Balboa Park
- pedestrian crashes within a mile, 2021–2026
- 27
- pedestrian crashes within a mile, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 10
- serious or fatal
- bike crashes within a mile
- 47
- bike crashes within a mile
- bus stops within a third of a mile
- 8
- bus stops within a third of a mile
Weather at Balboa Park this week
National Weather Service forecast at Balboa Park (194 ft). Mountain weather changes with height.
Getting to Balboa Park without a car
Bus routes with a stop within 0.3 mi: Flixbus 2017; Balboa Park Tram Balboa Park Tram. The nearest stop is 100 ft away.
Stations, stops and routes as mapped in OpenStreetMap, which can be out of date or miss an agency, and has no timetables. Check the agency's own schedule, or plan the trip in Google Maps.
Parking near Balboa Park
OpenStreetMap maps 28 parking lots within 0.5 mi of Balboa Park, 3 of them garages, covering about 54 acres of ground; 10 are tagged as paid. Street parking isn't mapped as lots, and lots can be private or closed to the public.
Is it safe to walk around Balboa Park?
This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. We don't rate places as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a walk is, and the places visitors crowd see more crashes partly because more people are there. What the records show: 27 pedestrian crashes were reported within a mile of Balboa Park from 2021–2026, 10 of them serious or fatal (4 fatal). The most were at 6th Ave & Laurel St (4). 41% involved a driver turning, 22% turning left. 41% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
How people on foot get hit near Balboa Park
- 41% involved a driver turning, 22% turning left.
- 41% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
- 7% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
- 48% happened after dark.
Where pedestrian crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 014 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 1 fatal
6th Ave & Laurel St
A mix of crash types
Of 4 people hit here, 3 were in a crosswalk at the intersection. 50% happened after dark.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
- Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
- 025 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 1 fatal
5th Ave & Elm St
People hit crossing mid-block
2 of 5 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 80% happened after dark.
- Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
- Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
- 033 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
6th Ave & Grape St
A mix of crash types
Of 3 people hit here, 2 were in a crosswalk at the intersection. 67% happened after dark.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
- Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
Streets with the most pedestrian crashes in the mile around Balboa Park
Bike crashes near Balboa Park
47 bike crashes were reported within a mile of Balboa Park from 2021–2026, 7 of them serious or fatal (3 fatal). The most were at 6th Ave & Hawthorn St (4), Florida Dr & Morley Field Dr (6) and 19th St & B St (4).
Common questions about Balboa Park
- How do I get to Balboa Park without a car?
- Bus routes with a stop within 0.3 mi: Flixbus 2017; Balboa Park Tram Balboa Park Tram. The nearest stop is 100 ft away. Stops and routes are as mapped in OpenStreetMap, so check the agency's own schedule before you go.
- Is there parking near Balboa Park?
- OpenStreetMap maps 28 parking lots within 0.5 mi of Balboa Park, 3 of them garages, covering about 54 acres of ground; 10 are tagged as paid. Street parking isn't mapped as lots, and lots can be private or closed to the public.
- What is the weather at Balboa Park this week?
- The forecast on this page is the National Weather Service's 7-day forecast for Balboa Park, refreshed every 15 minutes. The NWS forecast page for this point: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=32.7319&lon=-117.1465.
- Can I bike to Balboa Park?
- 47 bike crashes were reported within a mile from 2021–2026, 7 of them serious or fatal; the most at 6th Ave & Hawthorn St (4). The cycling map shows bike lanes, car-free paths and where bike crashes cluster.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted where they have map coordinates or could be placed from the street names on the report. Stations, stops, bike-share docks and parking lots are from OpenStreetMap. The forecast is from the National Weather Service and road closures from Caltrans.
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Picked by us. Location from OpenStreetMap. Crashes: pedestrian and bike crashes reported within a mile, 2021–2026, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), with FARS for fatal crashes; freeway crashes are left out of the pedestrian counts. 24 of the 27 pedestrian crashes had no coordinates and were placed at the intersection the report names. Reports with neither aren't counted, so the real totals are higher. Stations, stops and parking: OpenStreetMap contributors. Weather: National Weather Service. Check opening hours and closures before you go. How the data works.