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8 Amazing California Road Trips That Take You From Big Sur to the Sierras
Evie Carrick
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When it comes to road trips, California is hard to top. The land of fair weather always seems to deliver that carefree, top-down road trip experience. And due to its size California is the third-largest U.S. state  there s plenty of terrain to explore. You can start at the ocean and end up in the mountains, or spend an entire weekend exploring the California deserts.
All it takes is a solid playlist, some road-trip friendly snacks, and a little planning to get out of your routine and on the road. To get you started, we ve outlined some of California s best road trips  from multiday to multiweek adventures that criss-cross practically every part of the state (and kick off in major, easy-to-access cities). ....

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