Explore SoCal
Beaches, deserts, mountains, islands, and cities worth your sunscreen. Filter by region, type, or whatever catches your eye.
12 destinations
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Desert
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
State Park
California's largest state park. Desert sculptures, slot canyons, and spring wildflower blooms that break the internet.
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Inland Empire
Big Bear Lake
Mountain Town
SoCal's mountain escape. Skiing in winter, lake life in summer, and pine trees that make you forget you're 2 hours from LA.
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Coast
Channel Islands National Park
National Park
The Galapagos of North America. Five islands off the coast that feel like you've left California entirely.
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Desert
Death Valley National Park
National Park
The hottest, driest, and lowest point in North America. Also somehow one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
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Desert
Joshua Tree National Park
National Park
Where two deserts collide and the trees look like Dr. Seuss designed them after a long night.
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San Diego
La Jolla
Coastal Town
Sea caves, harbor seals, world-class snorkeling, and a coastline that makes the Mediterranean jealous.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles
City
A city of 88 cities pretending to be one. Traffic, tacos, and more diversity in a single block than most states.
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Los Angeles
Malibu
Beach Town
27 miles of coastline, celebrity sightings optional, PCH traffic mandatory.
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Desert
Palm Springs
City
Mid-century modern architecture, desert heat, and an aerial tramway that takes you from cactus to pine forest in 10 minutes.
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San Diego
San Diego
City
Perfect weather, tacos, craft beer, and a zoo that makes every other zoo feel like a petting farm.
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Central Coast
San Luis Obispo
City
The happiest city in America, apparently. Cal Poly, Thursday night farmers market, and wine country without the attitude.
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Central Coast
Santa Barbara
City
The American Riviera. Red tile roofs, palm-lined beaches, and wine tasting without the Napa price tag.