15 MOST Common San Diego Tourist Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them!)

We'll share what not to do on your next trip to San Diego, 15 common tourist mistakes to avoid!

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San Diego Common Tourist Mistakes Chapter Guide:
0:00- Intro
0:26- 1) Not Leaving Downtown
1:11- 2) Not Renting a Car
2:07- 3) Assuming Downtown is NEAR the beach
3:03- 4) Not Crossing the Border to Mexico
4:07- 5) Not Visiting North County San Diego
4:48- 6) Visiting on a holiday weekend
5:34- 7) Not going east county
6:14- 8) Doing TOO MUCH in one day
7:00- 9) Not trying Mexican Food
7:54- 10) Not packing a light jacket or layers
8:54- 11) Not taking advantage of free things to do
9:48- 12) Not being prepared for the beach
10:44- 13) Bars & Clubs close at 2am
11:39- 14) Not taking advantage of Happy Hour Specials
12:36- 15) Eating Theme Park Food

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[TheGypsyGirl]

Native San Diegan here…don’t forget Point Loma sunset cliffs and then have dinner at liberty station. That is a great place too! It is an old marine corp barracks. So much good food. They even have a mess hall to eat in with different booths of food options. The lighthouse at the end of Point Loma is beautiful place to stop and watch the boats go in and out.

[sunnflowerr]

I rented a car on my last trip to SD. Went to LaJolla beach & Cabrillo Monument. Good advice given Jay.

[philjorgensen]

Respectfully Jay, I vacation in San Diego frequently (6x in the last 18 months) and I never rent a car. With the Coaster that serves North County so well, great vacations await in Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, and Solana Beach. Around the city too, the light rail helps for Old Town to Downtown, Mission Valley, UTC, etc. Cars are too expensive. Plant yourself in a hotel by the beach, the bus can help too.

[FirstLast-cbjr]

Also, if you do rent a car, are staying at the Grand Hyatt or one of the other hotels near the convention center, freight trains at night aren’t your friend: they’re very long and travel slowly. If you’re driving from the north, make sure you find a spot to cross under the tracks before you get downtown. If you’re stuck waiting late at night (11 pm or later) expect a 20 to 40 minute wait for the train to pass!

[Wilma.Flintstone]

I definitely did #8 (doing too much in one day)! I really thought San Diego didn't have much to do besides the beaches and, boy, was I wrong, LOL. I needed 1 day just for Balboa Park alone! I was there for about 3 days and didn't do nearly all that I wanted. But, I guess that just gives me a reason to come back 🥰

[HereBeBarr]

#1 is a big one, yep. Especially with no car.

[whitewitchmom]

Lived in La Jolla and my prom was at the Hotel Del.

[chac]

Going to San Diego expecting sunny weather in May, June, or July. There is a reason we call it May gray and June Gloom.

[manamedia]

Very good advice in this entire video. For someone who has been going to SD for 30 years from New Zealand, every point Jay makes definitely should be paid attention to.

[CurtisSimpson]

Excellent video. I just returned from a 5 day trip there from Tucson where it is 110 deg. One additional tip I can give is: I stayed downtown near the Marina and I had access to an eBike every day. I rode it everywhere... to a dispensary, to Balboa Park, up and down the boardwalk and even took it on the ferry to Coronado Island where it was super helpful to ride to the beaches and not deal with cars and parking there. This allowed me to leave my car in the parking lot and not use it during my stay. That was actually super relaxing for me to not worry about driving around. The only think I'll say negative about biking around is that there seems to be not alot of bike paths around downtown SD. I rode alot on the roads in traffic and I'm not super keen on that. However, I was there on July 4 and since it's a holiday there were not many people driving around downtown so I was able to ride the streets all over and see alot in that area. It was great. And the 4th of July fireworks were the best I've ever seen!! Highly recommended.

[SwirlKitty]

That is helpful! Although personally coming from AZ I want nothing to do with desert and mountains-I get plenty of that now 😂 love your videos! It’s helping plan my Wife’s upcoming birthday vacation !

[monica-NJ-]

Jaycation I finally made it to SD, will watch this later, so far all your SD videos are so helpful, Flower Fields was amazing ❤❤❤

[RA-hxuc]

I live in L.A. so only drive, but if you're flying to SD, consider flying into Tijuana instead. It is likely cheaper and you can exit the airport in SD, not in Mexico. You just walk through a covered bridge. It's called the CBX location and has a rental car location inside.

[CindaMurphyRealEstate]

Love this! Wish you talked more about where to park.
My GPS takes me to the point of interest or the location but doesn’t always tell you where the parking is and it can be stressful and hectic to try to find it.

[yzkid]

I like you mention North County all the way out to Ocotillo, Julian, etc. People should know how diverse SoCal is from the forest to huge deserts to beaches

[susannedoe]

We used Turo when we visited San Diego for a rental car. It worked out wonderfully!

[momcation]

Very informative vlog Jaycation! Thank you for your awesome work! Here’s to 100k subscribers!❤️

[vistaxp]

Saying that it’s better to rent a car than take public transportation puts into perspective how bad our public transportation is

[goodcalivibes]

Whoo Hoo thanks for shouting out Julian ⛰ and Borrego Springs 🌵

[xgallentius]

#1 Visiting during "May Gray" or "June Gloom" :D