places to go in california?

Question

PLEASE READ! for my 15 birthday i want to take a road trip with my parents somewhere in california...i live in california but south california....i want to go somewhere on the coast like san diegoo and beautiful....but up north NOT SOUTH; NORTH PLEASE...any ideas?

Answer 1

Drive up the coast along Highway 1 to Big Sur and Monterey

http://jrabold.net/bigsur/



Stop at Hearst Castle. It's a must see unique place.

http://www.hearstcastle.org/



The Monterey Bay Aquarium is great

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/



17 Mile Drive is world famous

http://www.tripwiser.com/trip_thing_to_do-Seventeen_Mile_Drive_Carmel_California_USA?itiNodeId=402881e70d84ac46010d84e6202f111f&eType=activity

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It's not the coast but Sequoia National Park is worth the trip.

http://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm



There are many trails that connect the Sequoia groves.

http://www.sequoia.national-park.com/hike.htm



Besides the Sequoias, there is a rare marble cave in the park (most caverns are limestone). Crystal Cave is accessed by a picturesque half-mile trail that leads to the Merced river valley.

http://www.sequoiahistory.org/cave/cave.htm



Moro Rock is a great hike. You climb nearly 400 stone steps to the top of the barren rock (6,725-foot elevation)

http://kevingong.com/Hiking/MoroRock.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Rock



Enter the park from the south, CA Route 198. It doesn't allow RV's or trailers so there is less traffic. It's a mountain road that climbs thousands of feet, has great hairpin turns and the views are spectacular.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=merced+map&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=CGyMSt3lMIiksgPG5oi4CQ&ll=36.486453,-118.875504&spn=0.422878,0.447693&z=11



There is lodging at Three Rivers, CA and it is close to the entrance.

http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4HPIA_enUS314US314&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=three+rivers+ca+lodging&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&ei=9m2MStz2LIWQsgP137S1CQ&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=1

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Yosemite is one of the most unique places on earth. It's one of those places you must see before you die.

http://www.nps.gov/Yose/index.htm



If you want stunning vistas, Yosemite is the place. Glacier Point is breathtaking.

http://www.yosemitefun.com/glacier_point.htm



If you want to see big trees, there are groves of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite (they are the largest trees on earth, bigger then the redwoods)

http://jrabold.net/yosemite/intro4seq.htm



After you visit the Yosemite valley and Glacier Point, if you have the time, drive across the park on CA 120. It takes you to the east entrance to Lee Vining near Mono Lake. The lake is in a caldera of an extinct volcano. CA 120 crosses Tioga Pass, the highest vehicle pass in CA. You climb thousands of feet on a mountain road and reach the Alpine meadows of Yosemite.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mono+lake&sll=37.88786,-119.281311&sspn=1.604034,1.790771&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=37.956109,-119.215393&spn=0.774205,0.895386&z

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Here is a list of California Scenic Drives

http://www.milebymile.com/main/United_States/California/region_byways.html

Answer 2

Try this:



Take 101 out past Santa Barbara. Visit Santa Barbara. Get to Pismo and spend the night there. Have clam chowder at Splash Cafe.



From Pismo, go to San Luis Obispo and take highway 1 up the coast. This is SO beautiful. Stop at Hearst Castle for a tour. Be sure to make reservations. Stop and see the elephant seals at Piedras Blancas. Stop in Big Sur for a snack. Spend the night in Monterey.



Visit Monterey Bay Aqaurium and Cannery Row for a day. Drive to San Francisco.



Spend a couple days in SF.



Have fun!

Answer 3

so you live in "South California" and you want to go to San Diego? San Diego IS in Southern California! duh



why don't you just take a road trip up the Pacific Coast Highway, Highway 1, all the way up to San Francisco, you'll see some of the most ridiculously beautiful scenery ever!

Answer 4

Huntington Beach.