California Family Vacations

California Family Travel Guide

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• California Hotels
• California Attractions
• California Feature Articles
• California Vacation Rentals

Top Family Destinations In California

• Anaheim/OC, CA
  
• Lake Tahoe, NV
  
• Los Angeles, CA
  
• San Diego, CA
  
• San Francisco, CA
  
• Monterey, CA
  
• Santa Barbara, CA
  
• Yosemite, CA
  

Pacific Coast Family States/Provinces

• Alaska
• California
• Hawaii
• Oregon
• Washington

Family Travel Destinations

• United States
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Midwest
  • Mountain West
  • Northeast
  • Pacific Coast
  • Southeast
  • Southwest
• Canada
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Ontario
  • Quebec
• Mexico
  • Cancun
  • Cozumel
  • Ixtapa
  • Los Cabos
• Caribbean
  • Bahamas
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Jamaica
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
• Central America
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Panama
• Europe
  • Central Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Mediterranean
  • Scandinavia
  • Western Europe

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Top California Family Destinations

• Anaheim/OC
• Lake Tahoe
• Los Angeles
• Monterey
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Santa Barbara
• Yosemite

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Feature Articles

• Resort at Squaw Creek, Squaw Valley (CA)
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  California's Best Family Resorts
• Point Reyes Seashore Lodge
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  Olema, California
• These Hooves Were Made for Hiking
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  Don't ditch the sushi-packed cooler—give it to the mule team to schlep up the Sierra Nevada
• Going Big
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  Hi, Sierra! An 11-year-old flatlander is introduced to California's rugged trails.
• Top Ten Family Budget Vacations
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  Money is always an issue when it comes to plotting that annual outing for you and your brood. And these ten locales rank high on adventure and affordability.

Practical Advice

• Rides, Animals, Action!
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  Summer Guide to California's Parks
• Top 5 Family-Friendly Hotel Chains
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  Where service comes with a kid-focused smile to make that family vacation a hit with Mom, Dad, and the rowdy rabble.
• Family Cruising
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• Eight Survival Tips for Family Travel to Europe
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• The Brave New World of Family Travel
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  Planes, Trains, or Automobiles?

GORPTravel Trips

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  Mount Tamalpais to the Wine Country Trek
  Wine Country Trekking
  from $1500, 6 days
  Enjoy this six day trek vacation which traverses beautiful Mount Tamalpais and finishes in the Wine Country. You will visit Sausalito and Muir
  
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  Backpacking the John Muir Trail
  Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides
  from $3450, 23 days
  The John Muir Trail is one of the most famous trails in the world. It is 212 miles long, beginning in Yosemite, following the spine of the Sierra
  
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  Yosemite - Sierra Multi-Sport
  The World Outdoors
  from $1898, 6 days
  Cascading rivers, lofty peaks, and stands of giant sequoia trees constitute the landscape of Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.
  
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  Sierra Nevada Family Adventure Camp
  O.A.R.S
  from $737, 4 days
  Based out of Rivers Bend Resort, for four days participants will raft the family friendly South Fork of the American, sea kayak an alpine lake in the
  
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  Canyons & Cowboys Family Holiday
  Adventure Center
  from $2307, 0 days
  Camp out under the stars with cowboys and witness the Wild West‘s awesome and unrivalled scenery.
  

Gear

• ‘Tis the Season
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  The Family Traveler
• Breaking the Mold
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  Leave the hand-me-down gear inherited from distant relatives in the Goodwill box and opt for some of the industry’s best in kid’s ski and snowboard apparel. Because as long as they’re warm, they’re happy.
• Beyond the Mini-Van: Family Road-Trippin' Essentials
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  Organizers, Packs, and Coolers

Fitness

• Fat Boy Slim
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  Fight those calories: Choose bananas, not Big Macs, for the road

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Hotels

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Handlery Union Square
351 Geary St.
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Hotel Del Sol
3100 Webster St
San Francisco, CA 94123

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Argonaut Hotel
495 Jefferson Street at Hyde Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

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