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Destinations · California

Southern California

CA · 34.0000, -117.0000

San Bernardino National Forest and Sand to Snow National Monument lie within 30 miles of Southern California, California.

Understand

Southern California is famous for the movie industry around LA, and if you explore a bit you are bound to find "exotic" locales from many a movie that were filmed in Southern California due to the proximity. As sets within the studio zone within of central Los Angeles do not entitle compensation for travel expenses, they are used to represent locations all around the world.
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Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 71 mi

3 h 57 loop · 4 stops · back by 12:57 PM.

  1. Glen Helen Regional Park · 45 min
  2. Primer Mcdonal's · 10 min
  3. San Bernardino County Museum · 60 min
  4. Crown Village Clock Tower · 10 min

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 198 mi

7 h 36 loop · 8 stops · back by 4:36 PM.

  1. Wildwood Rest Area · 30 min
  2. The Boy Scout · 30 min
  3. King's Crown · 10 min
  4. Hawaiian Gardens Veterans Memorial · 30 min
  5. Stairway Lookout · 15 min
  6. Rooster Rock · 15 min
  7. Apex Overlook · 15 min
  8. Panorama Point · 15 min
Common questions

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Southern California?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Southern California: 4 h, 71 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 198 miles, 8 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Southern California?

The 8 h loop stops at Wildwood Rest Area, The Boy Scout, King's Crown, Hawaiian Gardens Veterans Memorial, Stairway Lookout, Rooster Rock, Apex Overlook and Panorama Point. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Public land

Campgrounds

Named places

  • Cherry Valley Peak · 1 mi
  • Wildwood Park · 1 mi
  • Edward Dean Museum of Decorative Arts · 2 mi
  • Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens · 2 mi
  • Edgar Canyon Nature Park · 2 mi
  • Flag Hill Park · 3 mi
  • Stetson Park · 3 mi
  • Bogart County Park · 3 mi

A day out of Southern California, planned on real roads

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