Welcome to Lake San Marcos ...

Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County<1>.

The location of Lake San Marcos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Lake San Marcos: Lk. San Marcos

Lake San Marcos is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lake San Marcos lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Lake San Marcos: (760) and (442)<4>

Communities near Lake San Marcos ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake San Marcos.

• Oceanside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
  • Oceanside is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceanside <5>
• Escondido
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido
  • Escondido is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escondido <5>
• Carlsbad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
  • Carlsbad is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <5>
• Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
  • Vista is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <5>
• Encinitas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinitas
  • Encinitas is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encinitas <5>
• Poway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway
  • Poway is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poway <5>
• Solana Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana Beach
  • Solana Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solana Beach <5>
• Del Mar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar
  • Del Mar is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Mar <5>
• Leucadia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leucadia
  • Leucadia is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leucadia <5>
• Rancho Santa Fe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Santa Fe
  • Rancho Santa Fe is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Santa Fe <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lake San Marcos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake San Marcos.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake San Marcos. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake San Marcos.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake San Marcos. See our Newspapers Page for Lake San Marcos.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake San Marcos ...

Looking for more information about Lake San Marcos? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lake San Marcos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake San Marcos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake San Marcos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/