California for active travelers

You will find many things to keep active on vacation in California, no matter where you go, that's why we have organized this page by activity.

Beaches

Anywhere you can go to the beach almost along the coast of California, but the experience varies with colder and rougher as you go north water. For the stereotypical California beach culture, surfing, beach volleyball and bonfire, to San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles or discover the best beaches in California.

Water

Diving Catalina Iceland for its clear water and life under the sea.

Surfers flock to San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles or Santa Cruz, in the north, one of the places where surfing was born. The hotel is located a little to the North Pier Point in Half Moon Bay, Mavericks claimed the life of legendary professional surfer and is not for the casual surfer holiday.

If you like warmer water and selects houseboat vacation on Lake Shasta.

Skiing

The ski season usually runs from California Thanksgiving for Easter, but may occur earlier or later depending on weather ready. Mammoth Mountain has the best snow in the state, but its location Eastern Sierras is difficult to access. Most Californians northern slopes at Lake Tahoe and Southern California ski mountains on the East Coast. Winter is also the perfect place to dogsled time to go.

Backcountry hiking

Yosemite and Sequoia High Sierra Camps offer meals and a place to sleep on the way up the mountain, but they are so popular that you need to enter a lottery for months in advance just to get a seat.

Other trails in the popular backcountry, the Tahoe Rim Trail and Pacific Crest Trail.

More active

They are many golf courses to find both public and private time in the state, but especially in San Diego, Palm Springs and Pebble Beach near Monterey. For an unusual experience golf tee at the lower reaches of the world (214 m below sea level) to Death Valley.

If you want to climb Half Dome in Yosemite, our guide will help you prepare.