Lonely Planet California's Best Trips

Lonely Planet Trips

by Brett Atkinson

Discover the freedom of open roads while touring California with Lonely Planet's California's Best Trips , your passport to up-to-date advice on uniquely encountering California by car. Featuring 33 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can experience the majesty of Yosemite, encounter towering redwoods in Big Sur, or soak up the sun on SoCal's beaches, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to California, rent a car, and hit the road!   Inside Lonely Planet's  California's Best Trips : Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak Lavish color and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored trips for your needs and interests Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-color route maps, detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Useful features - including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, Link Your Trip  Covers San Francisco, Big Sur, Napa Valley, Yosemite National Park, Redwoods, Route 66, Death Valley, San Diego, Los Angeles, Monterey and more

The Perfect Lonely Planet's California's Best Trips is perfect for exploring California via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.   Planning a California trip sans a car? Lonely Planet California , our most comprehensive guide to California, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems.   Looking for a guide focused on a specific California region? Check out Lonely Planet's  Coastal California, Northern California, or Los Angeles, San Diego & Southern California guides for a comprehensive look at all these regions have to offer.   About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.   'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times   'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

New Zealand Travel Writer.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is exactly the book I've been looking for! Going straight to Amazon to buy myself a copy of this because this is something I'll want to refer to in the next few years. Road trips are laid out step by step for you with plenty of variety in duration, season, cost, and destination. I now know my next few road trips over the next few years will consist of a trip to the Calif missions, one will cover important locations for the Calif gold rush, one will consist of ghost towns, and this fall in addition to trying to ski at Mammoth Mountain (which will mostly be me falling down Mammoth Mountain) I'll also be driving around to Yosemite to visit the old Majestic Hotel (formerly known as the Ahwahnee) and the Big Tree Lodge (formerly known as the Wawona). Yay Lonely Planet! Way to publish a book meant just for me!!!

[Gaylis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great travel guide for anyone who loves to explore California

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such great trips and ideas!

[R. O. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of great ideas. This, from a native. ;)

[Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great list of road trip ideas around California, especially during the pandemic. Plenty of recommendations of outdoor activities.

[Amalia GR · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for someone who has no clue about what to do. I had to read some other books to get further info of the places but the book is a good way to start.

[John Orman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Divided into North, Central, and South sections, this book includes a California Driving Guide, covering Road Distances, Insurance, Maps, and Border Issues.

I like the Classic Trips listed--Pacific Coast, Napa Valley, Yosemite/Sequoia, Route 66.
I found the Yosemite section to be especially useful for planning my upcoming trip to that national park. The Eastern Sierra section was interesting enough that I am adding it to my itinerary!

[Kristy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This travel guide contains many different road trips throughout California, with comprehensive details about highlights, eating venues and accommodation. I did find it a bit confusing when it suggested linking with other trips as well as their route numbering system.

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A travel book, the way a travel book should be written. Plenty of ideas, pictures, maps and ways to interconnect the trips together. I would highly recommend this book for your travels to California.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Road trip!

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will refer this again and again.

[Connie D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good details about the best times of year to visit for peak bloom or less tourists.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic California road trips are in this book. Stay with the Ebook, Kindle or B&N format and download it so you can use the links.

[Clarice DeOH · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for those who are planning a California road trip.