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Up the hill from the house

Picnic at Kate Sessions Park

A hillside lawn above Mission Bay with picnic tables, room to spread out and a view over the whole bay to downtown. It is the picnic we send people to, and it is best about an hour before sunset.

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Kate Sessions is up the hill to the north east of the house. Fanuel Street Park is south, on the bay.

Map showing the house, Kate Sessions Memorial Park and Fanuel Street Park The house is marked in dark teal. Kate Sessions Memorial Park sits up the hill to the north east; Fanuel Street Park is south, on the bay. PACIFIC OCEAN 11. Kate Sessions Memorial Park 22. Fanuel Street Park The house THE HOUSE
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Two parks worth knowing

One up the hill for the view, one down on the bay for the playground.

  1. The picnic spot, on the hill above the bay

    Kate Sessions Memorial Park

    • Picnic
    • Big lawn
    • City view

    A wide sloping lawn on the hillside above Pacific Beach, named for the horticulturist who planted much of Balboa Park. Grass, eucalyptus, picnic tables and a view straight down over Mission Bay to downtown. Street parking along Soledad Road.

    Why we like itThis is the picnic. Bring food up from one of the Garnet Avenue shops, get there an hour before sunset and watch the light go over the bay.

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  2. The playground at Fanuel Street Park on the sand beside Mission Bay Slides and climbing frame at Fanuel Street Park, with the bay behind The playground and the calm bay water at Fanuel Street Park

    Fanuel Street Park

    • Playground
    • On the bay
    • Calm water

    A small park on the Mission Bay side with a playground, grass, picnic tables and a gentle bay beach. The water here is flat, unlike the ocean side.

    Why we like itThe one to head for with small children. Bay water instead of surf, and a playground right there when they have had enough of it.

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