Mission Beach is a two mile stretch of beautiful sand situated between the Crystal Pier on the North and the South Mission Jetty on the South. There is a sidewalk that runs the full length of Mission Beach known as the Boardwalk. The Boardwalk is over two miles long and is fronted by several hundred condo complexes that offer short term condo rentals in Mission Beach and Mission Bay. These ocean front vacation rentals are the most sought after vacation rental properties in all of San Diego. Ocean front vacation rentals in Mission Beach tend to book many months in advance. Also, Mission Beach vacation rentals tend to rent from Saturday to Saturday in the peak season.Mission Beach, California offers the ideal ocean front vacation rental setting.

The peninsula of Mission Beach is located just south of Pacific Beach, a beach community that stretches from the beach to Interstate 5 and from La Jolla to Mission Bay. Mission Beach is situated between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay, which is famous for encompassing Sea World, as well as many beautiful harbors. Mission Bay hosts sailing, as well as fishing, whale watching excursions, and motor sports like jet skiing and water skiing, as well as calmer sports like stand-up paddle boarding and sailboarding. An annual festival and tournament is hosted on Mission Bay’s Fiesta Island for the popular sport called “over the line.” The sport is played like baseball, but without runners, permitting the players to engage in adult beverages and people-watching. People watching is one of the most popular sports on the Boardwalk, making the ocean front properties the ideal setting for a long day of enjoying a few drinks and people watching. From the patio of nearly any ocean front condo, you can watch the people go by, whether beach beauties or hard bodies, or wonky artists on vintage bicycles, or roller bladers, joggers, and an occasional skateboarding dog. Out a little further on the ocean, a dog may surf, but mostly people surf in the waves, or ride their boogie boards in the beautiful blue-green ocean.

Bike and board rentals are widely available and inexpensive. In Mission Beach, a typical week might include biking, boarding, long walks on the beach in the morning, and amazing sunsets with a glass of wine in hand. The restaurants are close enough to walk to, and a few bars are nestled throughout the peninsula. Come enjoy the sunsets on beautiful Mission Beach! In addition to articles that focus on Mission Beach vacation rentals, we offer useful information about vacation rental properties throughout San Diego County.