Southern California nature day trips?

8/26/2011 2:45:29 AM

There are a few things about California that are simply difficult concepts for people to get their heads around. It doesn’t matter whether or not you’ve been to the US before; even if you’ve lived in the eastern US your whole life, you’ll still get bit by these when visiting California. Here’s two of them:

  • Public transit
    You can generally get from one part of an urban area to another part of the same urban area (within, say, 30-50 miles) by public transit. Going a longer distance than that, or going to a suburban area (much less rural), or going to another county? At that point, it’s sheer luck.

  • Distances
    While places may look nearby on a map, they aren’t. Anaheim, for instance, is not in Los Angeles; it’s not even in LA County. People who live in one go to the other as a day trip. Google maps says it takes about 2.5 hours each way by bus.

A trip from Anaheim to Inyo National Forest is about 240 miles or 4-5 hours by car, each way. I doubt that there’s a way to do it via public transportation at all.

Based on what you’ve said you like, I recommend that you check out Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. Google Maps says it should take about 2 hours by bus each way. It looks like once you get there, you’re in for nice hiking trails and views.

8/26/2011 6:37:59 AM

Inyo Park is more than 4 hours from LA… in okay traffic. I would not say it is really a day trip. I used to live in Barstow (which is closer to it than LA) and it was quite a trip from there.

As for other attractions, it depends on what you would like to do.

There are the beaches, Santa Monica or Huntington being my favorite.
The Getty center is a great museum, although it is better known for just looking generally awesome.
I also think Santa Barbara is a great place to visit. It is a nice town.

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