Directions to San Diego – Imperial Pools
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Alga Norte Aquatic Center (Pool Air Quality): 6565 Alicante Road, Carlsbad, CA 92009. The main competition pool has 20 short course lanes or 8 long course lanes. There is also an 8 lane 25 yard pool. Directions: From the North, Take I-5 South, Exit Palomar Airport Road, right on El Camino Real, Left on Town Garden Road and then Right on to Alicante Road. The pool will be located on your right. From the South, take I-5 North, Exit La Costa. Exit Right on to La Costa, then Left on to El Camino. Turn R on Poinsettia Lane and Left on Alicante Road. The pool will be located on your left. Parking is free.
Allied Gardens Municipal Pool (Pool Air Quality): 6707 Glenroy Street, San Diego, CA 92120. Take the Waring Rd exit (#9) from I-8 (either direction) and head north. After one mile turn left on Zion Ave. Make your first right onto Glenroy St. The pool will be on your right.
Brawley Lions Center Pool (Pool Air Quality): (225 A Street, Brawley): From San Diego: Take I-8 East to Imperial Ave exit in El Centro. Continue North approx 15 miles to Brawley. Continue North on 1st Street to A Street. Turn right, pool is 1 block East. From North County: Take Hwy 78 East to junction of Hwy 86. Take Hwy 86 into Brawley. Turn left a 4 corners and proceed on 1st Street to A street. Turn right, pool is 1 block East.
Bruce Hazard Pool (Mission Valley YMCA) (Pool Air Quality): 5505 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92110. From the East: Take I-8 West. Take exit 2C to merge onto Morena Blvd .5 mi. Slight right onto Linda Vista Rd .1mi. Take 1st right onto Napa St .2mi. Turn left onto Friars Rd .1mi. We ask all participants to please park in the park and ride lot located ¼ of a mile from the pool. The lot is located west of the pool on Friars road. It is just beyond Napa Street on Friars road.
Coggan Family Aquatic Complex (Pool Air Quality): (cfaquatics.org) 800 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 Phone: 858-456-0945
From the South: Take I-5 north to La Jolla Parkway. Go West on Torrey Pines until you reach Girard in La Jolla (the Vons will be in front of you). You will want to be in the left lane. Left at Girard and then right on Pearl (the next light). The very next light is Fay, turn left. The pool is past the La Jolla High athletic field on your right. Alternate route from South: Take I-5 North to the Garnet/Grand exit to Garnet. Go left on Garnet until Soledad Mountain Road. Go right. Continue to La Jolla Scenic Rd. (at the top of the hill). Go left to Nautilus Street (one short block). Go right. Continue down the hill past the middle school (on your right) to Fay. Go right. CFAC is on your left at the corner of Fay and Nautilus. From the North on I-5: I-5 South to La Jolla Village Rd. exit. Go right to Torrey Pines. Go left and continue on Torrey Pines until you reach Girard Rd. in La Jolla (the Vons will be in front of you). You will want to be in the left lane. Go left on Girard and then right on Pearl (the next light). The very next light is Fay, turn left. The pool is just past the La Jolla High athletic field on your right. From I-15: Take 52 West until you reach Torrey Pines Rd. Then same as directions above (Continue West on Torrey Pines until you reach Girard in La Jolla. You will want to be in the left lane. Left at Girard and right on Pearl (the next light). The very next light is Fay, turn left. The pool is past the La Jolla High athletic field on your right, before Fay dead ends into Nautilus.).
Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex (Pool Air Quality): At Coronado High School, 818 6th Street, Coronado CA 92118. Phone (619) 437-0227. 8 lane 50 meter pool with separate 6 lane 25 yard warmup pool. I-5 N/S to the Coronado Bridge (CA-75) exit, turn left at the first stoplight onto Orange Ave, turn right at 6th Street. Pool two blocks down on your left. Parking on streets surrounding schools.
El Cajon Valley High School (Pool Air Quality): (1035 East Madison, El Cajon): I-8 East to El Cajon, exit at Mollison. Mollison south to Madison, left on Madison – High School on the right.
El Corazon Aquatics Center (Pool Air Quality): 3302 Senior Center Dr, Oceanside, CA 92056. From the north, take I-5 south to Highway 76 east. Turn right onto Rancho Del Oro Rd then turn right onto Senior Center Dr to enter the park. Alternately, take I-15 south to Highway 76 west. Turn left onto Rancho Del Oro Rd then turn right on Senior Center Dr to enter the park. From the south, take I-5 north to Highway 78 east. Exit El Camino Real. Turn left onto El Camino Real. Turn right onto Oceanside Blvd. then turn left onto Rancho Del Oro Rd. Turn left onto Senior Center Dr to enter the park. Alternately, take I-15 north to Highway 78 west. Exit College Blvd and turn right. Turn left onto Oceanside Blvd then turn right onto Rancho Del Oro Rd. Turn left onto Senior Center Dr to enter the park.
