Mira Mesa Quality Suites
The All suite hotel of Mira Mesa. Walking distance to shops, restaurants and Miramar Lake.
132 room facility with many modern amenities for guests.
Areas served: Miramar, Mira Mesa, Rancho Penasquitos, Poway, University City, Rancho Bernardo, Torrey Pines, Rancho Santa Fe
Free wireless Internet access. Guest's computer must be wireless enabled.
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Del Fairgrounds and Racetrack
This large facility is host to horse racing (July-Sept), the
San Diego County Fair (June), the ScreamZone (October),
and Holiday Lights (December).
Sea World San Diego
Giant marine zoological park and aquariums.
Home of Shamu the Killer Whale and other great adventures.
Tour Mission Bay
Miles of shoreline and small boat marina. Home to Sea World
and Belmont Park.
Tour Point Loma
Major scenic overlook of the San Diego Skyline. Cabrillo Monument and Lighthouse,
restaurants and giftshops.
Tour Del Mar Fairgrounds and Racetrack
This large facility is host to horse racing (July-Sept), the
San Diego County Fair (June), the ScreamZone (October),
and Holiday Lights (December).
Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve
(858) 538-8066; Park Webpage
This 4000 acre park stretches some seven miles protecting two major coastal canyons.
Los Peñasquitos Canyon and its tributary, Lopez Canyon, are characterized by perennial streams and steep slopes rising from flat, densely vegetated canyon bottoms.
Visitors can find wilderness trails and evidence of prehistoric cultures.
San Diego Tech Center
Center Website;
Premier Business Technology Campus.
Surrounding lush Japanese Gardens, the campus encompasses 10 buildings including a Private Athletic Club and Karl Strauss Restaurant and Brewery.
Mira Mesa Recreation Center
8575 New Salem Street, San Diego, CA 92126; (858) 538-8122;
Park Website;
Multi purpose fields, outdoor basketball courts, picnic tables, a gazebo and a tot lot which is accessible for children and adults with
disabilities all offer outdoor fun, while activity rooms and a kitchen offer cooking classes.
San Diego Vacation Resort Guide
First class tourist vacation accommodations directly on the beach overlooking the Mighty Pacific Ocean.
Enjoy San Diego's beautiful weather, mild climate and fun attractions and entertainment.
San Diego Miramar College
10440 Black Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92126; (619) 388-7310;
Campus Website;
- School of Arts & Humanities
- School of Business, Math and Sciences
- School of Public Services
- School of Technical Careers
- Ned Baumer Aquatics Center - 3 swimming pools are home to
the Miramar College Jets - mens and women's water polo teams.
San Dieguito River Park
Partially completed Coast-to-Crest wilderness trail follows the path of the San Dieguito Rivier.
The Park will someday extend from the ocean at Del Mar to Volcan Mountain, just north of Julian
and may even connect with the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park just beyond.
It will wind past Rancho Santa Fe, Fairbanks Ranch, Escondido, Lake Hodges and Lake Sutherland.
Tour Carmel Valley
A vibrant, yet young community, Carmel Valley has matured into a place where people can live, work and play.
Young families are attracted by high-end housing and award winning schools.
Tour MCAS Miramar
This military airbase was first made famous as the Navy's Top Gun air combat school, it now serves as major
base for U.S. Marine Corps Aviation. Look here for their Aviation Museum and annual Fleet Week Air Show.
Tour Sorrento Valley
The Sorrento Valley area has become synonymous with new business development in San Diego. Many prominent and internationally recognized
companies have been attracted to this part of San Diego, creating a dynamic business, research, technological, and educational environment.
Miramar Reservoir
Park Website;
This lake is very popular for bicycling, jogging, walking, rollerblading, and picnicking.
Reservoir has Florida-strain largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, sunfish, and trout (stocked December-March).
Alliant International University
Scripps Ranch Campus
10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131-1799; (858) 635-4772;
Campus Website;
Formerly United States International University
While this 60-acre campus is their most "traditional" location, with on-site
housing, a dining hall, the Alliant SportCenter, and the its centerpiece Walter Library,
the setting in San Diego is what sets it apart from most colleges.
A few miles away in San Diego's Sorrento Mesa area is the associated Cornerstone Campus, the home to graduate-level Organizational
Psychology programs in the School of Business and Organizational Studies.