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However, the game won't be a sell out especially with our Pads not doing the best this year. I hate to admit it but sometimes San Diego fans are fair weather. I'm a season ticket holder and I haven't been to all the games this year. Dodger games are another animal - will be crowded with all the LA and OC folks driving down here, plus the Dodgers bring out the Padres fans too Thank you for the advice. Don't know which game we'll see. Braves seems cheaper but Dodgers more exciting The game against the Dodgers will be more exciting. You will witness the rivalry between LA and SD first-hand, so to speak.
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Hotels travelers are raving about One regards seating in the sun versus the shade. Most Padres games start at night, typically at 7: While the sun may not actually technically set until nearly 8: Secondly, if you really have no idea where to sit, generally speaking, I have repeatedly enjoyed seats directly behind the right field outfield. For me, an essential aspect of enjoying a Padres game in person is having some food and drink in and around the ballpark. I really enjoy special ballpark food and enjoy Padres games best with a few drinks.
Buying food and drinks at any ballpark, arena, or stadium during any sporting event can get expensive quickly if you randomly impulse buy whatever catches your eye. Over time, I have learned some ways to manage these costs at Petco Park.
The first is to consider going to a Padres game at Petco Park on a Tuesday. Every Tuesday is a Taco Tuesday. Several food vendors in the stadium most of them branches of locally famous restaurants offer tacos for a discounted price.
This means that the lines for tacos on Taco Tuesdays can get long. I dislike waiting in lines myself.
So, I tend to try to go get tacos at least a half hour before the game begins. The tacos are prepared right in front of everyone in line. Personal preferences will vary. My favorite at the last game I went to was the catch of the day fish tacos at Blue Water Seafood. I enjoy their steak tacos, too. Petco Park is located in downtown San Diego , adjacent to the many bars and restaurants of the historic Gaslamp Quarter. This means that there is a myriad of options for eating and drinking within a few blocks of the stadium, in family-friendly and not so family-friendly restaurants and bars.
If you want to have a few cocktails or glasses of wine before the game or some more varied, healthier food, I would strongly recommend getting to Petco Park at least one hour before the game starts and have a casual bite to eat outside the stadium.
A personal favorite of mine, because I like al fresco dining generally, is the outside, sidewalk bar at the Blind Burro. That list includes bottled water. Even when just going to a Padres game with other adults, I bring a small bag with some bottled waters, especially to day games when sitting in the sun. When going with kids, this is even more sensible. Petco Park also allows you to bring in juice boxes and milk. Best Downtown San Diego Hotels.
Paid parking lots are available near the stadium. My personal preference is to take the San Diego Trolley.
Personally, I prefer to park for free at the Old Town station and take the roughly minute ride to Petco Park from there. The same would apply to Seaport Village, and other Trolley stops. I typically think that the free attractions inside amusement parks and stadiums and other places that you have to pay to enter initially are not great and maybe over-hyped.
That being said, there are two spots within Petco Park that I think may be worth seeing and hopefully will add a little extra enjoyment for free to your game experience. The first is the Padres Hall of Fame , an outdoor area with bronze plaques dedicated to each of the former Padres players and coaches who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.