Step back in time and visit the charming city of Ferndale, California. Ferndale is one of the most well-preserved, beautiful historic cities in the whole state. The entire town is an officially designated California landmark.Known for its brightly painted Victorian homes, landmark hillside … [Read more...]
Castaic Lake Day Trip Fishing Hiking and Camping
If you are thinking about getting away for the weekend but do not have much time to drive to the "boondocks," Castaic Lake Recreation Area is the perfect destination.Nestled among the oaks and chaparral of the Angeles National Forest, Castaic is a quick fix if you want to spend the day in the … [Read more...]
Anthony Chabot Regional Park Bay Area Day Trip
Anthony Chabot Regional Park is just 30 minutes from downtown Oakland and makes a great day trip from anywhere in the bay area. This park has something for everyone and is ideal for hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, or camping.Visitors enter the park with thick drive-through stands of … [Read more...]
Whitney Portal Campgrounds Hiking Mount Whitney
Sitting at over 8,000 feet up in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, straddling the boundaries of Sequoia National Park and Inyo National Forest, Whitney Portal is the gateway to lofty Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet.Set against … [Read more...]
Day Trip to King Harbor – Redondo Beach Los Angeles
Redondo Beach Pier was initially built to facilitate timber delivery from ships to trains in 1889; the Redondo Beach pier has undergone six transformations, surviving a series of storms, fires, and demolitions throughout the 20th century on the way to its current design -- a large horseshoe shape … [Read more...]
Butte Lake Camping Reservations Points of Interest
Butte Lake Campground is within walking distance of majestic Butte Lake, perched at an elevation of nearly 6,100 feet in the northeastern section of Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California.The campground provides visitors with the perfect blend of seclusion and civilization amidst … [Read more...]
Arroyo Seco Campground Day Use Hiking Camping
More than just a beautiful gorge with a river running through it, Arroyo Seco campground, located just west of Soledad, California, is a rural but urbanized facility in California’s westernmost national forest.Situated at an elevation of nearly 1,200 feet and surrounded by chaparral shrubs and … [Read more...]
Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park is located in north-central Colorado. They cover an area of 415 square miles that the park preserves. Majestic mountains, alpine lakes, forests, mountain tundra, hundreds of miles of trails, and the highest paved road in the US, come together to make up this spectacular … [Read more...]
Channel Islands National Park Day Trip
The Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary include five islands of an eight-island chain, including their ocean environment in the crystal clear Pacific channel waters along the Santa Barbara coastline.Often referred to as California’s Galapagos, the northernmost islands of Anacapa, … [Read more...]
McArthur-Burney Falls Park Camping Day Use
One of the most beautiful parks in California, McArthur-Burney Falls, is located at the foot of the Cascade Mountains, just east of the Shasta National Forest. It is the second oldest park in the California state park system and contains one of the area's most spectacular natural wonders: Burney … [Read more...]
Day Trip to Will Rogers State Historic Park
Start your day trip off to Will Rodgers State Historical Park at the visitor center, which has a self-guided tour of the area's history. There are photos, a mini-theater rolling films that Will Rogers starred in, and a small gift shop.Will Rogers did it all. He was a movie star, columnist, … [Read more...]
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Day Trip
California is known for its vast landscape filled with dozens of state parks, and sitting at the top of the list is Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Santa Cruz, California. The 4,623-acre park opened in 1954 and has been a popular destination for locals and tourists ever since.With 15 miles … [Read more...]
Day Trip to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum
Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs is located just off the 118 freeway in Simi Valley, California. The library is the final resting place of Ronald Reagan, our 40th president. Situated on a hilltop, the grounds provide a bird’s eye view of the area.The layout is a … [Read more...]
San Onofre State Beach Camping – Day Use
San Onofre State Beach consists of 3,000 acres of the Southern California coastline between San Clemente and Camp Pendleton. San Onofre offers beachgoers a chance to experience what Southern California's coast may have looked like a hundred years ago.With its natural beauty and pristine waters, … [Read more...]
South Coast Railroad Museum Goleta Day Trip
South Coast Railroad Museum is located in Goleta, California, a few miles north of Santa Barbara. The 1901 Southern Pacific Railroad Depot was originally located about two miles west of its current location.Boarded up and closed in 1973, the Goleta Valley Historical Society took up the task of … [Read more...]