Coastal California Roadtrip
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Coastal California Roadtrip
Giselle and Stephen
This is a full 2-week road trip up the California Coast, starting from the warm shores of San Diego and ending with the towering redwoods of Humboldt. Some of the days are optional extensions that can be cut if you only have a shorter time.
Each day focuses on NATURE, including our favorite hikes, sunrise & sunset spots, beautiful vistas, and more. We've linked added intel like hiking routes and dispersed camping locations.
We've also added some of our top bakeries, breweries, and other spots to check out along the drive.
This guide has almost 90 individual recommendations and represents the best of our accumulated knowledge over years of road trips. The included interactive map makes it super simple to plot your own route!
Use this as your main resource, or combine it with your own research to craft your ideal journey.
Be sure to tag us in your trip photos!
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DAY 1
SAN DIEGO
Welcome to California!! This is Day 1 of an amazing adventure, so to soak it all up you KNOW we're going to be hitting sunrise. Ideally, you came in the night before and stayed in town as we did - but if you arrive in the middle of the day, rearrange these recs a bit and make sure to hit Garnet Peak on your next morning.
The Morning
Start your trip by catching sunset at Garnet Peak, then heading into town to grab some donuts.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Giselle and Stephen
Hey there! 👋 We are Giselle & Stephen and we’re helping you plan your trips so you can spend less time planning & more time exploring!
We started our adventures 3 years ago and first bought a camera in April of 2020. From there, we slowly taught ourselves photography as we road tripped & car camped around the west coast USA. We have now been able to become full time professional travel photographers & videographers as of October 2021!
We are here to help you adventure better! We go over hiking, camping, road-tripping and international travel tips, show you around state and national parks, help you plan your travel itineraries, give gear recommendations and guides, and MORE!
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Digital Map
Fully interactive, digital map for finding places nearby
107 places
107 hand-picked places with notes from the creator
1 photo
Beautiful, hi-res photos from the creator
14 links
14 links from the creator to go even deeper with more info
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Adventure
RV
Road Trip
Van Life
Photography
Beach
Camping
Budget
Nature
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