Destinations · California
Gateway Cities
CA · 33.9140, -118.1260
From Gateway Cities, California, Byway's registries place 1 scenic byway, 2 public land units and 5 campgrounds within 30 miles.
Understand
Long Beach and Whittier are the oldest of the Gateway Cities, with settlement beginning in the late 19th century. The suburbs were settled in the 20th century; many of them greatly expanded in the 1950s and 60s. Lakewood is almost synonymous with "suburb". The area once had several factories; now it does not. While the communities were largely white working-class in the mid-20th century, many, such as Bell Gardens, Montebello and Whittier, are now predominantly Latino. There are African-American communities in Compton and Long Beach, and Asian communities in Artesia and Cerritos.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 · 12 mi · national
Public land
- Angeles National Forest · 17 mi
- Cleveland National Forest · 26 mi
Campgrounds
- Spring Camp Campground · 22 mi
- Glenn Camp Campground (Hike or bike in 7 miles) · 25 mi
- San Gabriel Canyon Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area · 27 mi
- Chilao Campground · 29 mi
- Monte Cristo Campground · 30 mi
Lookouts
- Point Grandview · 13 mi
Named places
- Apollo Boilerplate 12 · 1 mi
- Columbia Memorial Space Center · 1 mi
- Veterans Memorial · 2 mi
- McDonald's Museum · 2 mi
- Carpenter House Museum · 2 mi
- Norwalk Square · 3 mi
- Downey Art Museum · 3 mi
- Paramount Veterans Memorial · 3 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Bellflower · 2 mi
- Downey · 2 mi
- Norwalk · 2 mi
- Santa Fe Springs · 3 mi
- Artesia · 4 mi
- Lakewood · 4 mi