8. San Diego, California

3/10

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America’s Finest City ranks as the nation’s eighth-best summer staycation destination, finishing no worse than 29th in either of the three categories, including 11th for recreation, which takes into account factors such as public golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, parks, hiking trails and shopping centers per capita, among others.