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Alisal Guest Ranch (Solvang), 227, 229 Camp Richardson Resort (Lake Alwahnee Hotel (Yosemite National Tahoe), 299 Park), 291 Candy Cane Inn (Anaheim), 105 Argonaut Hotel (), Casa del Mar (Santa Barbara), 217 324–325 Casa Munras Garden Hotel (Monterey), 246 Beach Bum Rentals (), 38 Catamaran Resort Hotel (San Diego), Beachcomber Motel (San Clemente), 39 81– 82 Cedar Glen Lodge (Tahoe Vista), 299 Best Western Bay Shores Inn (New- chain hotel toll-free numbers, 24–25 port Beach), 93 Chute Hill Campground (Nevada Best Western Blue Sea Lodge (San City), 375 Diego), 38–39 Circle X Ranch Campground Best Western Cavalier (San Simeon), (Malibu), 146 239 Claremont Resort and Spa (San Best Western Courtesy Inn (San Francisco), 341 Simeon), 240 Clarion Bedford (San Francisco), 325 Best Western Jamaica Bay Inn Clarion Carriage House Inn Del Mar, (Marina del Rey), 144, 146 59 Best Western Sonoma Valley Inn Coffee Creek Ranch (near Trinity (West Sonoma), 398 Center), 419, 421 Best Western Sonora Oaks (Sonora), Comfort Inn by the Bay (San 387 Francisco), 325 Beverly Plaza (), 154 Convict Lake Resort (near Mammoth Big Basin Redwoods State Camp- Lakes), 280 grounds (near Santa Cruz), Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach 252, 254 Marina and Hotel, 135–136 Big RiverCOPYRIGHTED Lodge (Mendocino), 408 Curry MATERIAL Village (Yosemite National Big Sur Lodge, 241 Park), 292 Bishop Pine Lodge (Trinidad), 413, 415 Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn, 241 Borrego Palm Canyon State Camp- Disney Paradise Pier Hotel ground (San Diego County), 66 (Anaheim), 105 Bridge Bay Resort (Shasta Lake), 419 Disneyland Hotel (Anaheim), 105 Buckeye Tree Lodge (Three Rivers), Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel - 272 (Anaheim), 106

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D. L. Bliss State Park Campground Harbor View Inn (Santa Barbara), 220 (Tahoma), 299 Hermit Gulch Campground Campground (Catalina Island), 141 (Dana Point), 82 Holiday Inn, Capital Plaza Dorst Creek Campground (Three (Sacramento), 367, 369 Rivers), 274 Holiday Inn Ventura Beach Resort, Doubletree (Orange), 106 212, 214 Hollywood Roosevelt, The Edgewater Beach Motel (Santa Cruz), (Hollywood), 156 254 Hotel De Anza (San Jose), 351, 353 El Campo Casa Resort Motel Hotel del Coronado (San Diego), 39, (Jackson), 380 42 El Capitan and Humboldt Redwoods State Park Campgrounds (Santa Barbara), Campground (near Eureka), 415 219 Hyatt Regency (Monterey), 246 El Capitan Canyon (Santa Barbara), 219 Idyllwild Arts Family Summer Camp Emandal (Willits), 405, 407 (near Palm Springs), 183 Embassy Suites Hotel Buena Park, 106 Inn at Morro Bay, The (Morro Bay Embassy Suites Hotel (San Luis State Park), 236 –237 Obispo), 232 Inn at Pasatiempo (Santa Cruz), 254 Embassy Suites Resort Mandalay Beach (Oxnard), 212 Jackson Gold Lodge (Jackson), 380 Embassy Suites San Diego Bay (San Jedediah Smith Campground Diego), 39 (Crescent City), 415 Juniper Springs Lodge (Mammoth family lodging with kids, 21–23 Lakes), 280–281 Fern River Resort (Felton), 254 Flamingo Resort Hotel (Sonoma), kids, lodging and camping with, 21–24 398, 400 Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at La Casa del Zorro Resort Hotel (San Beverly Hills, 154, 156 Diego County), 66 Four Seasons Resort at Aviara La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, 55 (Carlsbad), 62 Lake Arrowhead Resort, 183 Four Seasons Resort Santa Barbara Lazy J Ranch Motel (Three Rivers), (Montecito), 219 274 Four Seasons San Francisco, 325 Lighthouse Lodge (Monterey), Furnace Creek Campground (Death 246 –247 Valley), 267, 269 Little River Inn (Little River), 407 Furnace Creek Inn (Death Valley), 269 Loews Coronado Bay Resort (San Furnace Creek Ranch (Death Valley), Diego), 42 269 Loew’s Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 146 Los Robles Lodge (Santa Rosa), 400 Georgian Hotel (Santa Monica), 146 Lost Whale Inn (Trinidad), 415 Gramma’s Rose Garden Inn (San Francisco), 341, 343 Madonna Inn (San Luis Obispo), 234 Grand Grove Lodge (Three Rivers), Mammoth Mountain Inn 274 (Mammoth Lakes), 281 Gray’s Inn (Morro Bay), 236 Manka’s Inverness Lodge (Inverness), Grey Squirrel Resort (Big Bear), 181,183 345 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 427

