Let’s be honest. Los Angeles has everything you need: Beaches, skyscrapers, desert hikes, a foodie scene; the list goes on. However, sometimes you just need a complete change of scenery. Lucky for us, California is filled with adventurous spots that are only a car ride away. Here is a list of the best road trips to take from Los Angeles.

Solvang

Flagstaff

San Francisco

Lake Tahoe

Napa County

Sonoma County

Ojai Valley

Las Vegas

San Diego

Joshua Tree

Big Sur

Palm Springs

Big Bear Lake

Bryce Canyon Drive & Zions Park Road

Death Valley

Huntington Beach

Santa Catalina Island

Temecula Valley

Channel Islands National Park

Santa Barbara

Sedona

Laguna Beach

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

Yosemite National Park

Salton Sea

Rosarito

Mammoth Lakes

Phoenix

The Absolute Best Roadtrips From LA


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Playa del Rey

Los Angeles

Redondo Beach

Commerce

Buena Park

Dana Point

Newport Beach

Long Beach

Cerritos

Venice

San Pedro

Glendale

Malibu

San Marino

Altadena

Rancho Palos Verdes

Hollywood

Calabasas

Culver City

Santa Monica

Beverly Hills

Anaheim

Explore Los Angeles

Explore this map, I made as the ultimate California guide, to get inspired and discover the places that will become the highlight of your next trip. Many of the places in this map will have helpful booking links and/or links to social media posts with more inside information. 

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California Ultimate Guide Map +300 Places

Welcome to my completely unorganized but oh-so-helpful map of Orange County! An absolute smorgasbord of my own travels and research, suggestions from friends and strangers, and many treasures found along the way, this is where I compile all things OC for my future trips and yours. Things I particularly love that you’ll find a lot of:
☕️ Coffee shops & bakeries
🌮 Local cuisine
🏛️ Museums of all kinds
🌳 Gardens & parks
🛏️ Boutique hotels
🍕 Small regional chains with good reputations

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Huntington Beach is an easy day trip as it’s right over in Orange County. Though I can’t guarantee you’ll see any Real Housewives, the Huntington Beach Pier is where it’s at. This is one of the longest public piers on the entire West Coast of California. If you’re a dog lover like myself, I have to recommend the Huntington Dog Beach [whether you have your own dog or not]. You’ll be able to see these four-legged friends having the best days of their lives as they chase sticks into the water and tackle each other into the sand.

Huntington Beach is a California city southeast of Los Angeles. It's known for surf beaches, such as Huntington City Beach, with its long Huntington Beach Pier. The International Surfing Museum displays longboards and other memorabilia. Sprawling Huntington Central Park features fields, gardens and lakes, plus an equestrian center. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve's wetlands and dunes shelter hundreds of bird species.

Suggestion from Passion Passport + the Discoverer. Hosts US Open of Surfing. 10mi shoreline.

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