If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many within a 15-minute drive of Sweetwater Marsh. National City Golf Course is a nine-hole beachfront golf course with a par 5, five par 4’s, three par 3’s, a driving range, and a restaurant. The lively nightlife neighborhood Gaslamp Quarter is known for its clubs, dive bars, cocktail lounges, and restaurants. If you like performing arts, Spreckels and Balboa theaters feature music concerts, comedy shows, and plays, and you can also visit Horton Plaza Park here that has an interactive fountain. 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 Sweetwater Marsh is San Diego Zoo, a non-profit wildlife sanctuary that is home to 3,500 rare and endangered animals, and over 700,000 plants.