California Travel Guide

California is on the west coast of the USA. Its terrain and climate varies greatly.

Regions

• Southern California -- Warm, crowded, home to the Los Angeles-San Diego megalopolis

• The Inland Empire -- California's forgotten back yard

• The Desert -- Palm trees, blazing sun, resorts

• The Central Coast -- Fertile and cool, remarkably comfortable

• Monterey Bay -- Sophisticated yet remote, with historical Spanish buildings

• The Sierra Nevada -- California's own alpine and skiing region

• Gold Country -- Historical foothills to the Sierras

• Lake Tahoe -- Water sports in summer, skiing in winter, gambling year-round

• The San Joaquin Valley -- Breadbasket of California

• The Bay Area -- Kooky, off-beat, high-tech

• The Sacramento Valley -- Sacto and north

• Shasta Cascades -- North central

• The North Coast -- redwood trees, ruggest coast

Get in

In many places, notably Southern California, there are inspections to ensure that some fruits and vegetables from Mexico do not cross north into a region where they may come into contact with the farms in the Central Valley. Often, travellers are subject to border inspection and asked if they have been on a farm or are carrying organic matter with them. These measures are likely to be increasingly stringent as extreme biosecurity problems arise from travel-carried fruit and vegetables, imported plants and animals, or even from packing material that may carry bioinvader species. Looking for acting schools in los angeles for your career?

Cities

These are some of the major cities of California.

• Los Angeles

• San Francisco

• San Diego

• Sacramento

• Santa Barbara

• Carmel

Other destinations

• Yosemite National Park

• Death Valley

• Disneyland

• Lake Tahoe

Hotel - Flight - Car Rental

• California Discount Hotels Directory

• Click here for discount air fares.

• Click here for rental cars.

See Also

• California League of Parks Associations (CaLPA) - Provides networking among the Cooperating Associations linked to the California State Parks System. Organization structure, news, events and membership information. mugen battery HP Pre 3 au
• California State Parks - Official website of the state park system.
• California State Parks, Beaches and Recreation Areas - Wildernet directory with descriptions of many of California's state and national parks, beaches, forests and recreation areas.
• California State Parks on the Web - Links to web sites for several state parks.
• Alcatraz Island - Official National Park Service webpage.
• Golden Gate NRA Home Page - Official NPS site.
• Joshua Tree National Park - Official NPS site
• Joshua Tree National Park - Unofficial site. Information about Joshua Tree National Park
• Joshua Tree National Park - DesertUSA - Within the boundaries of eastern California's Joshua Tree National Park, the Sonoran and Mojave deserts meet. In the higher, Mojave portion of the park, a forest of strange Joshua Trees and a number of unique rock formations called Inselbergs are protected.
• Channel Islands National Park - LL Bean park search.
• Channel Islands National Park - Information about the park.
• Death Valley 49ers - A non-profit organization that seeks to expand public awareness of Death Valley.
• Death Valley Explorations - Charles Heald guides through the beauty and historicity of the park and its vicinity.
• National Park Service: Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks - Official site, including information about natural resources, news, events, camping, lodging, fees, permits, and facilities.
• Our National Parks: Chapter IX - John Muir's observations of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks.
• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks - Unofficial site. Everything you wanted to know about Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
• Yosemite National Park - Official National Park Service site. Includes information about activities, lodging, trip planning, fees and permits, and the park's nature, geology and history.
• Yosemite.com - Visitor information for the area in and around Yosemite National Park
• USDA Forest Service: National Forests in California - Information about the Angeles, Cleveland, Eldorado, Inyo, Klamath, Lake Tahoe, Lassen, Los Padres, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, San Bernardino, Sequoia, Shasta-Trinity, Sierra, Six Rivers, Stanislaus, and Tahoe National Forests.
• Kings Canyon and Sequoia Wilderness Hikes - Good source of information for central Sierra hikers, with trip logs and photos.
• Wilderness Guide - A visitors' resource brought to you by the California Wilderness Coalition.
• ChefMoz Dining Guide: California - Detailed restaurant listings with reviews submitted by the public, and links to outside reviews. Search by name, cuisine, rating or location.
• California Restaurant Writers - Basic information and purchase order form for guide from this non-profit organization of professional journalists committed to informing the dining public about restaurants.
• Diningaround.com - Dining around with Gene Burns radio programs. Cookbooks, travel reports, recipes, wineries, and personalities.
• GrubnBoogie - Directory listing dining, entertainment and coffee houses by city.
• Indian Food Restaurants Guide - Database of Indian food places located in California.
• R. Canard's Home Plate - One man's reviews of restaurants in Los Angeles and San Francisco, including fictional eateries.
• Restaurants.com - Directory of California restaurants, searchable by city.
• TofuGuide.com - Member driven listing of vegan and vegetarian restaurants and resources in California.
• VegEats - Guide to vegetarian and vegan restaurants in California.
• Calaveras Wine Association - Includes links to Calaveras County wineries, a local history, event information, and maps.
• California Wine - Suite101.com - Includes articles and a list of links with ratings and commentary.
• California Wine Country - Information includes tours, wineries, labels, locations, tasting, buying, winemaking, and visiting.

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