Popular Routes/Road Trips in California

Passing vast spaces of wilderness and mountains, farms growing grapes and cotton, and the cities of the San Joaquin Valley, US 99 stretches almost the entire length of the Central Valley.  From Interstate 5 near Wheeler Ridge Route 99 runs north all the way to State Route 36 near Red Bluff, passing several cities such as Bakersfield, Visalia, Fresno, Madera, ...

Better than theme park roller coasters, California's twisty-turvy old Highway 1 is one of the most fantastic and scenic routes in the United States.  Known as the All American Road or Big Sur Coast Highway, with several portions designated as Pacific Coast Highway, the Cabrillo Highway, the Shoreline Highway, or the Coast Highway, Highway 1 can be an ...

Fly into Los Angeles and pick up your car hire at LAX to set out on Route 101, or the old California Mission Road to San Francisco.  One of the easiest and most obvious scenic drives from arrival at Los Angeles Airport, in around 7 hours of time behind the wheel you will be treated to lots of interesting stops, old towns full of character, and end in a spot ...