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FRANKO’S MAP OF MISSION BAY surfing, picnicking, volleyball, softball,
beach fires, horseshoes, bicycling,
Mission Bay, in San Diego, California, is jogging, playgrounds, and much more.
enjoyed by many thousands of people,
including both locals and tourists. The Approximately half of the 4600 acres
City of San Diego have an official slogan (over 7 square miles) of Mission Bay Park
about Mission Bay that proclaims that it is is water. The rest is a wonderful
“The World's Finest Aquatic assortment of parks and resorts, plus the
Playground.” Not only is San Diego's world famous adventure park we know as
Mission Bay Park one of the largest city Sea World.
parks in America, it is definitely the best
water park in the world. Franko's Map of How and Why Franko's Map of Mission
Mission Bay was designed for everyone Bay was Created. There is an interesting
who visits Mission Bay, to know story to how and why Franko's Map of
everything there is to do in Mission Bay, Mission Bay was created. It was not my
and what the rules and regulations are for original idea, as is the case with most of
Mission Bay's abundant water recreation. my maps. In 2003 some of my lifeguard
Every tourist who visits San Diego and friends in San Diego asked me if I could
goes to Sea World, Sail Bay, Mission make an official map of Mission Bay Park
Beach, Fiesta Island, or any other part of for the City of San Diego, which they
Mission Bay should own this handy guide would give to all of the boaters, jet ski
map. Everyone else who enjoys the superb riders, fishermen, kayakers, and anyone
features of Mission Bay including else who uses Mission Bay for water
boating, kayaking, biking, jogging, recreation. It was said that funding had
walking, and swimming in and around been donated by an environmental group
Mission Bay needs this map as well. Right and thus the map needed to be created and
below the title block of Franko's Map of printed in large quantity for give-away.
Mission Bay there is a neat layout of the My friend, the extraordinary lifeguard
facts of San Diego's Mission Bay Park. Sgt. John Sandmeyer, a map maker
The caption is as follows: himself, assisted me on a project to create
“The City of San Diego's Official Map of
Mission Bay Park Facts: Mission Bay Park”, which included the
Size: 4600 acres (approx. half water) City of San Diego emblem in the title
Shoreline: 27 miles block, and San Diego's slogan, “The
Sandy Beaches: 19 miles World's Finest Aquatic Playground.” I
Swim Areas: 8 locations, 2 miles total made numerous trips to Mission Bay,
Oceanfront Beaches: 2.3 miles (Pacific exploring and gathering information,
Beach Dr. to North Jetty) although my lifeguard friend
Activities: Swimming, fishing, (affectionately known as “Sandman” by
waterskiing, sailing, jet skiing, wind all), was my chief source of information
