Plan Your California Trip
By Betsy Malloy, About.com Guide to California Travel
Use these resources to plan your California trip. Learn about locations and distances, read about when and where to go.
Places to Go
California has more places to go than you can imagine. You've heard of the most popular ones, but don't forget to click More California Places to find something that might strike your fancy.
- Monterey, Carmel and Big Sur
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Wine Country: Napa and Sonoma
- Yosemite National Park
- More California Places
Know Before You Go
A sure way to have a miserable vacation is to plan too many things to do. If you don't live in it, you may not realize how big California is, how far apart the major sights are or how to get around. Use these resources to decide what's most important to you and how much you can see.
Plan a Weekend Getaway
If you ask any tourist bureau in California where most of their visitors come from, it's almost always another place in the state. Strapped for time, Californians take a lot of weekend trips. These resources will help you find places to go and plan your getaway quickly.
Trip Ideas
These samples will give you some ideas for how to organize your trip, routes to follow and how long they will take.
- Trip Ideas - Sample Itineraries
- Disneyland Vacation Planner e-mail Class
- Los Angeles Vacation Planner
- San Diego Vacation Planner e-mail Class
- San Francisco Vacation Planner e-mail Class
Saving Money
Read about how to save money on the places you want to visit most
- Save Money on California Lodging
- Save Money at Disneyland
- Save Money in San Diego
- Save Money in San Francisco
Weather and When to Go
"It never rains in southern California" is only half the story. In fact, the song goes on to say: "It pours, man, it pours." It's cold in San Francisco on the Fourth of July, scalding hot in Death Valley in summer and the coast is foggy for most of June and July. Find out more and read about the best times to go.
