Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Features: Longest Wooden Pier on the West Coast; 3 Miles of Beaches; Boat Harbor; California Surf Museum; Art Museum; Theatre; Thursday Night Hot Spot
‘Oceanside’ Theme
Oceanside Museum of Art
Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4PM (Opens at 1PM on Sundays and Closed on Mondays)
Cost: $8 ($5 for Seniors 65+, Free for Students and Military Families with I.D.)
Features: Hosts Impressive Art Exhibitions in a Modern Facility added to an Irving Gill Designed Building; Music & Art Events
California Surf Museum
Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4PM. (8PM on Thursdays)
Cost: $3 ($1 for Students, Military, and Seniors 62+)
Features: State of California Surf Museum covering the History of Surfing in California; Skateboarding Memorabilia
Sunshine Brooks Theatre
Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Performances: Year-Round
Cost: $17 – $20 (Discounts for Seniors, Students, & Military)
Features: Community Theatre is home to Plays, Musicals, and Concerts; Just a Few Blocks from the Oceanside Pier
San Luis Rey River Trail
Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: Dawn to Dusk
Cost: Free, Including Bike Rentals
Features: Hike and Bike a 14.4-Mile Round-Trip Trail Along a Riverbed Starting Near the Oceanside Pier
Buena Vista Audubon Nature Center
Location: Oceanside (36 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4PM (Opens at 1PM on Sundays and Closed on Mondays)
Cost: Free; Donations Accepted
Features: Nature Center Hosted by the Buena Vista Audobon Society on the only Freshwater Coastal Lagoon in Southern California; Mastodon Fossils
Oceanside Harbor
Location: Oceanside (39 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Features: Sailboat Tours, Whale-Watching, Sportfishing, Boat Rentals
Mission San Luis Rey Museum
Location: Oceanside (42 Miles / 45 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: Entry Allowed 10AM – 4PM
Cost: $6 ($5 for Seniors 65+, $4 for Kids 6-18)
Features: Largest Mission in California; Historic Water Conservation System; Oil Paintings; Abraham Lincoln Signed Document
Marine Corps Mechanized Museum
Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Weekdays: 7:30AM – 4PM (1PM on Fridays); Closed on Weekends
Cost: Free; Must Show Driver’s License and have Proof of Car Insurance to enter Camp Pendleton
Features: Relics of Past Conflicts including Tanks, Missile Carriers, Howitzer, and other Combat Vehicles
Arrowood Golf Course
Location: Oceanside (47 Miles / 55 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: Year-Round; Dawn – Dusk
Cost: $85 – $110; Discounts for Twilight Play and Southern California Residents
Features: New Course, Hilly Terrain, Surrounded by Natural Habitat.
