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SHOPPING BEACHES THEME PARKS WINE & BEER VISITCALIFORNIA.COM/AU OFFICIAL VISITOR’S GUIDE your next dream road trip 200+ TRAVEL TIPS AND IDEAS Golden Gate Bridge HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s18) Kung Fu Panda ©2018 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved. ©2018 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. 18-ADV-24562 covisit californiantents 4 Map & Travel Basics Get more information Your holiday in the Golden State starts here and inspiration at SHASTA california’s gateways CASCADE visitcalifornia.com/au 8 San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego GOLD NORTH COUNTRY Get to know these urban hubs COAST features HIGH SIERRA SAN National & State Parks 14 FRANCISCO Discover the iconic outdoor sights BAY AREA 16 Shopping Top spots for apparel and gifts CENTRAL VALLEY 18 Culinary Taste your way through California’s diverse flavours CENTRAL COAST DESERTS 20 Snow Experience winter fun at mountain resorts LOS ANGELES 22 Theme Parks COUNTY ORANGE Best-in-class attractions and thrills COUNTY INLAND SAN DIEGO road trips EMPIRE COUNTY 24 Itinerary ideas for epic drives events 34 Top celebrations and festivals FOLLOW US Connect, share, COVER: SPOTCATCH/OFFSET; THIS PAGE: ONDREJ CECH/GETTY IMAGES CECH/GETTY ONDREJ THIS PAGE: SPOTCATCH/OFFSET; COVER: and post Venice Beach HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. @VisitCaliforniaAustralia @VisitCA @VisitCA @VisitCaliforniaAU @VisitCaliforniaAU Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s18) Kung Fu Panda ©2018 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved. ©2018 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. 18-ADV-24562 VISITCALIFORNIA.COM/AU | 1 NO SMALL ADVENTURE MONO LAKE TUFA STATE RESERVE WILDERNESS HORSEBACK RAINBOW TRAIL RIDES FALLS BODIE STATE HISTORIC PARK GHOST TOWN Make Mammoth Lakes your base to experience the grandeur of Yosemite National Park, Mono Lake, and Bodie – the offi cial ghost town of California. With driving distances being under one hour to these unique places, Mammoth Lakes allows visitors to enjoy the mountain lifestyle and escape the crowds. MINARET LAKE, AUTUMN COLOR Plan a day in Mammoth Lakes to take the gondola to the top of Mammoth Mountain ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS ALONG JUNE LAKE LOOP and ride the Mammoth Mega Zip down, the fastest zip line in North America. Enjoy the afternoon riding bikes along 35 kilometers of paved bike trails in the Mammoth Beauty in nature speaks every language. Welcome to Mono County, at Yosemite Lakes Basin. Winter fun is had skiing on world-famous Mammoth Mountain, National Park’s spectacular east entrance – home to Mono Lake’s unique limestone one of the offi cial training mountains of the U.S. Olympic Team. tufa formations, authentic Bodie ghost town, Devils Postpile, miles of hiking trails, world-class trout shing, autumn colors, and more! US Highway 395 – a state-designated Any time of the year, in Mammoth Lakes, there are No Small Adventures! Scenic Byway – is open year-round. (*Highways 120, 108 and 89 are closed in winter.) Plan your trip now to California’s Eastern Sierra – we are here to help! CALIFORNIA STATE MAP travel basics DRIVING