Businessman John D. Spreckels funded and developed Belmont Park in 1925, during the so-called golden age of roller coasters, though it was originally called the Mission Beach Amusement Center. In the ...

Minh Tra still recalls the vivid memories associated with Belmont Park’s reopening in 1990. Tra and his childhood friends got a parent to give them a ride to the park. Tra said he remembers seeing all ...

MISSION BEACH – Few landmarks in San Diego can claim a history as deep as The Plunge. Originally called The Natatorium, it was constructed in 1925 as the centerpiece of Belmont Park, alongside the ...

MISSION BEACH – Belmont Park has been a beloved part of Mission Beach’s coastline for 100 years. It all began in the roaring 1920s when sugar magnate John D. Spreckels envisioned the park as a means ...