Chula Vista Bayside Park

Located in the city of Chula Vista, Chula Vista Park Bayside Park consists of a small beach situated on the east side of San Diego Bay. 

The beach is a well-known swimming, kayaking, and paddle-boarding spot.  Chula Vista Park Bayside Park welcomes dogs and offers many amenities including restrooms, playgrounds, picnic tables, a grass park, an RV Park, a pier, and a volleyball court. 

There are several fun activities here including swimming, fishing, biking, skating, and paddle-boarding. If you are looking for additional activities, Chula Vista Kayaks works on the beach and provides water sports equipment rentals along with guided tours of Sweetwater Marsh, a great birdwatching destination. 

Getting to Chula Vista Park Bayside Park is very easy – after you get off of I-5, turn left on Marina Parkway, and then follow the sign for Chula Vista RV Park Resort to reach here. You can use the free street parking spaces available nearby and take a short walk to the beach.

If you are looking for attractions near Chula Vista Park Bayside Park, there are many within a 15-minute drive of the beach.  National City Golf Course is a nine-hole beachfront golf course with a par 5, five par 4’s, three par 3’s, driving range, and restaurant.  The lively nightlife neighborhood Gaslamp Quarter is known for its clubs, dive bars, cocktail lounges, and restaurants – you can also visit Horton Plaza Park here that has an interactive fountain. If you like performing arts, Spreckels and Balboa theaters feature music concerts, comedy shows, and plays. Spread across five and a half acres, Pepper Park features a playground, boat launch, fishing pier with lighting for night fishing, and picnic tables.  Another great attraction near Chula Vista Park Bayside Park is San Diego Zoo, a non-profit wildlife sanctuary that is home to 3,500 rare and endangered animals, and over 700,000 plants.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a 10-minute drive of Chula Vista Park Bayside Park.  Galley At the Marina is a vegetarian-friendly eatery bar with an oceanfront patio setting and features seafood dishes, fish 'n' chips, happy hour, live music, and dancing. If you like Italian food, Olive Garden Italian Restaurant serves classic Italian dishes like Chicken Parmigiana and Fettuccine Alfredo, pasta, chicken, and beef dishes. If you are looking for a family-friendly restaurant, Family House of Pancakes offers breakfast options that include pancakes, omelets, sandwiches, tacos, and burgers.

If you are looking for a hotel near Chula Vista Park Bayside Park, you can drive 10-minutes to nearby options. The 3-Star pet-friendly Best Western Plus Marina Gateway Hotel features a pool and gym. As other affordable hotels, the 3-Star Hercor Hotel was awarded the Travellers’ Choice 2020 Award by Tripadvisor, and the 2-Star Motel 6 Chula Vista, CA - San Diego welcomes pets.