DISTANCES SAN FRANCISCO TO: DISTANCE TIME Sacramento 88mi/142km 1½ hours Big Sur 145mi/233km 2¾ hours Lake Tahoe 187mi/301km 3½ hours Yosemite 191mi/307km 3½ hours Los Angeles 383mi/616km 6 hours Redwood National Park 350mi/563km 6½ hours LOS ANGELES TO: DISTANCE TIME Disneyland (Anaheim) 28mi/45km ½ hour Santa Barbara 95mi/153km 2 hours Palm Springs 107mi/172km 2 hours San Diego 121mi/194km 2 hours Sequoia & Kings Canyon 204mi/328km 3½ hours A N A O R I National Parks Z Yuma Vidal 95 Death Valley National Park 290mi/467km 5½ hours Junction Needles Winterhaven Blythe 10 62 78 177 Las Vegas Desert 15 Desert Center MOJAVE Mojave PRESERVE NATIONAL Sea El Centro Salton 111 Kelso JOSHUA TREE NP NEVADA Twentynine Palms Palms Twentynine 86 ANZA- Indio CALIFORNIA 27 1 MEXICO BORREGO DESERT SP Junction 8 Yucca Valley Death Valley Death 15 79 74 62 78 Shoshone 40 1 79 Palm 94 Springs Alpine Big Bear Lake 190 Escondido 18 Temecula 15 Desert Barstow San Bernardino Victorville Riverside Chula Vista 5 Mojave Lake Del Mar La Jolla Rancho Cucamonga Arrowhead NP San Diego Springs 395 Irvine Ridgecrest Panamint Oceanside DEATH 2 Santa Ana VALLEY Anaheim Ontario 58 138 Buena Park 136 395 100 km 14 San Clemente Palmdale Pasadena 14 CALIFORNIA 50 mi Beach Mt Whitney 14,505ft/4,421m WELCOME Los Olancha SM Huntington Avalon CENTERS Tehachapi Angeles 6 Lancaster Get helpful travel information and tips Beach Long 178 Big Pine 138 NP Hollywood at the state’s official welcome centres. Bishop NP Santa Island Santa Clarita Beverly Hills Beverly KINGS Details on accommodation, dining, and Catalina 155 Wheeler Ridge CANYON 120 SEQUOIA 0 0 activities, plus free brochures and guides. Santa Monica Bakersfield 198 Malibu Mammoth Lakes Free Internet access at some locations. 65 395 Lake Mono 166 Ventura N Tulare SHASTA CASCADE Grapevine Visalia 50 Oxnard 33 ANDERSON • 1699 Highway 273; 530/365-1180 43 Delano 80 395 33 Oakhurst Santa NP Barbara Barbara GOLD COUNTRY Fresno Maricopa 41 5 AUBURN • 1103 High St., Suite 150; 530/887-2111 Selma YOSEMITE South Lake Tahoe South Lake 140 Reno CHANNEL Hanford Buttonwillow EL DORADO HILLS • 2085 Vine St., Suite 105; 916/358-3700NEVADA 99 ISLANDS NP ISLANDS 101 58 46 108 Solvang 145 49 CALIFORNIA 4 89 Groveland 166 Kettleman City Kettleman SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 50 299 395 180 88 Mariposa Madera SANTA ROSA • 9 Fourth St.; 800/404-7673 Santa Maria 395 Merced Camp 70 Truckee SAN FRANCISCO • PIER 39, Unit B16, 2nd Level; 415/981-1280 Chinese Lake Tahoe 41 395 Susanville San Luis Obispo Paso Robles Paso 49 132 198 120 Jackson 152 140 HIGH SIERRA 89 Alturas Lompoc 139 Placerville 101 Colfax TRUCKEE • 10065 Donner Pass Rd.; 530/587-2757 20 36 46 49 25 Blairsden 44 MAMMOTH LAKES • 2510 Main St.; 760/924-5500 El Dorado Hills NP Canby 49 San Pismo Beach Manteca 70 16 Simeon Quincy Modesto 139 Stockton CENTRAL VALLEY Bay Morro Tulelake NP PINNACLES MERCED • 710 W. 16th St., Suite A; 209/724-8104 Auburn 5 Nevada City Nevada San Lucas 1 Cambria 4 King City Oroville Gilroy LASSEN Salinas Yuba City Yuba Paradise 12 32 VOLCANIC Klamath Falls 89 CENTRAL COAST Davis 161 580 152 SALINAS • 1213 N. Davis Rd.; 831/757-8687 • New address299 as of 80 San José 680 3,189m Fremont 10,463ft/ late 2018: 1-B Station Place Mt Lassen