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The vast majority of visitors to California is by air if you're not living in the state. Otherwise, you're going to be driving around the state to explore.
There's not really a whole lot to say about getting here except that incoming flights to the hub in the southern part of the state is the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) while the incoming flights to the hub in the northern part of the state is the San Fransisco Airport (SFO). Domestic flights have many options of smaller airports to fly into (e.g. John Wayne in the OC, Long Beach, San Jose, etc.).
From there, you'll either have to rent a car or drive your own car (assuming you live in or somewhere near here to be able to do this). There are many freeways, highways, and roads to get around, and covering them all would be beyond the scope of this website. Consult maps from the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA), Rand McNally, Thomas Guide, or other road atlases to help you get around. Or, if you're like many people who already have an idea of which addresses to be driving to and from, you could also use Mapquest online. Or even better yet, you could trust your GPS navigation like the Garmin nüvi, which is what we use.
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First, thanks for this cool website its nice to know about hidden gems in our backyard. We went on May 24th, 2008 and had the pleasure of seeing a running stream all the way...[more]
Moon Walking & Rock Slides
We would climb up the falls along the crevice to the left of the falls all the way up then over to the chute to the left of the falls and run down the gravel chute...[more]
CMarie (Upper Escondido Falls)
This hike is AMAZING! I was happy going through this trail with a few friends as it was quite pretty.The road up is a long one and there were...[more]
Burney Falls - Burney, California
Glad to know there are waterfall lovers like myself. I am enjoying the website. I thought I would post to you a picture of a waterfall in California that is...[more]
Three Sisters Waterfall - San Diego, CA
I was so surprised not to see the Three Sisters Waterfall in Descanso, CA (San Diego County) on your list & then remembered it's a fairly well kept secret...[more]
Heart Rock Falls
I absolutely loved the scenery of this whole hike and destination. It was very confusing to get there and we had to make a few U-Turns, but it was definitely worth...[more]
Blackstar Canyon - Hidden Falls of Orange County
About a year ago, I was given a newspaper article describing these hidden falls in Orange County. The article itself did not specify the exact location, so I did some hunting online...[more]
Emerald Falls (near Fillmore, CA)
Here is what I can only assume is called "Emerald Falls" just north of Filmore in Southern California. (In Los Padres National Forest) I think it is hands down...[more]