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Los Angeles Active and Adventure Travel Guide

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Other Guides for Los Angeles

Active and Adventure Guide
• Paddling
• Family Guide

Active and Adventure Destinations Near Los Angeles

• Santa Barbara, CA
  (87 mi)
• Joshua Tree National Park, CA
  (134 mi)
• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, CA
  (171 mi)
• John Muir Wilderness Area, CA
  (205 mi)
• Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
  (213 mi)
• Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, AZ
  (222 mi)
• Boulder City, NV
  (235 mi)

Travel Guides Near Los Angeles

• Marina del Rey, CA (13 mi)
  • Beach Guide
• Venice, CA (13 mi)
  • Beach Guide
• Santa Monica, CA (14 mi)
  • Beach Guide
• Long Beach, CA (20 mi)
  • Beach Guide
• Seal Beach, CA (23 mi)
  • Beach Guide
• Anaheim/OC, CA (24 mi)
  • Family Guide
• Huntington Beach, CA (31 mi)
  • Beach Guide
• Malibu, CA (33 mi)
  • Beach Guide
• Newport Beach, CA (35 mi)
  • Beach Guide
• Laguna Beach, CA (44 mi)
  • Beach Guide

Pacific Coast Active and Adventure States/Provinces

• Alaska
• California
• Hawaii
• Oregon
• Washington

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

Aerial view of Los Angeles, California (Corbis)

Feature Articles

• Venice Beach: Old World Italy Meets Funky SoCal Beach Culture
  
• Los Angeles
  outside
  
• Where can a guy get a good shave and a massage?
  
• The Hub Club
  outside
  Where can you find the season's best fares? Check out these five hot markets and our top picks for close-by sporting options.
• City Without Limits
  outside
  Los Angeles
• Los Angeles
  outside
  IN THIS PARKLAND-POOR metropolis, it's easy to forget that escape is only a freeway away. The green Santa Monica Mountains to the northwest roll into khaki beaches. Eastward lie the San Bernardino Mountains, and to the west is the blue Pacific. So don't let the city limits limit you.
• The Big Sweep
  outside
  Beyond L.A.'s tangle of freeways, you can pedal, snorkel, and kayak your way to a truly great outdoor weekend.
• The Original Ride
  outside
  A Guide to Surfing's Hallowed Hot Spots
• A Last Hurray for Hollywood
  primedia
  A Saturday in Los Angeles' Last "Golden Age" Movie Palaces.
• The Hearst Castle: A Castle for the Chief
  primedia
  Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst neverdid anything on a small scale.

Los Angeles Active and Adventure Travel Guides

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