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Manresa Uplands State Beach Camp- Camp- ground (La Selva Beach), 247 ground, 83– 84 Marble Mountain Ranch (Somes San Diego Hilton and Tennis Resort, Bar), 416 42– 43 Marriott’s Desert Springs Resort and Campground Spa (Palm Desert), 190, 192 (Cardiff-by-the-Sea), 62 Marriott’s Laguna Cliffs Resort (Dana San Simeon Pines (Cambria), 240 Point), 82 Sandcastle Inn, The (Pismo Beach), 239 Marriott’s Tenaya Lodge (Yosemite Sea Lodge on La Jolla Shores Beach, National Park), 292 55, 57 Millennium Biltmore Hotel, The Serrano Campground (Big Bear Lake), (Los Angeles), 156 183–184 Montecito-Sequoia Family Vacation Serrano Hotel (San Francisco), Camp (Kings Canyon National 325–326 Park), 274–275 Sheraton Universal (Universal City), Monterey Marriott, 247 156 –157 Murphys Historic Hotel and Lodge Shore Acres Lodge (Big Bear Lake), (Gold County), 380 183–184 Shutters on the Beach (Santa Newport Dunes Resort (Newport Monica), 146 –147 Beach), 94 Sir Francis Drake (San Francisco), 326 Newporter Hyatt (Newport Beach), 94 Sportsmen’s Lodge (Studio City), 157 Northern Queen Inn (Nevada City), Stanford Inn by the Sea (Mendocino), 375, 378 408 Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort (near Lake Suites at Fisherman’s Wharf (San Tahoe), 299–300 Francisco), 326 Surf and Sand Hotel (Laguna Beach), Oasis Resort Hotel (Palm Springs), 92–93 192 Surf Motel (Fort Bragg), 408 Ojai Valley Inn and Spa (Ojai), 225 Sycamore Canyon Campground (Malibu), 147 Paradise Point Resort (San Diego), 42 Pavilion Lodge, The (Catalina Island), telephone numbers for chain hotels, 141 24–25 Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park tips Campground (Big Sur), 241 on camping with kids, 23–24 phone numbers, toll-free, for chain on hotels, motels, and resorts with hotels, 24–25 kids, 21–23 Pine Beach Inn (near Fort Bragg), 407 Quality Inn (Mammoth Lakes), 281 Vacation Village (Laguna Beach), 93

Radisson Hotel (Sacramento), 369 Waterfront Hilton Beach Resort (Huntington Beach), 99 Railroad Park Resort (Dunsmuir), 421 Wawona Hotel (near Yosemite Rancho Oso (near Santa Barbara), 220 National Park), 292–293 Resort at Squaw Creek (Squaw West Coast Santa Cruz Hotel, 254 Valley), 300 Westin Mission Hills Resort (Rancho Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel (Dana Mirage), 192 Point), 82– 83 Royal Scandinavian Inn (Solvang), 229 Yosemite Lodge, 29 Camp- ground (near Mendocino), 407 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 428

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Abalonetti Seafood Trattoria Fats (Old Sacramento), (Monterey), 250 372–373 Alice’s Breakfast in the Park California Pizza Kitchen (Brentwood), (Huntington Beach), 102 151–152 Angel’s (Mammoth Lakes), 285 California Pizza Kitchen (San Antonio’s Pizzeria (Avalon), 143 Francisco), 336 Apple Farm (San Luis Obispo), 235 California Pizza Kitchen (Santa Aunt Kizzy’s Back Porch (Marina del Barbara), 223 Rey), 151 Casa de Pico (Old Town, San Diego County), 52 Back on the Beach (Santa Monica), Cedar Creek (Capistrano), 85– 86 151 Chez Panisse Cafe (Berkeley), Bayside Cafe (), 343–344 238 children, tips on dining out with, Be Bop Burgers (Santa Barbara), 26 –27 222–223 Chimayo at the Beach (Huntington Beacon Restaurant (South Lake Beach), 102 Tahoe), 305 Cliff House (Fort Bragg), 411 Benihana (San Francisco), 335–336 Cold Spring Tavern (Santa Barbara), Big Sky Cafe (San Luis Obispo), 235 224 Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant (Big Corvette Diner (San Diego), 52 Sur), 242 Cottage, The (Laguna Beach), 96 Bit o’ Denmark (Solvang), 230 Crab Cooker (Newport Beach), 97 B.J.’s Chicago Pizzeria (Newport Crocodile Cafe (Pasadena), 179 Beach), 97 Crocodile Cafe (Santa Monica), 152 Bridge Tender, The (Tahoe City), 305 Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach Marina Broadway Deli (Santa Monica), 151 and Hotel (Redondo Beach), Brockton Villa (La Jolla), 58 135–136 Brophy Bros. Clam Bar & Restaurant Daily Grill (Los Angeles), 168 (Santa Barbara), 223 Daily Grill (Newport Beach), 97–98 Brothers Restaurant at Mattel’s Tavern Davenport Cash Store (near Santa (Olivos), 230–231 Cruz), 258 Brown Pelican, The (Santa Barbara), Delta King Pilothouse Restaurant 223 (Old Sacramento), 373 California Bistro (Carlsbad), 64– 65

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Dipsea Cafe, The (Mill Valley), Johnnie’s New York Pizza (Santa 348–349 Monica), 153 Dorn’s Original Breakers Cafe (Morro Johnny Rockets (Los Angeles), Bay), 238 169–170 Duke’s Malibu (Malibu), 152 Juanita Juanita (Sonoma), 403

Egghead Omelettes of Oz (Fort La Fonda (Los Angeles), 170 Bragg), 411 La Super-Rica (Santa Barbara), 224 El Cholo (Los Angeles), 168 La Taqueria (San Francisco), 337 El Cholo (Santa Monica), 152 Lakehouse Pizza (Tahoe City), 306 El Indio (Old Town, San Diego Lark Creek Inn (Larkspur), 349 County), 52 Las Casuelas (Palm Springs), 196 El Molino de Oro (Capistrano), 86 El Palomar (Santa Cruz), 258 Margie’s Diner (Morro Bay), 238 El Pollo Inka (Anaheim), 118–119 McDonald’s (Lake Arrowhead), El Torito Grill (Newport Beach), 98 188–189 Elmer’s Pancake House (Palm Mel’s Drive-In (San Francisco), 337 Springs), 196 Mendocino Cafe, 411– 412 Empress Pavilion (Chinatown, Los Mi Casina Taqueria (Monterey), 250 Angeles), 168–169 Monument Peak Restaurant (Lake Endless Summer Bar-Cafe (Santa Tahoe), 306 Barbara), 224 Mo’s Burgers (San Francisco), 337 Ernie’s Coffee Shop (South Lake Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Tahoe), 306 Restaurant (Buena Park), 119