Chico 45 Walnut Creek 17 Colusa Mt Shasta 14,162ft/ 4,317m 99 PISMO BEACH • 333 Five Cities97 Dr., Suite 100; 805/773-7924 Dorris 44 Sacramento Big Sur Vallejo 5 280 Lake Oakland Monterey Shasta Napa 16 DESERTS Dunnigan Orland BARSTOW • 2796 Tanger Way, Suite 100; 760/253-4782 37 Williams Santa Cruz Willows Weed Palo Alto Palo Red Bluff Red 5 YUCCA VALLEY • 56711 Twentynine Palms Highway;3 Anderson Berkeley Redding Santa Rosa 760/365-5464 Carmel-by-the-Sea Yreka San Mateo Sonoma Cloverdale San Rafael Mount Shasta City Shasta Mount Clear Lake ORANGE COUNTY Petaluma n VISITCALIFORNIA.COM/AU a BUENA PARK • 6601 Beach Blvd.; 800/541-3953 California Highway State Capital e Willits San Francisco OREGON Weaverville c MORE Interstate Highway NF National Forest Laytonville Jenner 128 O 96 36 CALIFORNIA Ukiah INLAND EMPIRE Gualala Willow Creek INFORMATION U.S. Highway NP National Park POINT ONTARIO • Ontario Mills Mall, One Mills Circle, Suite 1054; 20 c visitcalifornia.com/au/cwc NS i Primary HighwayREYES NS National fSeashore 1 909/980-2019 199 i Secondary Highway SP Statec Park 299 Sea Ranch a SAN DIEGO COUNTY 101 California Welcome CenterSM P Leggett Brookings Eureka Anchor Bay OCEANSIDE • 928 N. Coast Highway; 760/721-1101NP Point Arena Point Fort Bragg Fort Garberville Mendocino Arcata City Crescent REDWOOD | 5 SAVE UP TO 20% travel basics For your next California stay, book direct and get our lowest price guaranteed. PASSPORTS & VISAS VISIT CALIFORNIA Southern California (metrolinktrains.com); BART President & Chief Executive Officer Find out what’s required for travel to the U.S. (bart.gov) and Caltrain (caltrain.com) connect San Caroline Beteta BADDA BOOK. from your country before you make travel plans. Francisco–area towns. San José, Sacramento, and Vice President of Marketing In general, each visitor (including infants) must San Diego also have light-rail and/or commuter Lynn Carpenter ® rail lines. For bus travel around the state, try have a passport valid for at least six months Director of Consumer Content BADDA BOOM. Greyhound Lines (greyhound.com). past the expected return date. The Visa Waiver Gwynne Spann Program allows visitors from some countries to enter the U.S. without a visa; for details and an Digital & Printed Publications Manager online application, visit the Electronic System WEATHER Kayla Bell for Travel Authorization (esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta). Content Coordinator If you live in a country that is not covered by the Much of California enjoys a Mediterranean climate, Lucas Himovitz waiver programme, get details on what is required with long, warm summers and short, wet winters. from the U.S. consulate or embassy in your home In general, temperatures range from 8˚C to 21˚C THE FOUNDRY @ MEREDITH country (locations at usembassy.gov). (46˚F to 70˚F) in San Francisco and roughly Editorial 10˚C to 27˚C (50˚F to 80˚F) in Los Angeles and Editor & Creative Director John Godfrey GETTING AROUND San Diego, though temperatures can vary widely. Southern California enjoys hot, dry summers, while Deputy Editor Jené Shaw San Francisco gets a trademark blanket of cool Executive Design Director Syndi Becker California, the third largest state in the U.S., takes marine fog, usually from June through August.