{"id":384127,"date":"2026-07-02T21:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/384127\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:21:07","slug":"whats-open-closed-for-fourth-of-july-in-san-diego-2026-nbc-7-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/384127\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s open, closed for Fourth of July in San Diego 2026 \u2013 NBC 7 San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>City government offices in San Diego will be closed Friday in observance of the Fourth of July, which falls on Saturday, and most services will be unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what to know:<\/p>\n<p>What will be closed?<\/p>\n<p>The following city facilities will be closed July 3 and 4:<\/p>\n<p>County public health clinics<\/p>\n<p>County family resource centers<\/p>\n<p>All\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/public-library\/locations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">libraries<\/a>\u00a0will be\u00a0closed\u00a0on Friday and Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Fallbrook Community Center<\/p>\n<p>Lakeside Community and Teen Center<\/p>\n<p>Spring Valley Community Center<\/p>\n<p>Spring Valley Gymnasium and Teen Center<\/p>\n<p>4S Ranch Recreation Office (all parks remain open)<\/p>\n<p>Valley Center Community Hall<\/p>\n<p>Tecolote Canyon Nature Center<\/p>\n<p>The Household Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility<\/p>\n<p>Public buildings in Balboa Park, including the Municipal Gym, Morley Field and Balboa Park Activity Center<\/p>\n<p>The following city facilities will be closed July 3 but open on July 4:<\/p>\n<p>County animal shelters <\/p>\n<p>Barrett, El Capitan, Hodges, Lower and Upper Otay Reservoirs will be\u00a0closed\u00a0on Friday. All other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/reservoirs-lakes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">City reservoirs<\/a>\u00a0will be\u00a0open\u00a0during regular operating hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tecolote Canyon Natural Park<\/p>\n<p>Some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/pools\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">city pools<\/a>\u00a0will be\u00a0closed\u00a0on Friday, July 3, and will reopen on their typical schedule starting Saturday, July 4. <\/p>\n<p>The following swimming pools will be\u00a0open\u00a0with holiday hours from 12 p.m. to 4\u00a0 p.m,:<\/p>\n<p>Friday, July 3: Allied Gardens, Bud Kearns, Carmel Mountain and Memorial.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, July 4: Bud Kearns, City Heights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ned Baumer Aquatic Center and Swanson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What will stay open?<\/p>\n<p>The following city facilities will be open:<\/p>\n<p>County parks, campgrounds and neighborhood day\u2011use parks<\/p>\n<p>Chollas Lake, if weather permits<\/p>\n<p>All\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/park-and-recreation\/parks\/dogs\/leashfree\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dog off-leash areas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/park-and-recreation\/golf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0golf courses<\/a>\u00a0will be\u00a0open\u00a0until dusk on Friday, July 3. Weekday rates will apply. The\u00a0Mission Bay Golf Course driving range\u00a0will remain\u00a0open\u00a0until 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Mission Trails Regional Park and Visitor Center<\/p>\n<p>City skate parks and the Pacific Highlands Ranch Pump Track at 5977 Village Center Loop Road.<\/p>\n<p>Other closures are:<\/p>\n<p>Parks and Recreation Department Open Space, Permit Center and Maintenance Assessment District offices;<\/p>\n<p>Development Services Department in-person services;<\/p>\n<p>Personnel Department&#8217;s Testing and Fingerprinting offices;<\/p>\n<p>Your Safe Place &#8212; A Family Justice Center.<\/p>\n<p>Those needing help related to domestic violence may call the Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-888-385-4657. People who are in immediate danger or experiencing a medical emergency should dial 911.<\/p>\n<p>Parking <\/p>\n<p>The city will not enforce parking meters on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4, time restrictions for street parking, yellow zones, or posted street-sweeping routes within its jurisdiction. It will enforce other parking violations, and rules for Port of San Diego property or other cities may vary.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/streetsweeping\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">street sweeping<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, July 3.<\/p>\n<p>Trash<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s Environmental Services Department will collect curbside trash, recyclables and organic waste on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/environmental-services\/miramar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miramar Landfill<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/environmental-services\/miramar\/greenery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greenery<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/environmental-services\/recycling\/centers\/miramarrecycle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Recycling Center<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/environmental-services\/recycling\/centers\/miramarrecycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.gov\/environmental-services\/recycling\/residential\/mattresses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mattress Collection Site<\/a>\u00a0will be open on July 3 but will be\u00a0closed on Saturday, July 4.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people are expected to attend the Big Bay Boom, billed as California&#8217;s largest fireworks show, which starts at 9 p.m. Saturday on the San Diego Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Because parking along the Bay is expected to fill up quickly &#8212; and a sewer main project is impacting travel along Harbor Drive &#8212; visitors should plan ahead, officials said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"City government offices in San Diego will be closed Friday in observance of the Fourth of July, which&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[91344,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-384127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}