This list represents the most popular Southern California getaways and travel destinations. Use this list to plan your next Southern California vacation. Select a state and/or an activity from the pull-down lists below to find even more top getaway ideas.
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Ventura County Campgrounds CampingFounded in 1782 as Mission San Buenaventura, the city of Ventura has evolved into a community of bookstores, coffee shops, and art ... 
Ventura, CA - Camping Southern California
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California Travel Guide by Fodor's Weekend Getaway This travel guide is a chapter on California excerpted from the book "Fodor's USA." It covers the entire state of California region ... 
Sacramento, CA - Fodor's USA
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San Diego Area Campgrounds Camping On Presidio Hill in the city of San Diego stands the Mission San Diego de Alcala, the birthplace of the city and of California. A ...
San Diego, CA - Camping Southern California
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Carmel and Pebble Beach Weekend Getaway Imagine a village so quaint it has no parking meters along its narrow, shaded streets and no neon signs advertising its many chic ... 
Pebble Beach, CA - Driving the Pacific Coast: California
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A Village by the Sea: Carlsbad Romantic Getaway Full of the Quaint spots that make for an idyllic romantic retreat, Carlsbad offers a quiet escape from the more heavily trafficked ... 
Carlsbad, CA - Romantic Days and Nights in San Diego
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Beach Blanket Romance: Malibu Romantic Getaway Who wouldn't love to morph into a privileged Malibu beach dweller for a day or two? Well, here’s your chance. Pack a bathing suit, ...
Malibu, CA - Romantic Days and Nights in Los Angeles
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Santa Barbara County Campgrounds Camping Many people consider Santa Barbara the most livable city in the United States. The blue ocean, sparkling beaches, green mountain backdrop, ...
Santa Barbara, CA - Camping Southern California
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Angeles Crest Scenic Byway: La Canada to Mountain Top Junction Scenic Drive A sixty-six-mile-long highway that climbs from La Canada to the lofty, forested crest of the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles. ...
La Canada, CA - Scenic Driving California
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Santa Catalina Island: Island Getaway Weekend Getaway On your two-day Santa Catalina Island escape, which begins with a brisk ocean voyage, you’ll soon be seduced by an entirely different ...
Avalon, CA - Quick Escapes: Los Angeles
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Big Sur Weekend Getaway Draped along the western slope of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range between San Simeon and Carmel, California Highway 1 achieves its ...
Big Sur, CA - Driving the Pacific Coast: California
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Los Angeles to San Diego: Quintessential Southern California Along the Pacific Coast Highway Scenic Drive This drive exemplifies classic California: you’ll pass quaint beachfront settlements, roadside cafés, and surf shops, and may find ...
Los Angeles, CA - Fodor's Great American Drives of the West
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A Vine Romance: Taste the Grape in Temecula Romantic Getaway Temecula's Sunny Valley is the closest thing Southern California has to Northern California’s Napa Valley or even the Santa Ynez Valley ...
Temecula, CA - Romantic Days and Nights in San Diego
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California Travel Information by Rough Guides Weekend Getaway Publicized and idealized all over the world, California really does live up to the myth. More than just a terrestrial paradise of ... 
San Francisco, CA - The Rough Guide to USA
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Malibu Creek State Park Campground Camping Situated on a big hunk of the most coveted real estate in Southern California and surrounded by the rapidly encroaching megalopolis ... 
Malibu, CA - The Best In Tent Camping: Southern California
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Titanic Romance: Rosarito Beach Romantic Getaway Midway between Tijuana and Ensenada is the seaside town of Rosarito Beach. Named after the ranch that once flourished there, El Rosario, ...
Rosarito, MX - Romantic Days and Nights in San Diego
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Rosarito Beach and Ensenada: Baja's Gold Coast Weekend Getaway This escape to Mexico takes you to the Gold Coast, the area along the coast of Baja California roughly from Rosarito on the north ...
Ensenada, MX - Quick Escapes: San Diego
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A Whale-Watching Adventure: Dana Point Romantic Getaway Midway between San Diego and Los Angeles is Dana Point, a little jewel of a harbor that’s one of the loveliest in Southern California. ...
Dana Point, CA - Romantic Days and Nights in San Diego
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Monterey Peninsula, California Family Vacation The Monterey Peninsula, 125 miles south of San Francisco, is a scenic stretch of coastline, pine forests, and unmistakable California ...
Monterey, CA - Great Family Vacations: West
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Big Bear Lake: An Active Resort Area Nestled in the Pines Weekend Getaway Las Vegas has more than its share of natural beauty—soaring mountain peaks, red-rock formations, the majestic Lake Mead. But for the ...
Big Bear Lake, CA - Quick Escapes: Las Vegas
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Anza Borrego Desert State Park Area Campgrounds Camping Anza Borrego easily ranks with the finest desert parks in the nation. Only its status as a state park keeps it from achieving the ...
Borrego Springs, CA - Camping Southern California
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