Cambria

Cambria is a longtime favorite of visitors to California's central coast, and with good reason. It's far enough from the ocean to be sunny even when the beach is shrouded in summer fog, it has a lot of nice bed and breakfast inns and a cute little downtown to stroll and browse through. The lodgings along Moonstone Beach below town represent possibly the greatest concentration of nice places to stay in the state.

Ready to Go? Use our Cambria Weekend Getaway Planner and you'll be ready in no time.

Cambria is Popular For: Shopping, relaxing, visiting the beach. It's also a good place to base a visit to Morro Bay or Hearst Castle.

How Far? Check the map at the beginning of this gallery to see which getaways are closest to your starting point. Most weekend-trippers limit their adventures to about three hours' travel time and most drive there. If you're going by car, Cambria is Within 200 Miles of Bakersfield, Fresno, Los Angeles and San Jose.