Tourist Information

Tourists have easy access to the cultural and entertainment attractions of the nearby cities of San Francisco and Oakland. Major tourist destinations include Lake Merced Golf and Country Club, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Thornton Beach etc. The San Bruno Mountain offers spectacular views of the entire Bay Area and the Pacific Ocean. The city also houses the Cow Palace arena which is the home for the annual rodeo event called the Grand National Rodeo.

Daly City is served by the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) system. The system provides access throughout the East Bay, San Francisco and the San Francisco International Airport. Daly City has two BART stations; the San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) and the San Mateo County Transit District (samTrans). The bus service is available throughout the city.

The two major freeways serving the city are the U.S. Highway 101 and Interstate 280. Interstate 280 bisects the city geographically as well as in terms of the areas, with the highest commercial and residential density. Interstate 280 freeway is less congested than U.S. Highway 101 and is the preferred route to San Francisco and other southern peninsula locations.

The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is located about 9 miles to the south of the city and is a 15-minute ride from the Daly City BART station. The Oakland International Airport (OAK) is about 34 minutes from the city by motor vehicle or about 60 minutes by BART and BART Shuttle.

Tourists can enjoy their holidays at various hotels like Alpine Inn and Suites, Bridge Point Inn, El Camino Inn, Hampton Inn and The Alpine Inn and Suites.

General Information

The city is named after the businessman and landowner, John Daly. The city is one of the few majority Asian-American cities in the continental United States and is known for its large Filipino American population. One of the potential downtown attractions in Daly City is Pacific Plaza. Pacific Plaza, the city’s latest downtown streetscape project, is a 2.9 acre urban park. The plaza includes 600,000 square feet of class A office space, an all-suites hotel, a 20-screen Cineplex and 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurants. It has won various awards like Metropolitan Transit Commission’s Award of Merit November 2002, California Redevelopment Association’s Award of Excellence in March 2003 and San Francisco Business Times: Best Project – Community Impact /Suburban award in April 2003.

Demographic Information

Daly City is situated in San Mateo County, California, United States. The city is located at the northernmost edge of San Mateo County, adjacent to San Francisco and extends from the Pacific Ocean on the west to nearly San Francisco Bay on the east. The city is also known as the “Gateway to the Peninsula”. It is located at 37°41′27″N, 122°27′57″W (37.690700, -122.465950). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 square miles (19.6 km²). As per the census of 2000, there were 103,621 people, 30,775 households, and 23,081 families residing in the city. It is among the most densely populated cities in the country, with a population density of 13,703.8 people per square mile (5,292.1/km²). Dale City is bordered by cities of San Francisco, Brisbane, Pacifica, South San Francisco and the Town of Colma. The city includes seismic faults like the San Andreas Fault, the Hillside Fault and the Serra Fault.