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Exit 51C — I-5 in California

Vista Way · Milepost 51 · 49 places at this exit.

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Gas · 12

Place	Off the ramp
Electrify America	0.4 mi · ev charging station
Bob's Gas	0.6 mi · gas station	call
Liberty Oil	0.6 mi · gas station	call
Circle K	0.6 mi · fuel
Mobil	0.6 mi · fuel	call
H&S Energy - Extra Mile	0.8 mi · gas station	call
Chevron	0.8 mi · gas station	call
Shell	0.9 mi · gas station	call
Ocean Tex Inc.	0.9 mi · gas station
G&M	0.9 mi · gas station	call
BP	1.1 mi · gas station	call
ARCO	1.1 mi · gas station	call

Food & restaurants · 18

Place	Off the ramp
Hunter Steakhouse	0.3 mi · steakhouse	call
McDonald's	0.4 mi · fast food restaurant	call
Walmart Bakery	0.4 mi · bakery	call
Little Fox Cups + Cones	0.6 mi · ice cream shop	call
Kona Hut Coffee House	0.6 mi · coffee shop	call
Applebee's Grill & Bar	0.6 mi · american restaurant	call
Naegi	0.6 mi · japanese restaurant	call
Revolution Roasters	0.6 mi · coffee shop	call
Tanner's Prime Burgers	0.6 mi · burger restaurant	call
Captain's Grounds Coffee	0.6 mi · coffee shop	call
Starbucks	0.6 mi · cafe	call
Panca Peruvian Rotisserie	0.6 mi · peruvian restaurant	call
HomeState	0.6 mi · mexican restaurant	call
The Privateer Coal Fire Pizza	0.6 mi · pizza restaurant	call
Anita's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina	0.6 mi · mexican restaurant	call
The Plot	0.6 mi · restaurant	call
Beach Break Cafe	0.6 mi · restaurant	call
Buccaneer Cafe	0.9 mi · restaurant	call

Hotels & stays · 10

Place	Off the ramp
Oceanside Inn and Suites	0.6 mi · hotel	call
The Green Room Hotel	0.6 mi · hotel	call
Hill Top Motel	0.7 mi · hotel	call
Little Blue Beach House	0.9 mi · hotel	call
Best Western Hotels & Resorts	0.9 mi · hotel	call
Scandia Motel	1.1 mi · motel	call
BLOC	1.1 mi · hotel	call
Extended Stay America	1.2 mi · hotel	call
The Heart of the Village - Carlsbad, CA	1.3 mi · hotel	call
Beach Terrace	1.4 mi · hotel	call

Things to see · 9

Place	Off the ramp
Rancho Villaseñor	0.7 mi · history museum
Hosp Grove Playground	0.7 mi · playground
Playground	0.8 mi · playground
School Of Hard Locks	1.9 mi · amusement park	call
Oceanside Historical Society	1.9 mi · history museum	call
Oceanside Pier	2.1 mi · museum	call
McCann Dance	3.2 mi · amusement park	call
Mare Amicus Art Gallery	3.4 mi · museum	call
Rancho Guajome Adobe	6.8 mi · attraction

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