How to Find the Best Parking at the San Diego Zoo

[@paullarsen8407]

I love passing cars on my bike. I love seeing you riding with your family.

[@RidingBikesinSanDiego]

Through D3, we find very little reason to drive a car. Biking takes us to our friends' places, sports activities, and a lovely range of shopping and eating. We have two bus options to get downtown for a baseball game or the central library, etc.

[@sandiegofun1]

We were in that traffic mess north of Upas right at the same time. I was furious that there isn't any way to get to the premier park of San Diego. It's insane that the trolley doesn't run up and down Park. Maybe in 20 years we will have true transit.

[@RodMesa-e2t]

When I do go to the zoo, I take the trolley from Euclid Station to City College Station, and take the bus to the Zoo stop. Because I have the option, I avoid weekend crowds and special events. The entire park needs more bike racks.

[@ShowMeThatOne]

I noticed that most of what you're passing on the right is residential and multi-family residential. And these residents seem to be utilizing on street parking. Although I do like the calming (dead stop in this case) effect of one traffic lane. As Americans keep piling up their cars, and with apartment complexes reducing parking availability, rather than reducing their car footprint, the over-flow of vehicles goes to the street. Hence insuring more gridlock. It almost seems counterproductive.

[@RidingBikesinSanDiego]

In fairness, it's not usually like this. It's a holiday weekend. As for those residential complexes, they've been there for decades, and there's not much (if any) new construction on this stretch. But, yes, people have a habit of moving into places with limited parking, and insist on having more cars than they have dedicated space for.

[@rickgac311]

San Diego recently rescinded the requirement for off street parking, which exacerbates the problem.

[@RidingBikesinSanDiego]

@rickgac311 The changes you're referring to have zero impact on the content of this video. The stretch on Park from Robinson to Upas has all the street parking that's always been there. The problem is the amount of people driving cars.

[@japanamericacar427]

went to december nights by bike, the bike valet was full at 6pm on friday, so just locked my bike up to the bike valet fence lol, the event was a mess as always and the bus service was a mess as always aswell. bikeing is the only good option and they still manage to make it suck lol

[@pirateprofessor]

Mesmerizing watching your kid whizzing past all those big important cars. Not sure why you needed to go to the zoo, though. Most of those cars are the weight of you, your family, your bikes, and a hippopotamus, or even a rhino. Why pay the zoo entry fee when you can just enjoy watching those beasts wallow on the road? On a less snarky note, I grew up on the east coast but my grandparents lived in San Diego. So many great memories of the zoo, so lucky for your kid to have it near enough to bike! I enrolled in a behind-the-scenes summer program one year - search for it!

[@RidingBikesinSanDiego]

The zoo is a freakin' gem!! The pass seems a little expensive, but there are some times of year we go multiple times a week, and it's totally worth it at that point.

[@xijaomao]

Why would the speed limit be 40 near the park?

[@RidingBikesinSanDiego]

I'd bet that it's because people who drive cars need to get places fast (even though there's a freeway just west and a canyon road just east). Your guess is as good as mine.

[@alexshiro222]

Your kid's seat should be up way higher. Maybe outgrew that bike already

[@RidingBikesinSanDiego]

I realized that while we were riding, and we'll adjust it before the next ride. The bike is a good size for the next couple of years.