Fallbrook High School Pool (Pool Air Quality), 2400 South Stage Coach Lane, Fallbrook, CA (pool is off of Winter Haven Rd, one turn earlier). Directions: Take CA-52 West 10 mi. Take exit I-15 North 30.3 mi. Take exit 41/Gopher Canyon Rd towards Old Castle Rd, turn right onto Gopher Canyon Rd .1mi. Turn LEFT onto N Old Hwy 395 1 mi. Turn left onto Camino Del Rey 4.6 mi. Turn right onto CA-76 E/Mission Rd .5mi. Turn left onto S Mission Rd 3.9 mi. Turn right onto Winter Haven Rd .1 mi, school/pool parking lot will be on the left. Parking- Available in the small lot up the street from the pool. Additional parking is available in the front of the school. Do not park in any “red striped” curb area or stick out in to traffic, cars are subject to towing.
Granite Hills High School (Pool Air Quality): 1719 E. Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92019. The pool has 20 short course lanes or 8 long course lanes. Directions: From I-8, exit at Greenfield Drive (Exit 20), Head south on Greenfield Drive. At E. Madison Avenue, take a left and head west. School will be on your left. Pool is at south side of the pool and parking can be accessed from Madison Ave or North 4th Street.
Helix High School (Pool Air Quality): 7323 University Ave, La Mesa, CA 91942. Take the 70th St / Lake Murray exit (#11) from I-8 (either direction) and head south (70th St). Go one mile then turn left on Stanford Ave. After 0.4 miles turn right onto Yale Ave. Cross University Ave and the high school entrance will be directly in front of you.
Joan Kroc Center (Pool Air Quality): Take I-8 East to 70th Street Exit. Take 70th South. Turn right on University Ave. Kroc Center will be on your left. Turn left on Salvation Drive. You will see the pool. Park in lot or on street. Additional parking behind the Performing Arts building at the West end of the Center.
La Jolla Jewish Community Center (Pool Air Quality): (4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, 92037, 858-457-3030): Exit I-5 at La Jolla Village Dr. east; to Regents Rd. (left); to Executive Dr. (right); pool is on the left. Alternative – Exit I-805 at La Jolla Village Dr., west to Genesse, right to Executive Dr.
Las Palmas Pool (Pool Air Quality): (1800 East 22nd Street, National City): I-805 south to Plaza Blvd, exit and go right. Left at 1st intersection (Palm Ave). Left at 18th Street to Newell Street. Right on Newell to Las Palmas Park entrance – pool and parking on the right.
Loma Verde Pool: (Loma Lane, Chula Vista) (Pool Air Quality): I-805 south, exit on Orange. West to Loma Lane, turn right to pool and parking. Alternative I-5 south to Palomar exit. East on Palomar to Orange Ave. Continue East on Orange to Loma Lane. Left to pool and parking.
Mater Dei Catholic High School Pool (Pool Air Quality): 1615 Mater Dei Drive, Chula Vista CA 619-423-2121. This pool has 8 lanes and is 25 yards long. Directions: From 805, Head East on Olympic Pkwy, Turn Right on La Media Rd, Turn Left on Birch Rd, Turn Left on Mater Dei Drive
Palomar College pool (Pool Air Quality)- From Inland: Take 15N, to 78 W. Get off at San Marcos Blvd exit. Go straight thru San Marcos intersection to Knoll Rd. Go to end of Knoll Rd. and turn left onto Mission Rd. past church and parking lot. Turn into Comet Circle – the pool is on left.
Pardee Aquatics Center (Pool Air Quality): Pardee Aquatics Center at the Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito, 533 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Solana Beach, CA 92075. From I5 exit @ Lomas Santa Fe Dr. West past STEVENS to the Boys & Girls Club driveway located on the left (South) side. SPECIAL PARKING INSTRUCTIONS: The facility has 128 parking spots; when they fill, we encourage loading/unloading and the use of the overflow parking. We have secured overflow parking at the Earl Warren Middle school adjacent to the pool on Stevens, two (2) lots are available. 1st lot staff: staff parking lot on STEVENS (dirt lot). 2nd lot at SAN RODOLFO entrance. No parking along or down the private drive directly East of the pool. All cars will be towed on the private drive. No parking in the office park directly West of the pool (505 Lomas Santa Fe). Cars will be towed. No parking in the office park directly North of the pool (530 Lomas Santa Fe). Cars will be towed.
Poway Community Swim Center (Pool Air Quality): (13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway): From 1-15, take the Poway Road/ Rancho Penasquitos Blvd. Exit; go East about 4 miles to Civic Center Drive. Turn right, then turn right again after 1 block (at the 3-way stop). Pool complex is at far end of parking lot.
Rancho Bernardo High School (Pool Air Quality): 13010 Paseo Lucido, San Diego, CA 92128-4478. Directions- I-15 to Camino Del Norte East – Left at Paseo Lucido. Right on Avenida Venusto. Parking lot is first drive-way on left.
Southwestern College (Pool Air Quality): 900 Otay Lakes Rd, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Directions- I-805 to East on E H St – Right at Southwestern Dr and veer right. Pool will be adjacent to the parking lot on the left.
UCSD (Pool Air Quality): I-5 north; to Genesee (r); to Eastgate Mall (r); to Regents rd (l); to Miramar Rd. (r); pool is on the right hand side.
Washington Park Pool (Pool Air Quality) (501 North Rose Ave, Escondido): I-15 north to Center City Parkway, North to Washington. Right on Washington to Rose. Right onto Rose for ½ block.
West Hills High School (Pool Air Quality):8756 Mast Blvd. Santee, CA 92071. West Hills is located on the western edge of Santee. West Hills is located on Mast Blvd. Turn right near the start/end of the 52 freeway.