Fabiolus Cafe (Hollywood), 169 Napa Rose (Anaheim), 119 family-friendly restaurants in Nepenthe Cafe Kevah (Big Sur), 242 California, 25–26 Nevados (Mammoth Lakes), 285 Farmer’s Market (Los Angeles), 169 New Asia Restaurant (Chinatown, Fat Apple’s (Berkeley), 344 San Francisco), 337 Fat City (Old Sacramento), 373 Fire Sign Cafe (Tahoe City), 306 Oak Cafe and Terrace at the Ojai Fog City Diner (San Francisco), 336 Valley Inn (Ojai), 226 Old Monterey Cafe (Monterey), Garden Court Cafe and Bakery 250–251 (Glen Ellen), 403 Olema Farm House (Marin County), Giuseppe’s (Pismo Beach), 239 349–350 Goofy’s Kitchen (Anaheim), 119 Omelet Express (Santa Rosa), 404 Guaymas (Tiburon), 349 Padaro Street Grill (Carpinteria), 225 Hard Rock Cafe (La Jolla), 58 Pancake Cottage, The (Avalon), 143 Hitching Post (Buellton), 231 Paula’s Pancake House (Solvang), 231 Hob Nob Hill (San Diego), 52–53 Perry’s Italian Cafe (Mammoth Homemade Cafe (Berkeley), 344 Lakes), 285–286 Perry’s (Old Town, San Diego Il Foraio (Del Mar), 65 County), 53 In the Night Kitchen Cafe (San Pete’s Southside Cafe (San Luis Francisco), 336 –337 Obispo), 236 Pink’s (Los Angeles), 170 Jalisco Mexican Restaurant Pinot Hollywood (Hollywood), (Watsonville), 258 170–171 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 430

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Pizza Nova (San Diego), 53 Taylor’s Automatic Refresher (San PJ’s Oyster Bed (San Francisco), 338 Francisco), 338 Poquito Mas (Studio City), 171 Teddy Bear Restaurant (Big Bear Proud Mary’s (Dana Point Harbor), Lake), 189 86 Tinnery at the Beach (Pacific Grove), 251 Railroad Park Restaurant (Dunsmuir), tips on dining out with children, 423 25–26 Reel Inn, The (Malibu), 153 Tommaso’s Restaurant (San restaurants in California, family- Francisco), 338–339 friendly, 25–26 Topper’s Pizza Place (Ventura), 216 Riviera Mexican Grill (Redondo Tower Cafe (William Land Park), Beach), 138 373–374 Rosebud’s Cafe (Jackson), 386 Trolley Junction Cafe (Nevada City), Rosy’s at the Beach (near San Jose), 379 356 Typhoon (Santa Monica), 153 Rubio’s (Carlsbad), 65 Ruby’s (Capistrano), 86 – 87 Wahoo’s Fish Tacos (Laguna Beach), Ruby’s (Laguna Beach), 96 96 –97 Ruby’s (Newport Beach), 98 Whaling Station Prime Steaks and Seafood (Monterey), 251 Sammy’s California Wood-fired Pizza Whoa Nellie Deli/Tioga Gas Mart (La Jolla), 58 (Mono Lake), 288 Samoa Cookhouse (Eureka), 418 Wild Bill’s Wild West Extravaganza San Diego Pier Cafe, 53–54 (Buena Park), 119 Seascape (Trinidad), 418 Willie’s Burgers (William Land Park), Shenandoah Cafe (Long Beach), 138 374 Soda Jerks (Pasadena), 179–180 Wolfgang Puck Cafe (Universal City), Susie’s Subs (Mammoth Lakes), 286 171 Sweet Peas (Los Gatos), 356 Taco Loco (Laguna Beach), 96 Yolanda’s Mexican Cafe (Ventura),216 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 431

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Adventure City (Stanton), 107 Apple Farm Millhouse (San Luis Adventure Park (Lake Tahoe), Obispo), 234–235 300–301 Aquarium of the Bay (San Francisco), Agate Beach (Bolinas), 313 332 airplane travel. See plane travel Arcata Skate Park (Northern Alameda Park (Santa Barbara), 200 California), 416 Alcatraz Island (near San Francisco), Arroyo Burro Beach (Santa Barbara), 327, 349 201 Aliso Creek County Beach (Laguna art museums, taking kids to, 9–10 Beach), 70 attractions all-terrain vehicle driving, Oceano Avalon, 142–143 Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Big Bear, 184–186, 188 Area, 203–204 Catalina Island, 142–143 Alpine Meadows (Tahoe City), 261 Filmore, 226 Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain, The La Jolla, 62– 64 (Big Bear), 184–185 Los Angeles, Central, 157–168 Amador County Museum, 381 Los Angeles, South Bay, 136 –138, American River Parkway (Sacra- 142–143 mento), 363 Los Angeles, Westside, 147–150 Amtrak train travel Mendocino County, 408– 411 to California generally, 19–20 , 421– 422 to the Gold Country, 362 Palm Springs, 192–196 to Northern California, 391 Pasadena, 177, 179 to Orange County, 69 San Clemente, Dana Point, San to San Diego County, 29 Juan Capistrano, 83– 85 to area, 312 San Diego, 43–51 Anaheim, 103–120 Santa Barbara, 221–222 Andree Clark Bird Refuge (Santa Santa Cruz vicinity, 255–258 Barbara), 200 Sonoma County, 400– 403 Angel Island State Park (near San South Bay, 136–138 Francisco), 313 star-rating system described, 15 Año Nuevo State Beach (Santa Cruz), Audiences Unlimited (Hollywood), 200–201 172 Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (San authors of the book Diego County), 31, 65– 66 introduction to, 1–2 writing to, 15–16

