Location: Chula Vista
Top Things to do in Chula Vista
Things to do in Chula Vista, California (CA): The Best Nature & Parks
Chula Vista (/ˌtʃuːlə ˈvɪstə/; Spanish: beautiful view ) is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the state of California, and the 74th-largest city in the United States. The population was 243,916 as of the 2010 census.
Restaurants in Chula Vista
1. Discovery Park
2. Living Coast Discovery Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 200 reviews
Living Coast Discovery Center is a nonprofit zoo and aquarium located on San Diego Bay. Greet a sea turtle as she swims up to say hello! Get eye-to-eye with a bald eagle! Touch a bat ray in our interactive touch pool! Peruse Raptor Row and see the Living Coast's rescued birds of prey, all of which are non-releasable from injury or imprinting. Discover the native species you don't see in the city--or on land! Visitors are also free to follow their own path along the Refuge's 1.5 miles of walking trails. The Living Coast Discovery Center is a chance to explore Southern California's plants and animals on the 316-acre Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. If you're looking for a wildlife adventure, this is the place!
Reviewed By travelmakesUrich - Winter Garden, United States
Because this is situated on protected land, you have to park in a parking lot and wait for a bus to take you back to the center, but it's less than a ten minute wait, so we didn't even register it. The facility is not that big, but they pack it full not only with displays, but with employees who clearly enjoy the work they do and want to share their enthusiasm with guests. We did a behind-the-scenes tour that took us into the food prep area where we got to touch different things in a tank (a snail versus a limpet, for example) and also allowed us to feed the 2 unnamed sea turtles they have in the outside tank. I highly recommend this. The tour was already full the day we got there, but they were kind enough to allow us to join, then split the tour into 2 groups so that more people could participate. Kudos to the staff for making that happen. We felt that our money was well spent here - they're doing their part to educate and protect.
3. Rice Canyon Trail
4. Marina View Park
5. Chula Vista Bayside Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By 518mattp
This park has special meaning to me. I did a hydrographic survey in 1981 before it was built, had my wedding ceremony here in 2000 and in 2019 showed my custom hotrod with my car club “South Bay Cruisers at the park. It’s a nice place to watch sunsets, ride your bike around or just chill out. It is 2 miles from my home. It’s a short distance from Interstate 5, and seems a world away from the highway. Stroll, sit or jog , it’s a peaceful place.
6. Mountain Hawk Park
7. Memorial Bowl & Park
8. General Roca Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
