Naval Training Center Park — Attraction in San Diego

When I first moved to San Diego, I discovered I was living on the cookie cutter, bland side of town, and despite being an otherwise clean and safe neighborhood with all the modern amenities within a short walk, I found myself yearning to reconnect with some historic, artsy, gentrified neighborhoods, if for nothing else, the sake of creative inspiration. I looked up some suitable places to begin exploring and Liberty Station appeared in a search queue and did not disappoint. Ironically, I had driven directly through the area upon my initial arrival into the area and had went to the sunset cliffs on my first day in San Diego. Circling back to present day, I found a wonderfully diverse and economically healthy neighborhood filled with music, drama, and art shopped headed for all ages. I also found a wonderful church called The Rock that I am glad to be a member of. Liberty Station has a beautiful park that hosts a bounty of festivals and fairs weekly and is seemingly a wonderful place to walk your dog or stop and smell the amazing assortment of perennials always in bloom. The only detractor of the area is the proximity to the airport and being on the flight paths of all the jets from the San Diego airport. If the city moved the airport to the eastern edge of town either north or south, Liberty Station would be a perfect historic gentrified hub. Still a favorite for me and I will continue to go to church at The Rock and still patronize the shoppes no matter what part of the area I reside in, because it...

Liberty Station is a great place! Prior to Liberty Station being what it is, my father attended boot camp some ages ago at the same location. Sunday me, the San Diego Supreme Turtles (SDST), and so many affected by suicide walked to support preventing those taking a moment in a negative setting and not having support. There are people that have great hearts and everyone who walked was in great spirits.

The day started with our people meeting up and carpooling to the event {Liberty Station} #outofthedarkness showed up and showed out. Registration-check, sticker-check, free coffee [Starbucks], free water, free granola bars and tons of free info and gifts for dogs too. #outofthedarkness raised more than $10,000 within 48 hours. There were shirts made in memory of loved ones. There were poster signs made with photos and a gesture of that loved one posted on the path of the walk. We had bubbles, a drumline that was awesome. I did one lap with a healing sprained ankle. Lots of ice afterwards. I have enjoyed my birthday weekend. Next big event outing will be ice skating. I do remember 13 years ago, walking to the farmers market to get fresh flowers and some new mixed types of fruits and some once upon a time treasure that I still have. Hope you like the photos its not much but we enjoyed...

Liberty Station is such an amazing place. Whether you are looking to grab a bite to eat or are just looking for a nice peaceful place to take a walk or sit and read a book. There are so many great restaurants to grab a drink or sit and get a bite to eat. Location wise Liberty Station is in a great space, right by the water. There is also a Public type market where there is so much to choose from various local vendors and eateries. There is literally something for everyone amongst the many vendors inside the market and surrounding areas. One of our favorite standalone locations is Con Pane. They have great sandwiches and baked goods (the butterscotch latte is amazing). Not only are there plenty of places to eat and shop there is so much rich history surrounding Liberty Station. I would suggest taking a picnic or grabbing a coffee/tea and the family and take a walk around the park. There is a lot to take in and learn about its history. No matter what the weather is like it is always beautiful down there and it is always an enjoyable day. We were there Sunday for the Best Buddies walk and literally as we were walking the path you could smell the roses along the path. It was so soothing...