San Diego

San Diego has been called America’s Finest City.
San Diego is California’s second largest city with a population of 1.3 million in the city proper, and almost 3 million residents throughout the county. It is the eighth largest city in the United States; the county encompasses 18 incorporated cities. San Diego was recently named the safest big city in the United States.

College life is more enjoyable when you are located in a beautiful city with idyllic weather. Public transportation and miles of bike trails provide easy access to all that San Diego has to offer.

Here are just a few of the choices you have for recreation and cultural activities:

70 miles of beautiful beaches on the Pacific Ocean;
Balboa Park, the central park boasting Spanish-style museums modeled after exhibits of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition and much more;
Downtown’s Historic Gaslamp Quarter, the city’s dining and entertainment center;
Historic Old Town San Diego;
Torrey Pines Park, featuring hiking trails along a bluff overlooking the Pacific shoreline;
Sea World aquatic park;
The World Famous San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park;
Mission Trails Regional Park, filled with challenging biking and hiking trails;
Julian, California in the nearby mountains, home of some of the best apple bakeries in the West;
For those who enjoy sandy expanses and/or off-road driving there is Anza-Borrego and Ocotillo Wells Desert State Parks,

St. Katherine students can take full advantage of the recreational activities the city is famous for —kayaking, surfing, windsurfing, rowing, wakeboarding and sailing.

San Diego’s arts and culture and culinary arts are booming. The hottest, new culinary arts talents prepare award-winning meals throughout the regions 6,400 eating establishments.

In addition, a variety of special events and unique holiday offerings, multicultural festivals and celebrations, and colorful neighborhoods and communities allow students to explore myriad social and cultural opportunities.

Learn more about San Diego.