Lonely Planet Pacific Coast Highways Road Trips (Travel Guide)
Lonely Planet, Alison Bing
Language: English
Pages: 128
ISBN: 1743607040
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet Pacific Coast Highways Road Trips. Featuring four amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along the way, explore America's creative coast's breezy, wildlife-rich highways with your trusted travel companion. Jump in the car, turn up the tunes, and hit the road!
Inside Lonely Planet Pacific Coast Highways Road Trips:
- Lavish color and gorgeous photography throughout
- Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes 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, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
- Useful features - including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, Link Your Trip
- Covers Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pacific coast, Big Sur, Northern Redwood Coast, Disneyland, Orange County and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pacific Coast Highways Road Trips is perfect for exploring California's coast in the classic American way - by road trip!
- Looking for more extensive coverage? Lonely Planet California, our most comprehensive guide to the region, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems, or check out Discover California, a photo-rich guide to the region's most popular attractions.
- Looking for more specifics on your road trip pitstops? Check out Lonely Planet's San Francisco and Los Angeles guides for a comprehensive look at all these cities have to offer, or Pocket San Francisco and Pocket Los Angeles, handy-sized guides focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.
There's More in Store for You:
- For more road-tripping ideas, check out Lonely Planet's Road Trips guides to Route 66 andSan Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country and Lonely Planet's Best Trips guides to California, New England, Southwest USA, Pacific Northwest, Florida & the South, New York & the Mid-Atlantic, and USA.
- Or start with our FREE SAMPLER '3 of the USA's Best Road Trips' with excerpts from each Road Trips guide to help you pick which region to explore first.
- Also, check out Lonely Planet's Road Trips guides to Châteaux of the Loire Valley, Normandy & D-Day Beaches, and Provence & Southeast France and Lonely Planet's Best Trips guides to Italy, France, and Ireland for some European road trip inspiration.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet.
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children under age five or pregnant women allowed. Monterey Bay Whale Watch Boat Tour map Google map (831-375-4658; www.montereybaywhalewatch.com; 84 Fisherman’s Wharf; 3hr tour adult/child 4-12yr from $40/27; ) Morning and afternoon departures; young children are welcome on board. Diving & Snorkeling Monterey Bay offers world-renowned diving and snorkeling, including off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove and at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve south of Carmel-by-the-Sea. You’ll want a wetsuit
view or hidden cove just around the bend. Just look for ‘beach access’ signs, and be prepared to pass through people’s backyards to reach the sand. Rent beach equipment from Main Beach Toys (949-494-8808; 150 Laguna Ave; chairs/umbrellas/boards per day $10/10/15; 9am-9pm). Laguna Art Museum Museum (949-494-8971; www.lagunaartmuseum.org; 307 Cliff Dr; adult/student & senior/child $7/5/free, 1st Thu of month free; 11am-5pm Fri-Tue, to 9pm Thu) This breezy museum has changing exhibitions featuring
the police, be courteous. Don’t get out of the car unless asked. Keep your hands where the officer can see them (eg on the steering wheel). For traffic violations, there is usually a 30-day period to pay a fine; most matters can be handled by mail. Police can legally give roadside sobriety checks to assess if you’ve been drinking or using drugs. What should I do if my car gets towed? Call the police nonemergency number for the town or city that you’re in and ask where to pick up your car. Towing
the 1950s and has served as a scenic backdrop in over 50 movies. Once you’ve browsed the souvenir shops and art galleries selling everything from driftwood carvings to homemade fruit jams, escape north to workaday Fort Bragg, with its simple fishing harbor and brewpub, stopping first for a short hike on the ecological staircase and pygmy forest trail at oceanfront Jug Handle State Natural Reserve (www.parks.ca.gov; Hwy 1; admission free; sunrise-sunset; ). The Drive » About 25 miles north of