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Exit 53 — I-5 in California

Mission Avenue · Milepost 53 · 65 places at this exit.

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Gas · 11

Place	Off the ramp
Mobil	at the exit · gas station
Exxon & Mobil Stations	at the exit · gas station	call
Arco	0.5 mi · fuel	call
G&M Gas	0.6 mi · gas station	call
Surf Rider Chevron	0.6 mi · gas station	call
Mohsen	0.7 mi · gas station	call
Ocean Tex Inc.	0.8 mi · gas station
G&M	0.8 mi · gas station	call
Shell	1.1 mi · gas station	call
Chevron	1.1 mi · gas station	call
BP	1.1 mi · gas station	call

Food & restaurants · 29

Place	Off the ramp
Panda Express	at the exit · chinese restaurant	call
Tasty Pot Oceanside	at the exit · chinese restaurant	call
La Michoacana PLUS	at the exit · ice cream shop	call
The Mandarin	at the exit · chinese restaurant	call
El Pollo Loco	at the exit · mexican restaurant	call
Puja Restaurant Group, Inc	at the exit · restaurant
Armando's Mexican Food	at the exit · mexican restaurant	call
Pho Bowl & Grill	at the exit · vietnamese restaurant	call
Valerie's Taco Shop	at the exit · taco restaurant	call
Jerrys Street Churros	at the exit · restaurant	call
Sunshine Kitchen	at the exit · japanese restaurant	call
Subway	at the exit · sandwich	call
Better Buzz Coffee	at the exit · coffee_shop	call
Wendy's	at the exit · burger	call
Burger King	at the exit · burger	call
That Boy Good	0.3 mi · barbecue restaurant	call
Panels Comic Book Coffee Bar	0.3 mi · coffee shop	call
Mission Ave Bar and Grill	0.3 mi · bar and grill restaurant	call
San Diego Psychotherapy And Wellness Center Inc	0.4 mi · restaurant
Burger King	0.5 mi · burger
seaborne coffee FTS	0.5 mi · coffee_shop	call
Cold Stone Creamery	0.5 mi · ice_cream	call
Sunshine Poke & Sushi Rolls	0.5 mi · sushi
Banana Dang Coffee	0.5 mi · coffee_shop	call
Breakwater Brewing Co.	0.5 mi · restaurant
Alberto’s Mexican Food	0.5 mi · mexican
ZzanG Hotdog & Chicken	0.5 mi · Korean
Fugu Ice Cream	0.5 mi · ice_cream	call
The LAB Collaborative	0.5 mi · restaurant	call

Hotels & stays · 14

Place	Off the ramp
Travelodge	at the exit · hotel
Quality Inn I-5 Near Camp Pendleton	at the exit · hotel	call
Ramada	at the exit · hotel	call
The Brick Hotel	0.5 mi · hotel	call
The Fin Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton	0.5 mi · hotel	call
Fly Hotel Gabon	0.6 mi · hotel	call
Super 8 by Wyndham Oceanside Downtown	0.7 mi · resort	call
Motel 9	0.7 mi · motel	call
Comfort Suites	0.7 mi · hotel
The Seabird Ocean Resort and Spa	0.7 mi · resort	call
Mission Pacific	0.7 mi · resort	call
Club Wyndham	0.7 mi · resort	call
Pacific Inn Oceanside	0.7 mi · hotel	call
SpringHill Suites	0.7 mi · hotel	call

Things to see · 11

Place	Off the ramp
Playground	0.3 mi · playground
Oceanside Museum of Art	0.4 mi · museum
Oceanside Historical Society	0.4 mi · history museum	call
School Of Hard Locks	0.5 mi · amusement park	call
Oceanside Pier	0.7 mi · museum	call
Playground	0.8 mi · playground
Playground	0.8 mi · playground
Rancho Villaseñor	1.1 mi · history museum
Mare Amicus Art Gallery	1.6 mi · museum	call
GoJump Oceanside Skydiving	1.7 mi · attraction
WWII Korea LVT Museum	2.0 mi · history museum	call

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