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automobile travel. See car travel Big Lagoon County Park (Northern Autry Museum of Western Heritage, California), 394 The (Los Angeles), 157–158 Big Stump Trail (Kings Canyon Avalon, 142–143 National Park), 275 Big Sur, 241–242 babysitters biking. See bicycling See also specific location boating California referral program, 23 Catalina Island, 139 Los Angeles and vicinity, 124 Lake Shasta, 395 Orange County, 69– 70 Orange County, 75 San Diego County, 31 Delta, house- San Francisco Bay area, 312 boating, 364 using teenagers as, 9 San Diego County, 33–34 Badger Pass (), Bob Baker Marionette Theater (Los 261 Angeles), 133 Balboa Fun Zone (Balboa), 94–95 Bodega Bay (Northern California), Balboa Park (San Diego), 31 405 Bay Area Discovery Museum (San Bodie State Historic Park (Mammoth Francisco), 347 Lakes), 286 –287 beach houses, in Orange County, 78 (Pacific Coast beaches Highway), 70 See also specific beach Bonita Cove (San Diego County), 31 best. See best beaches and parks book, this Bear Flag Revolt, 398 authors, 15–16 Belmont Park and Pirate’s Cove (San how to use, 11, 14 Diego), 43 Borax Museum (Death Valley), Berkeley, 341–344 269–270 best beaches and parks Bowers Kidseum (Santa Ana), Central Coast, 200–203 107–108 Gold Country, 363–364 breakfasts, eating out, 7 Los Angeles and vicinity, 124–125 Bright Child Indoor Playground Northern California, 394–395 (Santa Monica), 147–148 Orange County, 70– 71 Buena Park, 103, 106, 109–116, San Diego County, 31–33 118–120 San Francisco Bay area, 313–315 bus travel Sierra Nevada, 265–266 to San Diego County, 30 bicycling to Yosemite National Park, 291 Catalina Island, 139 in California generally, 14 Cable Car Museum (San Francisco), Jedediah Smith Memorial Bicycle 327–328 Trail, 363 Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (San Los Angeles and vicinity, 131 Pedro), 136 –137 Orange County, 75 Cabrillo National Monument and San Diego County, 33 Old Point Loma (San Diego), 44 San Francisco Bay area, 315–316 Calaveras Big Trees State Park, 380, Big Basin State Park (near Santa 381–382, 384 Cruz), 201 California Big Bear, 181, 183–189 campgrounds generally, 23–24 Big Bear Discovery Center, 185 free publications for visitors, 26 Big Bear Mountain Resorts, 185–186 regions described, 11 weather, 15–16 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 433

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California Academy of Sciences (San Carpinteria State Park Beach (near Francisco), 328–329 Santa Barbara), 201 California Carnivores (Sebastopol), State Park (near 400 Dunsmuir), 421 California Division of Tourism, 26 Catalina Island, 139–143 California Military Museum caving (Sacramento), 371 Gold Country, 364 California Science Center (Los Shasta Caverns (O’Brien), 422 Angeles), 158–159 Central Coast California State Indian Museum family outdoor adventures, (Sacramento), 372 203–206 California State Park System, 26 festivals, events calendar, 208–211 California State Railroad Museum food adventures, 206 –207 (Sacramento), 369 generally, 197 California Western Railroad (Fort information sources, best beaches Bragg), 410– 411 and parks, 200–203 Cambria, 239 region described, 11 camcorders, cameras, 18 chain hotel toll-free numbers, 24–25 Camino El Estero Park (Monterey), Chandelier Tree Park (Legget), 202 408– 409 campgrounds. See specific Channel Islands National Park campground (Ventura Harbor), 214–215 camping Charles Lee Tilden Regional Park in California generally, 23–24 (near San Francisco), 313, 341 using this book, 14–15 Chase Palm Park (Santa Barbara), Cannery Row (Monterey), 243 201–202 Capistrano Realty (Orange County), Chaw’Se Indian Grinding Rock State 78– 79 Historic Park (Volcano), car travel 384–385 in California generally, 18–19 child care referrals renting cars, 20–21 Child Care Aware, 23 to Death Valley, 267 Los Angeles and vicinity, 124 to the Gold Country, 362 in Orange County, 69– 70 to Lake Tahoe, 297 San Diego County, 31 to Los Angeles and vicinity, San Francisco Bay area, 312 123–124 children. See kids to Mammoth Lakes, 278 Children Discovery Museum of San to Northern California, 391 Jose, 353 to Orange County, 69 Children’s Beach Pool (La Jolla), 32 to San Diego County, 29 Children’s Book World (Los Angeles), to San Francisco Bay area, 312 133 to Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Children’s Discovery Museum of the Parks, 272 Desert (Rancho Mirage), to Yosemite National Park, 291 192–193 Carlsbad Children’s Museum at La Habra, family lodging, 62 108–109 generally, 59 Children’s Museum of San Diego, restaurants, 65 The, 44– 45 Carlsbad Children’s Museum, 62– 63 climate of California, 16 –17 (San Diego Cold Springs Canyon (Santa County), 31–32 Barbara), 204 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 434

