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Rolando · East County
The quiet residential neighborhood between the College Area and La Mesa. Rolando Village lockouts, El Cajon Boulevard commercial strip breakdowns, 67th Street, Chollas Lake recreational area, and SDSU overflow parking on game days. Bilingual dispatch, 24/7/365.
Servicio en Tijuana: (664) 801-9382Call (619) 872-5285: a truck rolls immediately. RJ Towing reaches Rolando in 14-20 minutes from our G Street yard. El Cajon Boulevard commercial strip, 67th Street, Chollas Lake area, Rolando Park residential blocks. Live bilingual dispatch, 24/7/365. Hablamos español: (619) 872-5285.
Rolando sits east of the College Area along the south side of University Avenue, bounded roughly by College Avenue to the west, University Avenue to the north, 70th Street to the east, and El Cajon Boulevard to the south. It shares the 92115 zip code with the College Area but has a very different character, residential rather than student-dominated, older homes rather than apartment complexes, and a community that has settled into the neighborhood over decades. Rolando Village is the core, centered around Rolando Park and the blocks of 1940s-era homes on curved streets between 63rd and 68th Streets.
Chollas Lake sits on the southern edge of Rolando, a small reservoir surrounded by Chollas Lake Park. The park draws walkers, families, and fishing from the banks (catch and release only, stocked with trout). The parking lot off 54th Street and College Avenue fills on weekends.
Our yard on G Street is about 6 miles southwest of Rolando. We reach it via SR-94 East to I-805 North to the College Avenue exit, then south on College Avenue and east on El Cajon Boulevard, or directly east via El Cajon Boulevard from the Fairmount Avenue area. Average response time 14-20 minutes.
What distinguishes Rolando from the adjacent College Area is that the calls here are less about student vehicles and more about longer-term residents with vehicles of all ages. Lockouts tend to happen at homes rather than apartment lots. Dead batteries come from longer-term parked vehicles rather than students returning after a week away. Mechanical failures skew toward older but well-maintained vehicles.
From our G Street yard:
El Cajon Boulevard (between College Ave and 70th Street)
Direct east via El Cajon Boulevard from the Fairmount area.
67th Street corridor
El Cajon Boulevard east to 67th, north into the residential blocks.
Rolando Park (around 68th and University Avenue)
University Avenue (Rolando section)
Chollas Lake Park area (54th and College)
Southern Rolando / Redwood Drive
El Cajon Boulevard commercial traffic during lunch and dinner hours can slow surface routing. Our drivers use University Avenue or Home Avenue as an alternate when needed.
El Cajon Boulevard breakdowns, Rolando Village residential lockouts, 67th Street transit-point issues, Chollas Lake parking, and SDSU overflow on game days.
El Cajon Boulevard runs along the southern edge of Rolando, a commercial corridor with restaurants, markets, auto repair shops, and used-car dealerships. Breakdowns along this stretch happen daily, lockouts at markets, dead batteries after dining out, and mechanical failures on older vehicles heading to or from the repair shops that line the boulevard. We arrive via a direct surface-street shot, typically 14-17 minutes.
The curved streets of Rolando Village, Colina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and the blocks between, are quiet residential neighborhoods where keys get locked in vehicles when owners are unloading groceries, helping children, or juggling dog leashes. Lockouts are a regular call. We respond with damage-free entry tools for virtually every make and model. Call (619) 872-5285.
The intersection of 67th Street and University Avenue is a busy transit point. Vehicles that have been limping along on aging engines often give up here when pulling onto University from 67th, or on the climb up 67th from El Cajon Boulevard. We dispatch to this intersection multiple times a month.
The Chollas Lake parking lot attracts weekend visitors who sometimes leave lights on during a two-hour walk around the lake. Dead batteries are the most common call from the lot. Jumpstart on-site resolves most. Lockouts also happen when fishing gear or hiking gear gets loaded into the trunk with keys.
Rolando streets fill with SDSU overflow parking on game days and event days. Dead batteries after a long event, lockouts from celebrating in the parking lot, fender-benders in crowded conditions, these are predictable. Call (619) 872-5285 and mention the event.
Every RJ service runs in Rolando 24/7/365, priced honestly and dispatched quickly.
14-20 minutes, 24/7.
Learn MoreResidential, commercial, recreational.
Learn MoreChollas Lake parking, residential driveways, event overflow.
Learn MoreOn-site spare change or tow to shop.
Learn MoreFull menu.
Learn MoreFor AWD, lowered, or collision-damaged vehicles.
Learn MoreEl Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, 67th Street.
Learn MoreGas or diesel delivered.
Learn MoreIf your vehicle fails on El Cajon Boulevard during business hours, do not leave it overnight. Call us so we clear it before a citation accumulates.
If your vehicle will not start when you return, call (619) 872-5285 before you hike back out of the park.
Some of the older residential blocks have tight parking. We send wheel-lift trucks when the address requires it.
Rolando residents who have used us once tend to call us again. 15+ years in the neighborhood.
3-6 minutes west via El Cajon Boulevard.
Get a tow here5-8 minutes east via El Cajon Boulevard.
Get a tow here8-12 minutes north via College Avenue.
Get a tow here8-12 minutes southeast via College Avenue and Broadway.
Get a tow hereNot quite. Rolando shares a zip code (92115) with the College Area but is distinct, south of University Avenue and east of College Avenue. It is more residential, with older homes and longer-term residents rather than student apartments. Our response times to both are similar.
Yes. We dispatch to the Chollas Lake parking area regularly, especially on weekends. The park closes at sunset, call before you are stuck after hours.
Yes. The Rolando section of University Avenue is part of our standard service area, 15-18 minute response.
Standard rates: hook fee plus per-mile. We quote the exact price before dispatch.
Yes. Every driver and dispatcher at RJ Towing is fluent in English and Spanish.
Call (619) 872-5285 now. RJ Towing, family-owned, 15+ years in San Diego. 14-20 minute response across all of Rolando, 24/7/365.
Bilingual dispatch. Honest pricing. 14-20 minutes to every Rolando block.
Servicio en español disponible. Llame al (619) 872-5285 o para servicio en Tijuana: (664) 801-9382.
Servicio en Tijuana: (664) 801-9382