La Mesa Hideaway Guidebook

Connie
La Mesa Hideaway Guidebook

Hikes / Sightseeing

This is a great hike, and it's close to our neighborhood. This hike really helps me to get into shape! During the summer it gets pretty hot, so we recommend going early in the morning while it's still cool. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/cowles-mountain-trail
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Cowles Mountain Coffee
7290 Navajo Rd
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This is a great hike, and it's close to our neighborhood. This hike really helps me to get into shape! During the summer it gets pretty hot, so we recommend going early in the morning while it's still cool. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/cowles-mountain-trail
Great hiking trails! Beautiful ocean views. You can walk back along the beach. https://torreypine.org/home-2-2/reserveinfo/trails/
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Torrey Pines State Beach
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Great hiking trails! Beautiful ocean views. You can walk back along the beach. https://torreypine.org/home-2-2/reserveinfo/trails/
I have not personally hiked Mission Trails; however, many of my friends have and love it! Trail Map: https://mtrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MTRP_Trail_Map_2021-3-10.pdf
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Mission Trails Regional Park
1 Father Junipero Serra Trail
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I have not personally hiked Mission Trails; however, many of my friends have and love it! Trail Map: https://mtrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MTRP_Trail_Map_2021-3-10.pdf

Food scene

This is located in Ocean Beach, a 22 minute drive from our house. Our daughter highly recommends, and she says you have got to get the fish tacos! 5059 Newport Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107
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South Beach Bar & Grille
5059 Newport Ave
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This is located in Ocean Beach, a 22 minute drive from our house. Our daughter highly recommends, and she says you have got to get the fish tacos! 5059 Newport Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107
Another recommendation from our daughter! She loves the place!
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Epic Wings
6715 El Cajon Blvd
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Another recommendation from our daughter! She loves the place!
Right in La Mesa Village, 5 minutes from our house, this is my personal local favorite Pizza place! My husband prefers Papa John's, but for me, this is the best! 8381 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942
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Surf Rider Pizza Co.
2163 Abbott St
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Right in La Mesa Village, 5 minutes from our house, this is my personal local favorite Pizza place! My husband prefers Papa John's, but for me, this is the best! 8381 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942
La Mesa Village Local - 5 minutes from our house. Another one of my favorites! We like to sit outside on Wine Wednesdays for Happy Hour and have Caesar Salads and sauteed mushrooms and watch the local scene go by. http://www.centifontis.com/
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Centifonti's Bar & Restaurant
8365 La Mesa Blvd
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La Mesa Village Local - 5 minutes from our house. Another one of my favorites! We like to sit outside on Wine Wednesdays for Happy Hour and have Caesar Salads and sauteed mushrooms and watch the local scene go by. http://www.centifontis.com/
24 minute drive from our house. Humphreys Backstage Live is one of our favorite places to go for live music! Happy Hour every day. http://www.humphreysbackstagelive.com/
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Humphreys Half Moon Inn
2303 Shelter Island Dr
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24 minute drive from our house. Humphreys Backstage Live is one of our favorite places to go for live music! Happy Hour every day. http://www.humphreysbackstagelive.com/