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Coloma Schoolhouse (Gold El Dorado Regional Park East (Long Country), 366 Beach), 124 Columbia State Historic Park Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 236 (near Sonoma), 387–389 Empire Mine State Historic Park Corona del Mar Beach (Laguna (Grass Valley), 357, 375, 378 Beach), 70– 71 equipment, packing light, 16 Coronado Beach (San Diego), 32 Eureka, 413, 417– 418 cruises events calendar. See festivals, events Catalina Island, 139 calendars and grandparents, 11 Exploratorium (San Francisco), Crystal Cave (), 329–330 275–276 (near Laguna Fairytale Town (Sacramento), 363 Beach), 71 family lodging cycling. See bicycling hotels, motels, resorts. See Family Lodging Index Dana Point, 80, 82 in California generally, 21–24 Dana Point Harbor, 83– 84 family outdoor adventures Death Valley, 259, 267–271 Central Coast, 203–206 Del Mar Gold Country, 364–366 family lodging, 59– 62 Los Angeles and vicinity, 131–132 restaurants, 64– 65 Northern California, 395–397 Del Norte County, 413 Orange County, 75– 78 Dennis the Menace Playground San Diego County, 33–35 (Monterey), 202 San Francisco Bay area, 315–317 Descanso Beach Club (Catalina Sierra Nevada, 265–266 Island), 142 Family Theater Musicals (Santa Devil’s Postpile National Monument Monica), 133 (Mammoth Lakes), 281–282 family travel dining out with children, 26 –27 dynamics of, 2–3 disabled travelers, 10–11 planning, 3– 4 Discover Museum (Sacramento), 370 festivals, events calendars Discovery Park (Sacramento), 363 Central Coast, 208–211 Discovery Science Center (Santa Gold Country, 360–361 Ana), 109 Los Angeles and vicinity, 126–127 Disneyland Resort (Anaheim), Orange County, 72– 73 109–111, 114–116 San Diego County, 36–37 diving, Catalina Island, 141 San Francisco Bay area, 310–311 D. L. Bliss State Park (Lake Tahoe), Sierra Nevada, 262–263 300–301 Fiddletown Schoolhouse (Gold Dodger Stadium Tour (Los Angeles), Country), 366 159 Fillmore & Western Railway Doheny State Beach (Dana Point), 71 Company, 226 Downtown Disneyland, 67 First Team Nolan (Laguna Beach), 79 Drive-Thru Tree Park (Legget), Fisherman’s Wharf (Monterey), 246 408– 409 fishing Dunsmuir, 421– 422 in Orange County, 75 Redondo Beach, Malibu, 131 Eagle Cruise at Lake Cachuma, 204 in San Diego County, 34 El Capitan (Yosemite), 294 San Francisco Bay area, 316 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 435

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food adventures, Central Coast, Hans Christian Andersen Museum 206 –208 (Solvang), 229 Fort Bragg, 405 headphones, 8 Fort Bragg Footlighters, 409 Heaps Peak Arboretum (Lake Arrow Fort Humboldt State Historic Park head), 186 –187 (Eureka), 416 – 417 (San Simeon), 240–241 Fort Ross State Historic Park (Jenner), Heavenly Aerial Tram (Lake Tahoe), 400– 401 301–302 free publications for visitors, 26 hiking Furnace Creek Visitor Center and in California generally, 15 Museum (Death Valley), 270 Catalina Island, 141 Central Coast, 204 George C. Page Museum of La Brea in Los Angeles and vicinity, 131 Discoveries (Los Angeles), 160 Northern California, 395–396 Getty Center, The (Los Angeles), in Orange County, 75– 76 148–149 in San Diego County, 34 Giant Forest (Sequoia National Park), San Francisco Bay area, 316 276 Hollywood, general attractions, Giraud, Jean “Moebius,” 331 167–168 Gizdich Ranch (Watsonville), Hollywood & Highland (Los 255–258 Angeles), 159–160 Glacier Point (Yosemite), 295 homes, finding in Orange County, Glass-Bottom Boat Tours (Catalina 78– 79 Island), 142 horseback riding Gold Country Catalina Island, 141 best parks, 363–364 Los Angeles and vicinity, 131–132 Central, generally, 380 San Francisco Bay area, 316 festivals, events calendar, 360–361 hotels generally, 357–366 See also Family Lodging Index information sources, 362–363 childproofing your room, 22 Northern, generally, 375 San Francisco Bay area, 316 region described, 11 houseboating, Sacramento River Southern, generally, 387 Delta, 364 Gold Discovery Museum (Marshall), Humboldt Bay Harbor Cruise 366 (Eureka), 417 Gold Gate Park (San Francisco), Humboldt County, 413 313–314 Humboldt Redwoods State Park (near Gold Rush era, 357, 365–366, Eureka), 394, 413 384–385 Huntington Beach, 99 Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco), Huntington Library, Art Collections, 345, 349 Botanical Gardens (San Marino), Golden Gate National Recreational 177, 179 Area, 348 /City Beach, grandparents, tips for, 10–11 71 Grant Grove (Kings Canyon National Park), 277 Idyllwild, 181, 183 Grass Valley, 375–376, 378 in-line skating, Los Angeles and Griffith Park (Los Angeles), 125 vicinity, 131 guides, travel for physically Indian Canyons (Palm Springs), 125 challenged, 11 Indian Grinding Rock State Park handicapped travelers, 11 (Volcano), 380, 384–385 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 436

