Petco Park Seating Guide
San Diego Padres · San Diego, CA
- Cheapest section
- $15+
- Sections
- 8
- Capacity
- 40,209
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Accessible entry
Complimentary ADA shuttles connect Padres Parkade, Tailgate Park, and the MTS Garage with Petco Park.
Applies to: San Diego Padres games
- Service begins two hours before the scheduled game and continues for about 30 minutes after it ends.
- Complimentary wheelchair escorts are available between entry gates and ticketed seats; ask any staff member.
- Accessible seating
Petco Park offers wheelchair-accessible, semi-ambulatory, and armless transfer seats in designated locations.
Applies to: San Diego Padres games
- Contact the Padres Ticket Office before the game to exchange an accessible seat when its user does not need the wheelchair accommodation; exchanges are subject to availability.
- Assistive listening
Complimentary assistive listening devices are available at the Field Level Guest Service Center in Section 108.
Applies to: San Diego Padres games
- Identification is held while the device is checked out and returned when the device is returned.
- Sensory services
KultureCity sensory bags are available at the Sensory Activation Vehicle in Park Boulevard Plaza and Guest Services near Sections 108, 131, and 303.
Applies to: San Diego Padres games
- Bags include noise-canceling headphones, fidget toys, a feeling thermometer, and a parent wristband; identification is required for checkout.
- The Padres also publish a sensory map and social story.
Petco Park's cheapest ticket is not a seat. Gallagher Square, beyond right-centre field, is a lawn that fills up on game days with sightlines to the field and the game on the Sycuan Stage — and on non-game days it reverts to a public park that hosts concerts and a holiday market. The premium end is concentrated behind the plate, where the Blue Shield Home Plate Club sits between the dugouts and the Gallagher Chairman's Club sits beside the ownership suite. In-seat delivery through the MLB Ballpark app works in the premium areas and the Terrace Level.
Tips & Fan Reports
In-seat delivery through the MLB Ballpark app covers the Blue Shield Home Plate Club, First Base VIP Box, Lexus Club, Cutwater Coronado Club and the Terrace Level — not the upper deck.
Gallagher Square is a lawn, not a seating section — the cheapest admission at Petco, with a partial view through right-centre and the game on the Sycuan Stage. It fills up, so arrive early.
The Blue Shield Home Plate Club was rebuilt before the 2023 season, so older reviews of it are out of date.
On non-game days Gallagher Square is a public park, which is why it feels like one during a game.
Where to Sit
Every tier in the building, what it costs, and what you give up to sit there.
Gallagher Chairman's Club
$250 - $600+Most expensive tier
Beside the Padres ownership suite, behind home plate — one of the best views in the ballpark.
Pros
- All-inclusive premium food and beverage
- Behind the plate, on the axis of the at-bat
Cons
- Behind the plate means looking through the backstop netting
Blue Shield Home Plate Club
$180 - $450+Directly behind home plate, inside the line of the first and third base dugouts.
Pros
- The closest seats to the plate in the ballpark
- Upgraded before the 2023 season, so the fit-out is recent
- In-seat delivery through the MLB Ballpark app
Cons
- Netting covers the whole area behind the plate
Home Plate Premier
$100 - $280The lower bowl around home plate and the infield, level with the field.
Pros
- Lower-bowl proximity without club pricing
- The best ordinary angle on an at-bat
Cons
- Inside the netted zone
Lexus Club
$120 - $300A club ring above the lower bowl with its own space behind the seats.
Pros
- Club service and in-seat delivery through the Ballpark app
- Elevated enough to see the whole field
Cons
- Priced above the lower bowl for a higher seat
- The club access is much of what you are buying
Field Reserved
$55 - $160The lower bowl out past the bases toward the corners, level with the field.
Pros
- Lower-level seats at well under infield prices
- Outside the netted zone behind the plate
Cons
- Angled across the diamond rather than into it
- Little shade in a park with a lot of sun
Terrace (200-Level)
$30 - $95The middle deck, set back with the whole field and the San Diego skyline beyond it.
Pros
- In-seat delivery through the Ballpark app reaches this level, unlike the upper deck
- The full-field view for well under lower-bowl money
Cons
- Far enough up that faces stop being faces
- A climb from the main concourse
Toyota Terrace / Gallagher Square
$20 - $70Beyond right-centre field, looking in through the gap toward the infield, with the game also playing on the Sycuan Stage.
Pros
- The cheapest way into Petco Park
- A lawn rather than a seat, with room to move about
- A standing deck flanked by palm trees at the beach-themed end
Cons
- No seat, and the field sightline is partial — through right-centre rather than at it
- It fills up, so arriving late means standing at the back
Upper Level (300-Level)
$15 - $45Cheapest tier
The top deck, high over the field with downtown San Diego and the bay beyond.
Pros
- The cheapest reserved seat in the park
- The widest view of the ballpark and the city
Cons
- Steep, and a long way from the field
- In-seat app delivery does not reach this level
San Diego Padres Seat Comfort
Padded seat cushions and compact binoculars for the upper deck.
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How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Seating
Padres Petco Park seat map, netting map, premium ticket pages (Home Plate Club, Gallagher Chairman's Club, all-inclusive hospitality) and concourse map on mlb.com/padres
- Venue policies
Current Padres information, accessibility, food, and digital-ticket guidance reviewed for entry, family, payment, food, parking, and accessibility rules.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them — concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces — so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Ticket prices — Secondary market averages (SeatGeek/StubHub)