San Diego California Events. Area focus - Nestor

City: San Diego
Area Population: 68,764
Elevation: 394 feet above sea level
Distance from downtown SD: 19.4 miles southeast

Nestor is a community in the southern part of San Diego County, California.

The Otay Mesa-Nestor community planning area is located in the southern region of the City, and is bounded on the north by the City of Chula Vista, on the east by the community of Otay Mesa, on the south by the Tijuana River Valley and the San Ysidro community, and on the west by the City of Imperial Beach.

The Otay Mesa-Nestor community's planning history as part of the City of San Diego began in 1957 when the area was annexed to the City from the County of San Diego. In 1957 there were less than 1,000 housing units in the area, but by the late 1960s, residential development had accelerated dramatically. The first Otay Mesa-Nestor Community Plan was adopted in 1979, and then updated in 1997. Otay Mesa-Nestor is an urbanized community, with over 57 percent of the planning area (excluding the Salt Ponds) covered with residential land uses (approximately 17,000 units). Commercial land uses comprise five percent and industrial uses comprise three percent of the plan area. Twenty percent of the planning area consists of schools, parks, transit and other public facilities, while vacant, undeveloped, agricultural, and mineral extraction and processing uses comprise the remaining 15 percent.

The Otay and Tijuana River valleys define the northern and southern boundaries of the planning area and are characterized by wetlands and riparian habitats influenced by seasonal rains and stream flow. The Otay Valley Regional Park (a joint planning effort by Chula Vista, San Diego, and the County of San Diego) will link San Diego Bay to the Otay Lakes while providing recreational and educational opportunities for community and regional visitors. The Tijuana River Reserve (a partnership between national, state, and local agencies) encompasses 2,500 acres of beach, dune, mudflat, salt marsh, riparian, coastal sage and upland habitats surrounded by the cities of Tijuana, Imperial Beach and San Diego.

Tijuana River Valley County Park
2721 Monument Road
San Diego, CA 92154 Map

This 1698-acre park offers a diverse array of habitats that enhance visitors' experiences -- from dense riparian forests along the Tijuana River to coastal maritime sage scrub on top of Spooner's Mesa. You're welcome to experience the extensive system of trails that link the many habitats in this fertile river valley. You can hike or ride a horse along miles of trails, or bring your binoculars to see birds in one of the best bird watching spots in the county.

Horse trails connect the Equestrian Staging Area to the Pacific Ocean. Parking is due west from the Visitor Center at 2310 Hollister Street. Pullouts for trailers, corrals, and picnic tables are all available to help you stage your ride.

See birds and butterflies traveling the Pacific Flyway in the new Bird and Butterfly Garden, also west of the Visitor Center. Walking paths meander around plants specially chosen to attract these winged creatures. Check off your bird list while you eat your lunch at one of the picnic tables in the park.

Another popular feature of the park is the Community Garden at Hollister and Sunset, which provides area residents a place to exercise their green thumbs.

One of the County's newest sports facilities features five ballfields and a multiuse open turf area.

The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park is home to two dozen sensitive species, and more than 340 bird species have been spotted here -- more than two-thirds of the total species seen in the entire county! Even more natural riches can be found adjacent to the park, in the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve and Border Field State Park.

Montgomery-Waller Recreation Center
3020 Coronado Avenue
San Diego, CA 92154
(619-424-0466) Map

On August 28, 1883 John Montgomery became the first person to achieve a controlled flight when he launched his glider plane from a hillside in Otay Mesa. In 1950, a 90 foot silverwing from a WW II Liberator Bomber was dedicated to this site, and in 1964 the family of Luckie Waller donated a parcel of land next to the site for a park named after her son. Facilities: Outdoor facilities include two lighted basketball courts and multi-purpose athletic fields used for baseball, softball, soccer and Pop Warner. There are also small family picnic areas and areas for large special events. Indoor facilities include a gymnasium used for basketball, indoor soccer, and volleyball, along with a kitchen, a room for Tiny Tots classes, an arts & crafts room and meeting rooms.

Silver Wing Recreation Center
3737 Arey Drive
San Diego 92154
(619-424-0465) Map

On August 15, 1972 the Southern Area Committee approved plans for the Silver Wing site to include a multipurpose field, a tot lot area, a basketball court, and picnic areas. Construction began January 1974. Both the building and the park was dedicated on May 8, 1976. The Otay Mesa Recreation Council was officially recognized on March 2, 1977. The park sign was dedicated April 18, 1987. We are not the park with the big silver wing momunment. That park is called Montgomery
-Waller Community Park. Facilities: We are responsible for Palm Ridge Neighborhood Park which has two softball fields, a tot lot, a basketball court, and picnic tables. There is a comfort station on site.

Robert Egger, Sr. - South Bay Recreation Center
Saturn Boulevard
San Diego 92154
(619-424-0470) Map

The South Bay Recreation Center Gymnasium is dedicated to the memory of Robert Egger Sr., a dairy farmer, who in 1946 donated the land upon which the park now stands, to ensure the community would have park facilities at that location. Egger died in 1978 after living in and serving the South Bay community for 58 years. Facilities: Gymnasium, meeting rooms, picnic shelters, ballfields, kitchen.
1885 Coronado Avenue

Library
3003 Coronado Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-424-0474) Map

Post Office
650 Dennery Road, Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92154
(800-275-8777) Map

Police
1120 27th Street, San Diego, CA 92154
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693 Twining Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
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2265 Coronado Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
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Berry Elementary School (K-6)
2001 Rimbey Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-3500) Map - Website

Emory Elementary School (K-6)
1915 Coronado Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-5300) Map - Website

Finney Elementary School (K-6)
3950 Byrd Street, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-690-1334) Map - Website

Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School (K-6)
849 Twining Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-690-9222) Map - Website

Los Altos Elementary School (K-6)
1332 Kenalan Drive, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-690-5880) Map - Website

Mendoza Elementary School (K-6)
2050 Coronado Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-424-0100) Map - Website

Nestor Elementary School (K-6)
1455 Hollister Street, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-0900) Map - Website

Pence Elementary School (K-6)
877 Via Tonga Court, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-662-8100) Map - Website

Silver Wing Elementary School (K-6)
3730 Arey Drive, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-423-3950) Map - Website

Sunnyslope Elementary School (K-6)
2500 Elm Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-8800) Map - Website

Ocean View Hills School (K-8)
4919 Del Sol Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-661-0457) Map - Website

Mar Vista Middle School (4-8/7-8)
1267 Thermal Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-5100) Map - Website

Montgomery Middle School (4-8/7-8)
1051 Picador Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-662-4000) Map - Website

Southwest Middle School (4-8/7-8)
2710 Iris Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-4000) Map - Website

Montgomery High School (9-12)
3250 Palm Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-3007) Map - Website

San Ysidro High School (9-12)
5353 Airway Road, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-710-2300) Map - Website

Southwest High School (9-12)
1685 Hollister Street, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-3023) Map - Website

Montgomery Adult School (Adult Education)
3240 Palm Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
(619-628-3017) Map - Website

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