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information sources La Jolla, 55, 57 Central Coast, 200 La Jolla Cove, 32 free publications for California La Purisima Mission State Historic visitors, 26 Park (Lompoc), 230 Gold Country, 362–363 Lacy Park (San Marino), 128 Los Angeles and vicinity, 124 Laguna Beach Northern California, 391, 394 family lodging, 92–93 Orange County, 69– 70 generally, 88, 92 San Diego County, 30–31 restaurants, 96 –97 San Francisco Bay area, 312 Laguna Properties (Orange County), Sierra Nevada, 264 79 Web sites for California-bound Lake Arrowhead, 181, 183–184, kids, 17–18 186 –187 International Surfing Museum Lake Cachuma, 204 (Huntington Beach), 99, 102 Lake Shasta, 390, 395, 421– 422 Lake Tahoe, 297–306 Jack London State Park (Glen Ellen), Lake Tahoe Visitors Center, 302 396, 398 Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley), Jackson (Gold Country), 380–381, 343 386 Legoland California (Carlsbad), Jedediah Smith Memorial Bicycle 63– 64 Trail (Sacramento), 363 Leo Carrillo State Beach (Malibu), jet-skiing, Catalina Island, 139 128, 132 (Sierra letters to the authors, 16 Nevada), 284 Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Joshua Tree National Park, 125, 128 Park (Palm Desert), 193–194 London, Jack, 396 kayaking Long Beach, 135–136 in California generally, 15 Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, Central Coast, 205 137–138 San Francisco Bay area, 316 –317 Los Angeles and vicinity kids best beaches and parks, 124–125 art museum trips, 9–10 family outdoor adventures, at Disneyland Park, 111–116 131–132 babysitters for, 23 festivals, events calendar, 126 –127 dining out with, 26 –27 generally, 121, 123 limiting activities, 4 kid culture, 133–134 packing own trip bags, 17 region described, 11 programs at large hotels, 22 South Bay area, 135–138 survival guide for, 5– 6 travel to, information about, Web sites for California-bound, 123–124 18–19 West side, 144–153 Kings Canyon National Park (Sierra Los Angeles Central Library, Nevada), 272–277 160–161 , 390 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park), 161 116 –118 Los Angeles Philharmonic Knott’s Soak City (Buena Park), 118 Symphonies for Youth, 133 Knott’s Soak City (Palm Springs), 193 Los Angeles Zoo, 162 Knott’s Soak City (San Diego), 45 Los Olivos, 227 La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles), 160 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 437

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MacKerricher State Beach (near Morro Bay State Park, 202 Cleone), 394–395, 397 Morro Bay State Park Museum of Magicopolis (Santa Monica), 149 Natural History, 237–238 Main Beach, Laguna, 71, 74 Mount Shasta, 390, 419 State Park, 128 Mountain High Ski Area (Wright- Mammoth Lakes (Sierra Nevada), wood), 187–188 278–288 Muir Woods National Monument Mammoth Mountain (Sierra Nevada), (near San Francisco), 314 261, 264, 282–284 Murphys Grammar School (Gold Manhattan State Beach (near Los Country), 366 Angeles), 128–129, 135–136 Museo de los Niños, 44– 45 Marble Mountain Wilderness Museum of Flying (Santa Monica), (Northern California), 416 149–150 Marin County, 345–350 Museum of Radio and Television Marin County Farmer’s Market, (Beverly Hills), 173 347–348 museums Marine Mammal Center (near Amador County Museum, 381 Sausalito), 348 art museums, taking kids to, 9–10 Marine World Africa USA (Vallejo), Autry Museum of Western 339–340 Heritage, The (Los Angeles), Mariposa Grove (Yosemite), 295 157–158 Marshall Gold Discovery State Bay Area Discovery Museum (San Historic Park (Gold Country), Francisco), 347 365, 366 Borax Museum (Death Valley), mementoes, collecting, 18 269–270 Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Bowers Kidseum (Santa Ana), (near Fort Bragg), 409– 410 107–108 Mendocino County, 405– 412 Cable Car Museum (San Mendocino Highlands State Park, 397 Francisco), 327–328 Metreon (San Francisco), 330–331 California Military Museum Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala (Sacramento), 371 (San Diego), 45– 46 California State Indian Museum, Mission Bay Park (San Diego 372 County), 32 California State Railroad Museum Mission Beach (San Diego County), (Sacramento), 369 32 Carlsbad Children’s Museum, Mission San Juan Capistrano, 84 62– 63 Mission Santa Barbara (Central Children’s Discovery Museum of Coast), 221 the Desert (Rancho Mirage), Moaning Cavern (near Vallecito), 192–193 364, 385 Children’s Museum at La Habra, Mono Lake (near Vining), 287–288 108–109 Monterey, 243–251 Children’s Museum of San Monterey Bay Aquarium, 247–248 Diego/Museo de los Niños, Monterey Bay National Marine 44– 45 Sanctuary, 205 Furnace Creek Visitor Center and Monterey Jazz Festival, 243 Museum, 270 Moonridge Animal Park (near Big George C. Page Museum of La Bear), 187 Brea Discoveries (Los Angeles), Morro Bay, 236 160 Morro Bay Aquarium, 237 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 438

