California National Seashore

Places of Interest

Giant Dipper

Roller coaster

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The Giant Dipper, also known as the Mission Beach Roller Coaster and by other previous names, is a historic wooden roller coaster located at Belmont Park in the Mission Beach area of San Diego, California, United States.

Belmont Park

Theme park

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Belmont Park is an oceanfront historic amusement park in the Mission Beach community of San Diego, California. The park was developed by sugar magnate John D.

SeaWorld San Diego

Theme park

Photo: ZooFari, CC BY-SA 3.0.

SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park in Mission Bay Park in San Diego, California. It is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, public aquarium, and marine animal rehabilitation center. SeaWorld San Diego is situated 1½ miles east of California National Seashore.

Places in the Area

Mission Beach

Suburb

Photo: Vlastula, Public domain.

Mission Beach is a community built on a sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay. It is part of the city of San Diego, California. Mission Beach spans nearly two miles of ocean front.

Mission Beach-Pacific Beach

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Mission Beach and Pacific Beach are the two most popular beach neighborhoods in San Diego. Nestled between the ocean and the man-made Mission Bay, this area is packed with tourists in the summer months who come to visit Sea World, the seaside amusements of Belmont Park, or just to hang out at the beach.

Pacific Beach

Suburb

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Pacific Beach is a neighborhood in San Diego, California, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach and Mission Bay to the south, Interstate 5 and Clairemont to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Pacific Beach is situated 2 miles northeast of California National Seashore.

California National Seashore

Satellite Map

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Beaches to Discover

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