College Area, San Diego
The College Area is a residential community in the Mid-City region of San Diego, California, United States.
The College Area is a residential community in the Mid-City region of San Diego, California, United States. It is dominated by San Diego State University (SDSU), after which the area is named. Several neighborhoods in the College Area were developed in the 1930s, with others becoming established in the post-war period.
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Worth seeing in and around College Area, San Diego
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01San Diego State University
San Diego State University is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University system.
500 m · public research university in San Diego, California, United States · Wikipedia - 02Beth Sarim
Beth Sarim is a ten-bedroom mansion in San Diego, California, constructed in 1929 in anticipation of various resurrected Old Testament biblical patriarchs or prophets such as Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah and Samuel. It was maintained by the Watch Tower Society, the parent organization used by Jehovah's Witnesses, and was also used as a winter home and executive office for Watch Tower president Joseph Franklin Rutherford.
2.8 km · building in California, United States · Wikipedia - 03San Diego State Aztecs
The San Diego State Aztecs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University. The university fields 17 varsity teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, primarily as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.
500 m · intercollegiate sports teams of San Diego State University · Wikipedia - 04Lake Murray
Lake Murray is a reservoir in San Diego, California, operated by the City of San Diego's Public Utilities Department. When full, the reservoir covers 171.1 acres, has a maximum water depth of 95 feet, and a shoreline of 3.2 miles.
2.8 km · lake in California, United States of America · Wikipedia - 05San Diego State University Fowler College of Business
The Fowler College of Business is the business school of San Diego State University, a public research university in San Diego, California.
500 m · school of San Diego State University · Wikipedia - 06Tony Gwynn Stadium
Tony Gwynn Stadium is a ballpark in San Diego, California, located on the campus of San Diego State University. Opened in 1997, it is the home of the San Diego State Aztecs baseball team.
900 m · baseball stadium in San Diego, California · Wikipedia - 07Hepner Hall
Hepner Hall is an academic building at San Diego State University. The original entrance to the university, it is the oldest building on the campus.
500 m · building in San Diego State University California, United States; the oldest and most recognizable building on campus · Wikipedia - 08Peterson Gym
Peterson Gymnasium is an indoor arena in San Diego, California, located on the campus of San Diego State University. Opened in 1961, it is the home of the San Diego State Aztecs women's volleyball team.
800 m · multi-purpose arena in San Diego, California, United States · Wikipedia - 09San Diego State University campus
San Diego State University is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University system.
500 m · university campus in San Diego (1931-) · Wikipedia - 10Hardy Memorial Tower
Hardy Memorial Tower is a bell tower at San Diego State University. Constructed as a Works Progress Administration project in 1931, it is 11 stories tall; it contains the Fletcher Symphonic Carillon, consisting of 204 bells over 6 octaves.
500 m · San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to College Area, San Diego
- Airports
- San Diego (SAN), 12 km · General Abelardo L. Rodriguez (TIJ), 27 km · John Wayne Orange County (SNA), 125 km
- Stations
- SDSU Transit Center, 200 m
- Santa Ana → College Area, San Diego3480 km · quickest by air, 14h 46m · $770–1,160
- Palm Springs → College Area, San Diego127 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · $16–21
- San Bernardino → College Area, San Diego150 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · $13–18
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for College Area, San Diego
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for College Area, San Diego. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIf you're more adventurous, you might be able to hire a Water Taxi to get to and from waterfront hotels, shopping centers, and restaurants along the bay in Downtown and Coronado.
- Go nextCoronado is a lovely little city that lies on a peninsula just across the bay, accessible from downtown by a ferry ride (departs from the Broadway Pier and the Convention Center) or by driving just a bit south of Downtown to get to the Bay Bridge.
From Wikivoyage: San Diego/Downtown, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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College Area, San Diego is 11 km from San Diego, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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