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Hans Christian Andersen Museum Newport Dunes Resort, 74 (Solvang), 229 Northern California International Surfing Museum best beaches and parks, 394–395 (Huntington Beach), 99, 102 family outdoor adventures, Lawrence Hall of Science 395–397 (Berkeley), 343 generally, information about, Morro Bay State Park Museum of 390–391 Natural History, 237–238 region described, 11 Museum of Flying (Santa Monica), Northstar-at-Tahoe, 264 149–150 notebook, travel, 17 Museum of Radio and Television (Beverly Hills), 173 Oceano Dunes State Vehicular M.Y. Museum (Monterey), Recreation Area, 203–204 248–249 Ojai, 225 Natural History Museum (San Old Sacramento Schoolhouse (Gold Francisco), 328 Country), 366 Paramount’s Great America (Santa Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Clara), 353–354 370–371 Petersen Automobile Museum (Los Old Town Eureka, 413 Angeles), 162–163 Old Town San Diego State Historic Point Arena Lighthouse and Park, 46 Museum (Northern Olvera Street (Los Angeles), 162 California), 410 Open House at the Hollywood Bowl, Redwood Discovery Museum 133 (Eureka), 413 Orange County Ruddy’s General Store Museum best beaches and parks, 70– 71 (Palm Springs), 195 family outdoor adventures, 75– 78 Sacramento Museum of History, festivals, events calendar, 72– 73 Science, and Space Technology, finding a home in, 78– 79 370 generally, 67, 103 San Diego Maritime Museum and region described, 11 Star of India, 47– 48 shopping malls, 92 San Diego Model Railroad travel to, information about, Museum, 48 69– 70 San Diego Museum of Man, 48– 49 Orange County Marine Institute Santa Barbara Museum of Natural (Dana Point), 84– 85 History, 221–222 organization of this book, 11, 14 Stephen Birch Aquarium: Museum at Scripps (La Jolla), 57 Pacific Beach (San Diego County), 33 Ventura County Gull Wings Pacific Park (Santa Monica), 150 Children’s Museum, 215–216 paddling. See kayaking M.Y. Museum (Monterey), Pageant of the Masters (Laguna 248–249 Beach), 88 Palm Springs, 190–196 Natural History Museum (San Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Francisco), 328 194–195 NBC Studio Tour (Burbank), 173 Paradise Cove (Malibu), 129 Nevada City, 375, 377–379 Paramount’s Great America (Santa Newport Beach Clara), 353–354 family lodging, 93–94 parasailing in Orange County, 76 restaurants, 97–98 parents, single, tips for, 9–10 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 439

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parks Redondo State Beach (Redondo See also specific park Beach), 121, 129 best. See best beaches and parks Redwood Coast, 390 Pasadena, 177–180 Redwood Discovery Museum Paskowitz Surf Camp (San Diego), 77 (Eureka), 413 Pebble Beach, 249 Redwood Empire Ice Arena (Santa Petersen Automobile Museum (Los Rosa), 401 Angeles), 162 Redwood National Park, 390 Pfeiffer/Big Sur State Park, 202 Refugio State Beach (near Santa phone numbers Barbara), 203 See also specific locations renting chain hotel toll-free, 24 See also specific locations Pier 39 (San Francisco), 331–332 cars in California, 20–21. , Pismo Dunes houses in Orange County, 78– 79 Preserve, 202–203 reservations plane travel airplane, 20 to California generally, 20 hotel, motel, resort, 22–23 to the Gold Country, 362 state campgrounds, 26 to Lake Tahoe, 297 using Reserve America, 24 to Los Angeles and vicinity, 123 restaurants to Mammoth Lakes, 278 See also Restaurant Index to Northern California, 391 dining with kids, 25–26 to Orange County, 69 family-friendly, 25 to San Diego County, 29 Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and to San Francisco Bay area, 307, 312 Science Center (San Diego), planning 46–47 child-friendly trip using travel Ricochet Ridge Ranch (near Fort agent, 11 Bragg), 395 family travel, 3– 4 river rafting trips around weather, 16 –17 Gold Country, 365 Point Arena Lighthouse and Museum, Northern California, 396 410 Roaring Camp and Santa Cruz Big Point Cabrillo Lightstation (near Trees Railroads, 255–256 Mendocino), 397 Rocky Nook Park (Santa Barbara), Point Pinos Lighthouse (Monterey), 203 249–250 Rollerblading, Mission Bay, 38 Point Reyes, 350 Ruddy’s General Store Museum (Palm Point Reyes National Seashore, Springs), 195 314–315, 345 Prairie Creek Redwood State Park Sacramento, 367–369 (Orick), 417– 418 Sacramento Museum of History, Sci- publications for California visitors, 26 ence, and Space Technology, 370 Sacramento Zoo, 371 rafting, white-water, in California safety tips for camping, 24 generally, 15 (Northern Raging Waters (San Dimas), 174–175 California), 395 Raging Waters (San Jose), 354–355 San Clemente rating system for attractions, 15 family lodging, 81, 83 Rattlesnake Canyon (Santa Barbara), generally, 67, 80 204 San Clemente Pier/T Street, 74 Redding, 419 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 440

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San Diego Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens, attractions, 43–51 222 family lodging, 38– 43 Santa Cruz, 206, 252–258 generally, 38 Santa Cruz Boardwalk Beach, 203 Old Town, 46 Santa Cruz municipal wharf, restaurants, 52–54 256 –257 San Diego-Coronado Ferry, 30 Santa Rosa, 398, 401, 404 San Diego County Saw Mill Pond (Lake Tahoe), 302–303 best beaches and parks, 31–33 schoolhouses of Gold Country, family outdoor adventures, 33–35 365–366 festivals, events calendar, 36 –37 Scotty’s Castle (Death Valley), region described, 11 270–271 travel to, sight-seeing, 27–30 scrapbook, travel, 7 San Diego Maritime Museum and SeaWorld (San Diego), 51 Star of India, 47– 48 Sendak, Maurice, 331 San Diego Model Railroad Museum, Sequoia National Park, 264, 48 272–277 San Diego Museum of Man, 48– 49 Sequoia Park (Eureka), 395 San Diego Water Taxi, 30 Serendipity Theater Company San Diego Wild Animal Park (Burbank), 134 (Escondido), 49–50 Shasta Caverns (O’Brien), 422 San Diego Zoo, 50 Shasta County, 419– 422 San Francisco Shasta-Trinity National Recreational family lodging, 324–326 Area, 390 generally, 318–323 Sierra Nevada shopping, 323–324 best parks, 265–266 San Francisco Bay area festivals, events calendar, 262–263 best beaches and parks, 313–315 generally, 259, 264 family outdoor adventures, region described, 11 315–317 Sierra Nevada Children’s Museum festivals, events calendar, 310–311 (Truckee), 303 generally, 307 Silent Movie Theater (Los Angeles), region described, 11 173 San Francisco earthquake, 410 Silver Strand State Beach (San Diego San Francisco Museum of Modern County), 33 Art, 332–333 single parents, tips for, 9–10 San Francisco Zoo, 333 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Water San Gorgonio Mountain, 188 Park (Valencia), 175 San Jose, 351–356 Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia), San Juan Capistrano, 80 175–176 San Luis Obispo, 232–242 Six Flags Marine World (Vallejo), 339 San Pedro, 121 Six Flags Waterworld USA San Simeon, 239–241 (Sacramento), 371–372 San Simeon Historical Monument, Skate Street (Ventura), 215 240–241 skiing in the Sierra Nevada, 261, 264 sandcastle competitions, 37 Skunk Train, The (Fort Bragg), Santa Ana, 103–105, 107–109 410– 411 Santa Barbara, 217–226 Skyline Drive Tour (Catalina Island), Santa Barbara Museum of Natural 143 History, 221–222 Sledz (Mammoth Lakes), 284–285 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 441

