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Del Cerro
Community of San Diego in California

Del Cerro

Del Cerro is an affluent, hilly residential neighborhood of approximately 2,300 residents in the eastern part of San Diego, California.

Del Cerro borders the communities of San Carlos, Allied Gardens, College Area, Grantville, and the city of La Mesa, and is adjacent to Lake Murray and San Diego State University (SDSU).

How locals move

Getting around Del Cerro the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rjcastillo (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.