California Maps and Pictures

By Betsy Malloy, About.com Guide to California Travel

Use these maps to get oriented, figure out where things are and to plan you trip. The photo tours will help you get a preview of the places you'll be visiting.

1. Photo Tours and Picture Galleries
2. California's Prettiest Places
3. State Maps
4. Local Maps

Photo Tours and Picture Galleries

Take a photo tour of places you might want to visit, or just take a mental vacation by browsing through a few of our pictures.

• California Beaches
• California Coast
• California Desert
• California Missions
• California Mountain Country
• California from Above: Satellite Views and Aerial Photos
• Natural California: Trees, Flowers, Plants, Animals
• Disneyland and Orange County

• Los Angeles and Hollywood
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Central Valley
• Monterey, Carmel and Big Sur
• Napa and Sonoma Wine Country
• Northern California
• Scenic Highway 395

California's Prettiest Places

These pictures and photo tours show you our short list for the prettiest places in the state.

• Most Beautiful Three Miles in California
• Most Beautiful City Walk
• Big Sur Coast
• Catalina Island

• Death Valley
• Scenic Highway 395
• Yosemite National Park

State Maps

These maps show the whole state and can help you figure out what's where, how far apart things are and how to get from place to place.

• Interactive Trip Planner Map
• California Driving Distances
• California Highways
• More California State Maps

Local Maps

These city, town and area maps will help you start to develop a more detailed travel plan.

• Disneyland
• Hollywood
• Los Angeles
• San Diego

• San Francisco
• More Northern California Maps
• More Southern California Maps