Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area spans 1,640 acres in the Diablo Range east of Livermore in Alameda and San Joaquin Counties, California, offering diverse off-highway vehicle terrain from beginner loops to expert hill climbs, rock gardens, sand washes, mud pits, and open riding areas amid rolling hills and oak woodlands.
Pelican State Beach is California’s northernmost state beach near Smith River on the Oregon border, a small, undeveloped strip of sand backed by grassy dunes and rocky bluffs that offers wide ocean views and a peaceful, largely uncrowded experience.
Montaña de Oro State Park (Spanish for Mountain of Gold) is an expansive coastal reserve near Morro Bay that covers about 8,000 acres of rugged cliffs, seven miles of shoreline, sandy beaches, dunes, coastal plains, canyons and hills including Valencia Peak (about 1,347 feet), offering dramatic ocean views and abundant wildflower displays in spring.
Limekiln State Park on the Big Sur coast is a compact, dramatic park where towering redwoods, a sandy beach, and a 100-foot waterfall sit within steep coastal canyons, all centered around four surviving 19th‑century lime kilns that give the park its name.
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is a celebrated coastal sanctuary south of Carmel‑by‑the‑Sea where rugged headlands, coves, and Monterey Cypress‑dotted shorelines meet one of the richest underwater ecosystems on the California coast.
Pinnacles National Park in California formed from the eroded remains of a volcanic field about 23 million years ago, creating dramatic spires, rock formations, and talus caves.
Pala Casino Spa Resort is a premier Native American casino hotel and spa owned and operated by the Pala Band of Mission Indians, located at 11154 Highway 76 in Pala, California, on the tribe's reservation northeast of San Diego near Temecula wine country.
Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas is a lively, family‑friendly coastal park known for its wide sandy shore, gentle gradual slope for safer swimming, and dependable surf breaks for surfers and bodyboarders.
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park near Nevada City preserves the largest hydraulic gold‑mining site in California, where powerful water cannons once carved massive cliffs and valleys that dramatically altered the landscape.
Van Damme State Park spans 1,831 acres along the Mendocino Coast near Little River, California, straddling Highway 1 with a free day-use beach cove popular for kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving amid kelp forests and abalone, plus whale watching and picnicking.
Turlock Lake State Recreation Area is a 3,500-acre lakeside park in the San Joaquin Valley foothills of Stanislaus County, California, along the Tuolumne River near La Grange, about 25 miles east of Modesto.
The Sutro Baths, located in San Francisco near the Cliff House, opened in 1896 as the world's largest indoor swimming facility, built by Adolph Sutro, a wealthy former mayor of the city.
Death Valley in California is a vast arid region known for being the hottest, driest, and lowest area in North America, with its lowest point at Badwater Basin sitting 282 feet below sea level.
Sequoia National Park in California, established in 1890, protects over 400,000 acres of mountainous forest terrain in the southern Sierra Nevada and is famous for its giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume.
Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, is a rocky island located about 22 miles off the coast of Southern California, part of the Channel Islands and within Los Angeles County.
Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA) is a 343‑acre desert park in Imperial County near Heber that’s designed for off‑highway vehicle recreation, especially ATVs, dune buggies, and motorcycles.
Cache Creek Casino Resort is a premier Native American gaming destination owned by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, located at 14455 Highway 16 in Brooks, California, in the scenic Capay Valley about 40 miles northwest of Sacramento and 80 miles from San Francisco.
