About Oceanside, California

Centrally located in the heart of the beautiful Southern California coastline, Oceanside is among the region’s best places to escape the hustle and bustle. Considered the gateway city between metropolitan San Diego and Los Angeles, Oceanside’s near-perfect climate (year-round temperatures averaging 72 degrees) is inviting to visitors to revel and relax at the 3.5 miles of sandy beaches or at one
of four golf courses within the city.

A classic Southern California beach town, Oceanside’s central location offers visitors an ideal place to stay and experience California’s casual spirit. Visitors can enjoy Oceanside’s charm and its regional attractions while being just minutes from world-famous attractions including: Legoland California, Disneyland, SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo, The San Diego’s Zoo’s Wild Animal Park and the Birch Aquarium at Scripps.

Location: Oceanside is located just 38 miles north of downtown San Diego and 50 miles south of John Wayne/Orange County Airport. A coastal community, it is easily accessed by Interstate 5.

Attractions/Points of Interests

• Three and a half miles of wide sandy beaches – Harbor Beach, Breakwater Way, Pier View North and South, Tyson Street Beach, Wisconsin Street Beach, Oceanside Boulevard, Buccaneer Beach

• Six miles of beachfront roadways excellent for jogging, biking or rollerblading

• Oceanside Harbor - Visitors enjoy watersports such as boating, kayaking and jetskiing; the charming New England-style harbor offers shops and restaurants.

• Oceanside Pier – Fishing aficionados can simply drop a line off along city’s famous pier (the longest over-water wooden pier in California at 1,942 feet)

• Whale watching (January-March)

• Harbor Days , event held the third weekend of September, provides two days of good hearted family fun – Mayor’s Cup Regatta, a sailing competition around buoys in the harbor waters; Fishing Derby, poles and people swarm around the fishing pier while youngsters cast their lines to see who will come up with the biggest fish; and Nail and Sail, sailors sink or swim in this contest which pits brain against brawn as teams build and navigate a seaworthy craft around a short, but treacherous course.

• Cruising down the Historic Highway 101 with a ‘must-stop’ at the Historic 101 Café
  

• Unlimited outdoor recreation: boating, kayaking, biking, fishing and hiking, golf, and more!

• San Luis Rey River Bike Trail
  

• World-class surf conditions with major surfing events; US Pro Longboard Championships, NSSA Surf Competition, USSF Surf Competition, World Bodying Surfing Championships

• Oceanside Surf Camp provided by the City of Oceanside Parks & Recreation

• Mission San Luis Rey de Francia , the “King of the Missions”

• California Surf Museum , celebrating sport and lifestyle of surfing
  

• Oceanside Museum of Art

• Historic Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

• The Audubon Buena Vista Lagoon , rare, protected coastal bird estuary

• Heritage Park