California Travel and Vacation Destinations

Select a vacation destination from the drop-down menus or from the map below to find complete information on where to go and what to do in California.

Cities & Towns		Click on any destination on the map.
Pick One-------------------------------------------------------- Bakersfield Barstow Chico Coastal Los Angeles El Centro Eureka Fresno Lake Havasu City (AZ) Lake Tahoe Los Angeles Mendocino County Merced Modesto Monterey Morgan Hill Napa Valley Oakland Orange County Oxnard Palm Springs Redding Riverside Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Santa Cruz Sonoma Valley Stockton
Ski Resorts
Pick One -------------------------------------------------------- Alpine Meadows Ski Area Bear Mountain Resort Bear Valley Mountain Resort Boreal Mountain Resort Dodge Ridge Donner Ski Ranch Granlibakken Ski Resort Heavenly Ski Resort Homewood Mountain Resort June Mountain Kirkwood Mammoth Mountain Mountain High Resort Mt. Baldy Mt. Shasta Ski Park Northstar-At-Tahoe Shirley Meadows Sierra Summit Mountain Resort Sierra-At-Tahoe Ski Sunrise Snow Summit Snow Valley Ski Resort Soda Springs Squaw Valley USA Sugar Bowl Resort Tahoe Donner Downhill Yosemite's Badger Pass --------------------------------------------------
National Parks, Monuments, etc.
Pick One -------------------------------------------------------- ** National Parks ** Channel Islands National Park Death Valley National Park Joshua Tree National Park Lassen Volcanic National Park Redwood National Park Sequoia/King's Canyon National Park Yosemite National Park **** Other Park Service Areas **** Cabrillo National Monument Devils Postpile National Monument Golden Gate NRA Lava Beds National Monument Manzanar National Historic Site Mojave National Preserve Muir Woods National Monument Pinnacles National Monument Point Reyes National Seashore San Francisco Maritime Historic Park Santa Monica Mountains NRA Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains NM Whiskeytown NRA **** Special (non-Park Service) Parks **** McCall Park --------------------------------------------------
State Parks
Pick One -------------------------------------------------------- Admiral William Stanley SRA Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park Anderson Marsh State Historic Park Andrew Molera State Park Angel Island State Park Annadel State Park Año Nuevo SP Antelope Valley Indian Museum Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Arthur Ripley Desert Woodland Park Asilomar State Beach Auburn SRA Austin Creek SRA Bean Hollow State Beach Benbow Lake SRA Benicia SRA Bethany Reservoir SRA Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park Big Basin Redwoods State Park Bodie State Historic Park Bolsa Chica State Beach Bothe-Napa Valley State Park Brannan Island SRA Burton Creek State Park Butano State Park Cabrillo National Monument Calaveras Big Trees State Park California Citrus State Historic Park California State Capitol California State Railroad Museum Candlestick Point SRA Cardiff State Beach Carlsbad State Beach Carmel River State Beach Carnegie Vehicular Rec. Area Carpinteria State Beach Caspar Headlands State Beach Castaic Lake SRA Castle Crags State Park Castle Rock State Park Cayucos State Beach Chino Hills State Park Chumash Painted Cave Historic Park Clay Pit Vehicular Rec. Area Clear Lake State Park Corona del Mar State Beach Crystal Cove State Park D.L. Bliss State Park Devils Postpile National Monument Dockweiler State Beach Doheny State Beach Eastshore State Park El Capitán State Beach Emerald Bay State Park Emma Wood State Beach Eugene O'Neil National Historic Site Folsom Lake SRA Fort Point National Historic Site Garrapata State Park Gaviota State Park George J. Hatfield SRA Golden Gate NRA Great Valley Grasslands State Park Greenwood State Beach Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park Grover Hot Springs State Park Half Moon Bay State Beach Hearst Castle Heber Dunes Vehicular Rec. Area Henry Coe State Park Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Humboldt Redwoods State Park Huntington State Beach Hungry Valley Vehicular Rec. Area John Muir National Historic Site Lava Beds National Monument Leucadia State Beach Lighthouse Field State Beach Little River State Beach Malibu Lagoon State Beach Manresa State Beach Manzanar National Historic Site Marina State Beach McGrath State Beach Mojave National Preserve Montara State Beach Monterey State Beach Moonlight State Beach Morro Strand State Beach Moss Landing State Beach Muir Woods National Monument Natural Bridges State Beach New Brighton State Beach Pacifica State Beach Pelican State Beach Pescadero State Beach Pinnacles National Monument Pismo State Beach Point Dume State Beach Point Reyes National Seashore Point Sal State Beach Pomponio State Beach Refugio State Beach Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach Salinas River State Beach San Buenaventura State Beach San Clemente State Beach San Elijo State Beach San Francisco Maritime Historic Park San Gregorio State Beach San Onofre State Beach Santa Monica Mountains NRA Santa Monica State Beach Schooner Gulch State Beach Seacliff State Beach Silver Strand State Beach Sonoma Coast State Beach South Carlsbad State Beach Sunset State Beach Torrey Pines State Beach Trinidad State Beach Twin Lakes State Beach Westport-Union Landing State Beach Whiskeytown NRA Will Rogers State Beach Zmudowski State Beach --------------------------------------------------
Mountains, Lakes, and Rivers
Pick One -------------------------------------------------------- American River Big Bear Lake Big Sur Coast Cascade Mountains Clear Lake Eagle Lake Honey Lake Lake Almanor Lake San Antonio Lake Tahoe Merced River Mojave Desert Mount Shasta Mount Whitney Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta San Jacinto Mountains Sierra Nevada Trinity Lake Lake Shasta Lake Oroville Lake Berryessa Lake New Melones Lake Don Pedro Lake McClure
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