La Mesa and Nearby Cool San Diego Neighborhoods

We feel truly blessed to live in San Diego! There is so much to do here: beaches, hiking, cool neighborhoods, free summer concerts with live music, and more!
Our neighborhood! 5 minute drive from our house. The Village of La Mesa has an eclectic vibe with a main street filled with restaurants, shops and coffee shops. Special events happening right on the downtown street of La Mesa Boulevard are the Oktoberfest every year, summer antique car shows on Thursday evenings, and every Friday a cool Farmer's Market from 3 - 6 pm. https://www.cityoflamesa.us/409/Special-Events
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La Mesa
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Our neighborhood! 5 minute drive from our house. The Village of La Mesa has an eclectic vibe with a main street filled with restaurants, shops and coffee shops. Special events happening right on the downtown street of La Mesa Boulevard are the Oktoberfest every year, summer antique car shows on Thursday evenings, and every Friday a cool Farmer's Market from 3 - 6 pm. https://www.cityoflamesa.us/409/Special-Events
About a 25 to 30 minute drive from our house, La Jolla is an upscale neighborhood, whose beauty has inspired artists and surrounded locals and travelers in sunshine and style for decades. I especially recommend La Jolla Cove for walking and/or swimming. https://www.lajolla.com/profiles/la-jolla-cove/ https://lajollabythesea.com/
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La Jolla
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About a 25 to 30 minute drive from our house, La Jolla is an upscale neighborhood, whose beauty has inspired artists and surrounded locals and travelers in sunshine and style for decades. I especially recommend La Jolla Cove for walking and/or swimming. https://www.lajolla.com/profiles/la-jolla-cove/ https://lajollabythesea.com/
About a 15 minute drive from our house. Hipsters, young professionals and students hang out in trendy North Park, where coffee shops, craft-beer bars and indie boutiques line University Avenue. The restaurant scene is heavy on brunch spots, upscale pubs, taquerias and sushi lounges, and nightlife often revolves around the Observatory North Park, a 1929 theater that hosts rap, rock and electronica. The North Park Thursday Market also features live music.
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North Park
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About a 15 minute drive from our house. Hipsters, young professionals and students hang out in trendy North Park, where coffee shops, craft-beer bars and indie boutiques line University Avenue. The restaurant scene is heavy on brunch spots, upscale pubs, taquerias and sushi lounges, and nightlife often revolves around the Observatory North Park, a 1929 theater that hosts rap, rock and electronica. The North Park Thursday Market also features live music.
21 minute drive from our house. Ocean Beach is a vibrant, bohemian neighborhood, with a classic SoCal beach vibe. Surfers and sunbathers fill the namesake beach, while Ocean Beach Pier is a popular local fishing spot with sweeping views. Nearby, Newport Avenue is lined with antiques shops, beachwear and surf boutiques, organic groceries, taquerias and brewpubs. The Ocean Beach Farmers Market features live music.
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Ocean Beach
1850 Ocean Front St
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21 minute drive from our house. Ocean Beach is a vibrant, bohemian neighborhood, with a classic SoCal beach vibe. Surfers and sunbathers fill the namesake beach, while Ocean Beach Pier is a popular local fishing spot with sweeping views. Nearby, Newport Avenue is lined with antiques shops, beachwear and surf boutiques, organic groceries, taquerias and brewpubs. The Ocean Beach Farmers Market features live music.
17 minute drive from our house. The Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown San Diego has been called the hottest nightlife scene on the West Coast. https://www.sandiego.org/explore/downtown-urban/downtown.aspx
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Downtown San Diego
1409 Fourth Avenue
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17 minute drive from our house. The Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown San Diego has been called the hottest nightlife scene on the West Coast. https://www.sandiego.org/explore/downtown-urban/downtown.aspx
20 minute drive from our house. Do you love Italian food! Check out Little Italy. Little Italy is a chic, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood, packed with trendy cocktail bars, brewpubs and restaurants with bustling patios. Upscale clothing boutiques, indie music venues and quaint piazzas dot the area, while the weekly Little Italy Mercato Farmers’ Market draws crowds to its mix of produce, gourmet food and craft stalls. The green lawns of Waterfront Park have fountains, and offer views of the bay. https://www.littleitalysd.com/dine
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Little Italy
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20 minute drive from our house. Do you love Italian food! Check out Little Italy. Little Italy is a chic, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood, packed with trendy cocktail bars, brewpubs and restaurants with bustling patios. Upscale clothing boutiques, indie music venues and quaint piazzas dot the area, while the weekly Little Italy Mercato Farmers’ Market draws crowds to its mix of produce, gourmet food and craft stalls. The green lawns of Waterfront Park have fountains, and offer views of the bay. https://www.littleitalysd.com/dine
North San Diego beach town, 30 minute drive from our house. Del Mar is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, incorporated on July 15, 1959. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea," which reflects its location on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The Del Mar Horse Races are hosted on the Del Mar racetrack every summer. http://www.delmar.ca.us/35/Explore-Del-Mar
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Del Mar
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North San Diego beach town, 30 minute drive from our house. Del Mar is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, incorporated on July 15, 1959. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea," which reflects its location on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The Del Mar Horse Races are hosted on the Del Mar racetrack every summer. http://www.delmar.ca.us/35/Explore-Del-Mar
20 minutes from our house. Coronado Island! Don't miss this! FIVE stars!! We go here every weekend to the Coronado Ferry landing, with our chairs, and listen to free live music concerts with local bands while taking in the bay view of the downtown Skyline. https://coronadoferrylanding.com/events/
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Coronado
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20 minutes from our house. Coronado Island! Don't miss this! FIVE stars!! We go here every weekend to the Coronado Ferry landing, with our chairs, and listen to free live music concerts with local bands while taking in the bay view of the downtown Skyline. https://coronadoferrylanding.com/events/