Summer Vacation 2024

Part 1

First stop ideas:

• Santa Cruz
• Monterey
• Big Sur
• Pismo Beach
• Solvang
• San Luis Obispo

Spots:

• Beacon Coffee
• Timbre Books
• Bart’s Books, Ojai
• Frontside Cafe
• Arroyo Verde Park
• Ventura Botanical Gardens

Ventura Area hikes

• Piedra Blanca Formations Trail ⭐ near Ojai - 2.7 mi out & back with white sandstone formations
• Paradise Falls via Mesa, Teepee, and Moonridge Trail - ⭐ 2.8mi loop, goes to a waterfall
• Pratt, Foothill, and Fox Canyon Trails Loop ⭐ - 3.2 mi loop - popular
• Pratt Trail - 9.5mi out & back, in the Los Padres National Forest mountains
• Matilija Falls Trail - 8.5 mi out & back -
• Wills-Rice Loop Trail - 4.8mi loop near Ojai, popular trail
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Santa Cruz Island

• Island Packers
• Channel Islands Kayak Center Kayak rentals to bring on boat? $55 / day
• Channel Islands Adventure Company - kayak tours on Santa Cruz Island
  • Discover Sea Caves Tour: $145 per person (~2.5 hrs) - times seem to be 9:30am or 12:30p
  • Adventure Sea Caves Tour: $205 per person (~4 hrs) - times seem to be 9:30a or 10:30a
  • Ultimate Sea Caves Tour: $275 per person (~5 hrs) - 9:30a
  • Snorkel & Sea Caves Tour: $275 per person (~5 hrs)

Part 2 after driving back to Bay Area?

• Armstrong Woods area
• Russian River
• Point Reyes Station
• Albion
• Bodega Bay