Scenic Route
Here is a taste of the towns, cities and locations you travel through on your epic California Coastal adventure.
Santa Catalina Island is off the coast of Southern California, South West of Los Angeles. It is known for wildlife and scuba diving.
Rancho Palos Verdes is a coastal city in Southern Los Angeles county with beautiful bluffs overlooking the pacific ocean and the closest point to Santa Catalina island.
Santa Barbara is a central California coastal city with the pacific ocean on one side and the Santa Ynez Mountains on the other. It is known for its architecture of stucco and red roofs from its Spanish colonial heritage.
Santa Barbara wine country is known for its cool growing climate owing to the fact that its mountain ranges run perpendicular to the shore rather than parallel. It has beautiful rolling hills and vineyards.
Big Sur is located along the coast of central California. It is known for its rugged coastline with cliffs, beautiful misty coastline views, redwoods, and a road with seemingly never-ending, winding ascents and descents.
Monterey is a city located on the coast in central California. It is known for its aquatic life, aquarium, kayaking in the kelp with sea otters, and its restaurants.
Santa Cruz is a coastal city in California located at the Northern edge of Monterey Bay. It is famous for its surf culture, cliffs, and boardwalk.
Half Moon Bay is located just south of San Francisco. It is a small coastal town known for the Mavericks big wave surfing, the pumpkin festival, and tea at the Ritz.
San Francisco is one of the largest cities in California. It is known for just about everything from cultural to financial and commercial. Fisherman's Wharf is one of the famous tourist spots and the aquatic park has open water swimmers doing laps every day. Don’t forget to get an ice cream sundae at Ghirardelli!