ways to vacation green!
Visiting San Diego Parks
Did you know San Diego has 340 🏞 park and recreational areas, that span over; 40,000 acres of land, both developed and undeveloped?
Although impossible to visit them all on a single trip, there are roughly a dozen parks, that stand out above the rest. All are accessible via 🚌 public transportation, or even a good ole fashioned … 🚶 walk!
Balboa Park is called the nation’s largest urban and cultural park, in the United States. Balboa has; 16 🏛 museums alone!
A 💐 botanical garden, a natural history museum and a museum of 🎭 art, just to name a few. As well, Balboa is located right next to the world renowned; 🦒 San Diego Zoo. Routinely awarded one of the best zoos, not only in the United States, but in the world! 🗺
Balboa Park can be accessed either by the {Blue or Orange Line} via the 🚋 trolley, as long as you get off at; City College Station.
Because the park is so large, you can also ride the parks tram, from spot-to-spot.
The Gaslamp District And Petco Park
The ⛽ Gaslamp District and Petco Park, are just a few miles away from Balboa, yet they offer a; completely new experience.
Either hop on the trolley, or take a short stroll to Gaslamp. This is one of the city’s, most established cultural hotspots, ripe with local 🍲 cuisine and 🍹 bars. At night, let the romantic spectacle of the 🕯 gas lamps, take your breath away, with you and your partner.
As well and if in season, you can pop over to {Petco Park} and catch a; ⚾ San Diego Padres Major League Baseball game. ⚾
Old Town San Diego
Old Town is one of the closest spots to the ✈ San Diego Airport, so it could be first, or last on your list of sites to visit. Old Town is centrally located in relation to many of the busy spots in town. It is just a 15 minute ride from; Balboa and the Gaslamp District.
For the full experience, I recommend the; Old Town 🛤 Trolley Tour which gives tourists, an immersive experience, to all of San Diego’s cultural spots.
It’s a great green option to see the town, from the people who know it best!
What’s great about this tour, is that you can hop off the trolley and spend as much time, as you like at your chosen location. You can then grab another trolley, at your leisure.
Enjoying The Beaches Of San Diego
Coronado Beach
🏖 Coronado Beach is known for its sparkling sand and postcard views. Voted by {Travel Channel} and Dr. Beach as … America’s Finest Beach.
Coronado can be accessed either by; ferry, bus, or rideshare. Once you arrive, you can wander about on rented 🚴 bikes and/or even skateboards, to get the local experience.
Make sure to stop by the famous; 🏰 Hotel del Coronado along Ocean Boulevard. With beautiful architecture, shops and delicious food, it’s a great way to spend an afternoon. For those of a legal drinking age, there’s a fun beachside Tiki bar, attached to the hotel.
La Jolla
La Jolla is located slightly north of the city, but this jewel features; seven miles, of a less busy, but equally breathtaking beach experience, compared to Coronado.
You can either soak up the sun on the sand for the day, visit Scripps Park to see the; seals and sea lions and/or, catch a round of 🏌 golf at nearby world-famous … Torrey Pines Golf Course.
To get to La Jolla, catch the 🚍 Green Line bus to Old Town, for a 20 minute ride on the; Route 30 Express line.
La Jolla also has 🚴 biking and 🚣 kayaking tours. Or if you want to get particularly adventurous, you can take;
🤿 diving and/or snorkeling classes at La Jolla Underwater Park.
Conclusion
You could visit San Diego 100 times and still not take in everything the city has to offer. Enjoy the many attractions this beautiful city has to offer, without breaking the bank, or compromising your desire to be eco-friendly.
If you have additional questions regarding the 🚉 metro-transit system, you can visit their website for more details. If you are traveling with kids or children ages five and under transit is free, with the purchase of an adult 🎟 ticket.
Many of 🚍 San Diego’s bus and 🚈 AMTRAK systems, run late into the night, so you don’t have to call it a day at sundown.
Enjoy your trip!
Author Bio:
Originally from New Jersey, Derek has been living in San Diego for the past 8 years. When he’s not enjoying one of the many aforementioned beaches, he can be found exploring, the rest of the county. Like picking apples in Julian, or exploring the Desert of Anza Borrego.
I am happy to present this collaborative guest post, offering travel inspiration and helpful information to you as well.
🗺 Be sure to check out the {Google Map} box at the bottom of this post for San Diego’s exact location. 🗺
I’ve also listed the Official San Diego Tourism Authority link below to their website page. It’s filled with excellent information on everything this beautiful city has to offer.
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