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Is there anything to do around Los Angeles?

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Herr Kutz

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I was searching Google flights and found I can score a very cheap round trip ticket to Los Angeles ($167 round trip with taxes and fees but before one checked backage on a real airline -- e.g. not Spirit). I'm thinking of buying the ticket, but I need a few ideas of things to do either in the area or a little bit further out.

I'm thinking of renting a small suv, driving out to some of the national parks in the area, and staying at camp sites.

Any suggestions on which parks to visit? I'm okay with several short hikes or one long hike per day (let's say up to 12-14 miles).

I haven't narrowed it down, but the duration of the trip would probably be either 5 days or 7 days.
 
I definitely recommend eureka dunes. Nobody goes out there and it has a working toilet on location and small camp site. Sometimes f16s fly by and the dunes are cool as hell.
 
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You could go bowling.
 
National park hiking = Death Valley or Joshua Tree, but you're kinda in the wrong season for that...
 
What about Yosemite? Yeah it's a long drive but I don't mind. TBH I don't care one bit about Los Angeles, that's just where I would fly in.

Looking to do more hiking rather than stop at a side lot and take pictures.
 
8 hour drive from LA. You're much better flying into SF for Yosemite, or even Reno.

Alternatively take the 1 up to SF and take a detour through Big Sur. Now THAT is a spectacular drive during daylight hours.
 
Absolutely NOTHING. Just sit in your hotel room and watch TV. 😛

Yosemite is a LOOOOOOONG drive from LA. Probably 5-6 hours each way (about 300 miles)...then AT LEAST a day exploring....just to hit the "highlights."
 
BoomerD said:
Absolutely NOTHING. Just sit in your hotel room and watch TV. 😛

Yosemite is a LOOOOOOONG drive from LA. Probably 5-6 hours each way (about 300 miles)...then AT LEAST a day exploring....just to hit the "highlights."
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Perfect, I can fly in and do the drive in one day. I don't want to stay in LA. =)
 
Joshua Tree is nice, and it's close to Los Angeles, but summer is not the time to go there.

I'm in Rancho Mirage right now and it has been in the high 90s here the last few days.
 
If you're interested in the outdoors I would think about flying into LA and then driving up through Mojave and up 395 towards Bishop. There are lots of fantastic areas you can can camp all along the east side of Kings Canyon and Inyo (some may require overnight permits). Doubtful you'd be able to get a Mt. Whitney permit this late in the season. And if you're not planning on camping, there are plenty of small hotels/motels in those valley towns - easy to stay overnight and then get an early start for a hike.

I'd avoid Yosemite (even though it's beautiful) but it gets crazy during the normal season. I much prefer it earlier in the season.
 
KLin said:
Get a pastrami sandwich at The Hat
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if you're going to eat pastrami in LA, it better damn well be Langers

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And yes Zinfamous, I think my trip to Refuge SC will be happening next month, so that taste test is finally happening.
 
Big Bear is nice so is Arrowhead. My dad and I would go to Idyllwild quite often. They have huge boulders there. When I was a kid I jumped from one to the next.

You could always go deep sea fishing or see Universal Studios or the La Brea tar pits.
 
Ns1 said:
if you're going to eat pastrami in LA, it better damn well be Langers

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And yes Zinfamous, I think my trip to Refuge SC will be happening next month, so that taste test is finally happening.
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Nothing wrong with The Hat if it's more convenient.
 
John Connor said:
Big Bear is nice so is Arrowhead. My dad and I would go to Idyllwild quite often. They have huge boulders there. When I was a kid I jumped from one to the next.

You could always go deep sea fishing or see Universal Studios or the La Brea tar pits.
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Idyllwild is a pretty cool town. Not too much to do there after a day or two of camping and drinking. I think it gets pretty nuts in the summer as well.

Mt. Baldy is a good day trip if you stay near the city. There's a few other much harder mountains nearby as well if you want to hit a few of them.
 
deadlyapp said:
Idyllwild is a pretty cool town. Not too much to do there after a day or two of camping and drinking. I think it gets pretty nuts in the summer as well.

Mt. Baldy is a good day trip if you stay near the city. There's a few other much harder mountains nearby as well if you want to hit a few of them.
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I just drove through there yesterday on my way back to San Diego. Beautiful area. Traffic up there wasn't bad either. Coming up from Hemet on the 74 is motorcycle nirvana.
 
If you are interested in nature then Sequoia & King's Canyon then on to Yosemite is not a bad idea. Long drives though.
 
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