In all of your California daydreaming, palm trees, golden sands and Pacific sunsets beckon, right? The good news: SoCal is where those cinematic fantasies really can come true.

Inside this book

    3 local authors
    16 weeks of research
    47 clear & easy-to-use maps
    44 stunning beaches

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