Del Mar, CA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
442.5 mi
San Jose, CA
Quickest Drive
27m
San Diego, CA
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Del Mar, CA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
3,921
Median Income
$192,845
Median Home Value
$2,000,001
Median Age
55.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Del Mar, CA
Del Mar is a seaside town of 4,000 people (2020) in the north of San Diego County in Southern California. It has a Bavarian style village and the prettiest beach in California next to Carmel, dotted with old cypresses and clean, light sand, along with views up the coast to Orange County and down the coast to La Jolla.
1 Del Mar Race Track. Thoroughbred horse racing venue with season running in July and August. Located at the Via De La Valle exit off the I-5. Other events during off season. Holiday of Lights. At the Del Mar Fairgrounds in December.
1 San Diego County Fair. San Diego Fair running from June to early July. Other events in off season.
1 Pacifica Del Mar, 1555 Camino Del Mar, ☏ +1 858-792-0476. Seafood. (updated Mar 2017) 2 Bistro 39, 3939 Ocean Bluff Ave, ☏ +1 858-720-9500. Delicious eclectic cuisine (updated Mar 2017) 3 Poseidon, 1670 Coast Blvd, ☏ +1 858-755 9345. Tu-F 11AM-9PM, Sa Su 10AM-9PM, closed Mondays. A seafood restaurant whose tagline is "Coastal Cuisine on the Beach". (updated Jul 2022)
1 Hotel Indigo San Diego Del Mar, 710 Camino Del Mar, ☏ +1 858-755-1501. (updated Mar 2017) 2 Best Western Premier Hotel Del Mar, 720 Camino Del Mar, ☏ +1 858-755-9765. Classy boutique hotel set in picturesque seaside village (rooms with ocean, garden and pool view) located in the seaside village of Del Mar, within walking distance to beaches. 3 Hilton Del Mar, 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd (located across from the Del Mar Racetrack), ☏ +1 858-792-5200. (updated Mar 2017) 4 Homewood Suites by Hilton, 11025 Vista Sorrento Parkway, ☏ +1 858-523-0500. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. An all-suite hotel with fully-equipped kitchens. Complimentary hot breakfast daily, dinner with beer and wine Monday-Thursday, high-speed Internet, and shuttle service within 5 miles. (updated Mar 2017) 5 L’Auberge Del Mar Resort & Spa, 1540 Camino Del Mar, ☏ +1 858-259-1515, toll-free: +1-800-245-9757. This spa resort is located one block from the beach. The resort offers championship golf courses, recreational activities, luxury spa, meeting & event facilities and fine dining at J. Taylor’s Restaurant. (updated Mar 2017) 6 San Diego Marriott Del Mar, 11966 El Camino Real, ☏ +1 858-523-1700. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. (updated Mar 2017)
Travelling by car, Del Mar is just off Interstate 5, 30 km north of San Diego. NCTD runs hourly buses between Oceanside and La Jolla, in northern San Diego. While Amtrak and commuter Coaster trains pass by Del Mar, there has not been a station in the city for more than two decades. Instead trains call at nearby Solana Beach, three kilometres north of Del Mar.
Travel tips adapted from Del Mar on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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