(including Mission Beach)
Crystal Pier is a landmark and symbol of Pacific Beach history. The pier has a operating motel located over the surf and is open free to fishermen during daylight hours. For information about accommodations at the pier call the Crystal Pier Motor Hotel at 858-483-6983.
Just
about 1 mile south of Crystal Pier is Belmont Park with the Big Dipper, a half
mile wooden track roller coaster originally built in 1927. 
The coaster has survived and was restored and reopened in 1990 as a San
Diego historic site. With its sharp curves, dips and 70 foot drop it's
an incredible fast action packed ride. Today, in addition to the coaster, there
is shopping, great restaurants and an Olympic size fresh water pool called the
Plunge at the site.
The photograph to the right shows an aerial view of the Big Dipper roller
coaster and some of the adjacent parks and bays in the background.
Roller Coaster Music
In the 1950'es the city developed a once marshy river
bed into a 5,000 acre aquatic park now called Mission Bay. Dredging
created islands, beaches and a navigable inlet to the Pacific Ocean. Today
this park is used for a variety of recreational activities such as picnics, fishing,
swimming, sailing, water skiing, and other family activities.Mission Bay is
located just south of Pacific Beach and east of Mission Beach. The City
of San Diego is in the process of $200 million dollars worth of improvements
including new parks, wetlands, nature centers, bike paths, pedestrian walkways,
new sail-boarding facilities and additional free parking.
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