Glorietta Bay Park Beach

Located in the city of Coronado, Glorietta Bay Park Beach is a small north-facing beach that is a part of the Glorietta Bay Park and is situated on the San Diego Bay.

There are several amenities at Glorietta Bay Park Beach including lifeguards, restrooms, showers, playgrounds, ATMs, barbecues, fire pits, grass park, boat ramps, and picnic tables.

Glorietta Bay Park Beach has many fun activities including swimming, sailing, paddle-boarding, biking, boating, and kayaking. If you are looking for additional activities, The Coronado Clubroom & Boathouse is located on the Glorietta Bay Park and offers stand-up paddle-boarding and kayaking lessons, and watersports equipment hourly rentals.

Getting to Glorietta Bay Park Beach is very easy – the free parking lot for Glorietta Bay Park is situated northwest of Silver Strand Boulevard at Rendova Road near 1834 Strand Way. You can easily access the beach from here.

If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many within a 15-minute of Glorietta Bay Park Beach.  USS Midway Museum is a historical naval aircraft carrier museum consisting of the aircraft carrier Midway that was the United States’ longest-serving aircraft carrier from 1945 to 1992.  USS Midway Museum hosts more than 700 events every year including 400 active-duty Navy retirements, re-enlistments, field trips of over 50,000 students annually – and American Idol, Discovery Channel, and Fox News have also filmed their episodes here. The lively nightlife neighborhood Gaslamp District 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. Another great attraction near Glorietta Bay Park Beach 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, you can drive six-minutes to many restaurants near Glorietta Bay Park Beach.  Burger Lounge is an awesome hamburger restaurant serving grass-fed beef, turkey, French fries, quinoa dishes, and was awarded the ‘Travellers’ Choice 2020 Award’ by Tripadvisor. The crowded restaurant Miguel's Cocina has a nice menu that includes Mexican food, margaritas, mojitos, sangrias, and tequilas. If you are looking for an affordable restaurant, the vegetarian-friendly Night & Day Café offers American and Mexican menus with beer and wine.

If you are looking for a hotel near Glorietta Bay Park Beach, you can drive four-minutes to the upscale 4-Star pet-friendly hotel Beach Village at The Del, Curio Collection by Hilton that has many amenities including a pool, bar, sauna, restaurant, spa, and fitness center. The 3-Star Hotel Marisol Coronado is a 15-room boutique hotel that sits a block away from the famous Coronado Beach and features luxurious Italian suites. If you are looking for an affordable hotel, the 2-Star Cherokee Lodge welcomes pets.