San Diego parks

We stayed at TT in 2006, wasn't a bad commute, we usually didn't leave till 8 or 9 am and back around 6. We enjoyed the area. In Jan of this year we were going to stop at the cmpgrnd that is on the beach as friends don't belong to TT but decided to go on home on 8. In 2006 we were there in August. We visited the zoo, old town, the Nat Cemetary and the park on top of the mountain. Having a senior moment and can't remember the name.Believe there was also an aircraft carrier there.

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Taking Otay Lakes Road over to I-805 is mostly through a heavily built up area with lots of cross streets and traffic lights.

Perhaps if you got a late start every morning and went back to camp late in the evening it would be manageable.

I agree with this route from personal experience; I live right off the I-805 in Chula Vista. Northbound traffic is heavy in the mornings until about 9 AM, southbound heavy in the evening. Concerts at the amphitheater (currently "Sleep Train Amphitheater" but it has changed names often) can tie up the I-805 very badly. Also, construction on HOV lanes in the area is causing congestion and some ramps/exits are closed at inconvenient times.

One alternate route is to come toward CV from Pio Pico on Otay Lakes Road and then go onto the I-125 toll road (http://www.southbayexpressway.com/ as starter toward other places in town. Rush hour traffic is pretty heavy everywhere, though.

See Sigalert San Diego traffic map for live coverage.

Pio Pico is not a very good place to stay if your concern is access to the sites around San Diego. It's what I'd call a tough commute location. Nearly all your miles to get somewhere interesting is in traffic.

Campo Road / route 94 is two lane for over 10 miles up to where it becomes freeway. And it's a pretty heavily traveled road. Jamul along the way is a bedroom community with everybody heading into and out of the city morning and night. And 94 also has lots of traffic commuting between east county San Diego and Tecate, Baja. And even the freeway part of 94 is heavily used for commuting traffic into and out of the city.

Taking Otay Lakes Road over to I-805 is mostly through a heavily built up area with lots of cross streets and traffic lights.

Perhaps if you got a late start every morning and went back to camp late in the evening it would be manageable.

Just ran the trip on S&T and its 28 miles. Looks like most of the driving is in the hills getting to the city. I don't know the area very well so this is all I can offer.