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snacks for travel, 19–20 Sutter Creek School (Gold Country), snorkeling 366 Catalina Island, 141 Sutter Gold Mine (near Amador in San Diego County, 34 City), 384–385 Solstice Canyon (Malibu), 129 Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park Solvang, 227–231 (Sacramento), 367–369, 372 Sonoma County, 398– 403 Sonoma Plaza, 401– 402 Tahoe Amusement Park (Lake Tahoe), Sonoma State Historic Park, 402 304 Sonora (Southern Gold Country), Tallac Historic Site (Lake Tahoe), 387 304–305 Sony Pictures Entertainment Studio tape recorders, 18 Tour (Culver City), 173–174 Tech Museum of Innovation, The Squaw Valley (Sierra Nevada), 264 (San Jose), 355 Squaw Valley USA (Lake Tahoe), teenagers 303–304 at Disneyland Park, 116 Star of India, 47 survival guide for, 7– 8 star-rating system for attractions, 15 tidepooling state campgrounds in Los Angeles and vicinity, 132 See also specific campground in Orange County, 76 reserving, 26 toll-free phone numbers State Historic Parks (Gold Country), See also specific location 363 chain-hotels, 24–25 state parks. See specific state park state campground reservations, 26 Station Children’s Theater (Santa State Park (near San Monica), 133 Francisco), 315 Steinhart Aquarium (San Francisco), Tournament of Roses Parade 328 (Pasadena), 126 Stephen Birch Aquarium and traffic in California generally, 19–20 Museum at Scripps (La Jolla), 57 train travel Stinson Beach (near San Francisco), to California generally, 19–20 315 to the Gold Country, 362 Storyopolis (Los Angeles), 134 to Los Angeles and vicinity, 123 Summer Fun Surf Camp (San to Northern California, 391 Clemente), 77 to Orange County, 69 Super Surf Camp (Huntington to San Diego County, 29 Beach), 77 to San Francisco Bay area, 312 Surf Academy (Santa Monica), 77 Traintown (Sonoma), 402 surfing transportation camps in Orange County, 77– 78 airplane. See plane travel California generally, 14 car. See car travel Central Coast, 205–206 train. See train travel Los Angeles and vicinity, 132 seeking creative, 6 Orange County, 76 travel notebooks, scrapbooks, 7, 17 San Diego County, 34 travel agents, and planning child- Surfrider/Malibu State Beach friendly trip, 11 (Malibu), 129–130 travel scrapbook, 7 survival guide traveling for kids, 5– 6 by car. See car travel for teenagers, 7– 8 by plane. See plane travel Sutter Creek (Gold Country), 380 by train. See train travel 13_569554_bindex.qxd 10/11/04 10:37 AM Page 442

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TravelTown (Los Angeles), 162–163 Web sites Trinidad, 413 See also specific location Trinity County, 419– 421 Amtrak, 20 Trinity National Forest (Northern babysitter service, 23 California), 390, 391, 421– 422 for California-bound kids, 17–18 Tuolumne River (Gold Country), 365 whale-watching in California generally, 15 UNESCO-designated World Heritage Northern California, 396 –397 site, 417– 418 Orange County, 76 Universal CityWalk (Universal City), San Diego County, 35 164–166 San Francisco Bay area, 317 Universal Studios Hollywood, wheelchairs, bus lifts, 11 166 –167 Whiskeytown (Northern California), University of California at Berkeley, 419 341 White Fang (London), 398 Unofficial Guide to Disneyland, 111, white-water rafting 114 in California generally, 15 Ecological Gold Country, 365 Reserve, 74 Wild Rivers Waterpark (Irvine), 95 Uprising Outdoor Adventure Center (Santa (Palm Springs), 195–196 Cruz), 257–258 Will Rogers State Historic Park Venice Beach, 130 (Pacific Palisades), 130 Ventura, 212–216 William Land Park (Sacramento), 363 Ventura County Gull Wings Chil- William S. Hart County Park (Santa dren’s Museum, 215–216 Clarita Valley), 130 visitors bureaus, centers. See specific Windsor Waterworks and Slides location (Sonoma County), 402– 403 Volcano (Gold Country), 380, windsurfing in San Diego County, 385–386 34–35 Volcano School (Gold Country), 366 Wood’s Cove (Laguna Beach), 74 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 348 Warner Bros. Studios VIP Tour writing to the authors, 16 (Burbank), 174 water skiing in San Diego County, Yerba Buena Gardens (near San 34–35 Francisco), 315, 330, 333–334 Watts Tower of Simon Rodia State Yosemite National Park, 289–297 Historic Park (Los Angeles), Yosemite Valley, 294 167–168 Wawona (Yosemite), 293 Zeum (San Francisco), 334–335 weather and California climate, Zuma Beach (Malibu), 130–131 seasons, 15–16 Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park, 422– 423