Sports - The City of San Marcos sponsors adult softball, soccer, and indoor soccer leagues. A city gymnasium opened in April 1995 for basketball and volleyball leagues and open play. Various local parks - Provide playground equipment, picnic facilities, hiking, biking and equestrian trails, swimming pools, a water slide and a lake. San Marcos is approximately 20 minutes from the beach. Dining and entertainment - Restaurant Row, located less than five miles from campus, offers a variety of ethnic and specialty eating establishments at reasonable prices.
Live bands perform on weekends.
The complex also houses an arts and crafts gallery and holds special events several times during the year. Shopping - There are grocery stores, convenience stores, drug stores and specialty stores located in San Marcos. The annual Valley Center Western Days is held each Memorial Day weekend and Bates Nut Farm, operated by four generations of the Bates family, offers incredible values on nuts and candies. It also offers a wide array of activities from arts and crafts fairs in the summer, a pumpkin patch in the fall, and holiday activities. Children of all ages will enjoy Bell Gardens, a full-scale working farm that offers beautiful picnic grounds, vegetables stands, train rides and more.