Bridgeport is the kind of Eastern Sierra town that rewards anglers who like their fishing close to town and their weekends unhurried. Set on U.S. Highway 395 in Mono County, it sits within easy reach Read more…
Lake Tahoe in summer is one of the great alpine playgrounds in California, and this Lake Tahoe summer guide covers the whole lake, not just one shore. The water is famously clear, the surrounding Sierra Read more…
Perched on U.S. Highway 395 where the Sierra Nevada meets the high desert, Lee Vining is one of the most useful small towns in California, sitting beside ancient Mono Lake, minutes from Yosemite’s eastern entrance, Read more…
At the foot of a 14,179-foot volcano, the small town of Mount Shasta works the way a good base camp should: the peak fills the horizon, the main street is walkable, and trailheads, lakes, and Read more…
This Borrego Springs travel guide starts with a simple fact: Borrego Springs is not a pass-through town. It sits completely surrounded by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California’s largest state park, in the far northeast corner Read more…
A short drive off Interstate 15 in the Mojave Desert, Calico Ghost Town sits where a silver boom once built a busy town almost overnight. This Calico Ghost Town guide explains what the town is, Read more…
Kings Canyon National Park rises in the southern Sierra Nevada as a place of giant sequoias, deep granite canyons, and quiet trails. It sits beside Sequoia National Park and is managed with it as one Read more…
Between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 in eastern San Bernardino County, more than 1.6 million acres of desert unfold into volcanic cones, Joshua tree forests, singing sand dunes, and deep, quiet canyons. This Mojave National Read more…
Set at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the heart of the Coachella Valley, Palm Desert pairs resort comfort with easy desert adventure. This Palm Desert travel guide focuses on the city’s best Read more…