Bay Facts

• San Diego Bay has 16 parks, featuring 10 playgrounds that are open to the public 365 days a year. Coronado Tidelands Park is a large park on the water with picnic areas, a playground and a skate park! View a Map of San Diego Bay
  
  
• Two museums - The Maritime Museum and the USS Midway Museum--are at home on the water of San Diego Bay. The carrier Midway can be seen from the bayside shoreline of Coronado.
  
  
• San Diego Bay comprises 22 square miles, 34 miles of waterfront and five cities-San Diego, Coronado, Chula Vista, National City and Imperial Beach.
  
  
• San Diego's Convention Center is located on San Diego Bay, directly across the water from Coronado.
  
  
• For a quick bite or fine dining, there are 69 restaurants on San Diego Bay. Coronado has its own share of waterfront restaurants. Check out Coronado restaurants here.
  
  
• San Diego International Airport is a very short hop to and from San Diego Bay.
  
  
• San Diego Bay's hotels, restaurants, shops and points of interest are set against San Diego Bay's spectacular views and near perfect weather all year long.
  
  
• Ten miles of pathways front San Diego Bay making the way for walkers, joggers, rollerbladers and cyclists. Coronado is particularly lucky with its abundance of waterfront pathways along First Street, past Tidelands Park and under the Coronado Bridge to the Coronado Golf Course.
  
  There are 250 acres of open space to visit along
• San Diego Bay's waterfront. Glorietta Bay Park, Tidelands Park and Centennial Park are three beautiful open spaces in Coronado right on the waterfront.
  
  
• Thirteen hotels, with approximately 6,750 rooms offer visitors a wide choice of accommodations on San Diego Bay for extended vacations, business stays or weekend getaways. Coronado's waterfront hotels are the Coronado Marriott facing downtown San Diego and Loews Coronado Resort on the Silver Strand. Book Your Hotel NOW!
  
  
• Unique shopping venues-Coronado Ferry Landing and Seaport Village-and other specialty shops are prominent on the waterfront of San Diego Bay.
  
  
• There are 25 marinas in San Diego Bay, offering 6,800 boat slips for year-round sailing and boating. Glorietta Bay Marina in Coronado's Glorietta Bay is one of boaters' best kept secrets with its new slips and a new marina building.
  
  
• The National City Marine Terminal on San Diego Bay serves as a major distribution point for American Honda, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Audis, Acura, Mazda, Lamborghinis, Bentley, Lotus and Porsche.
  
  
• Each year there are 300 cargo ship visits to move goods and materials into and out of San Diego.
  
  
• There are more than 200 cruise ship visits to San Diego Bay each year. Port of San Diego Cruise Ship Information.