May 13, 2009
What’s the best summer home location 2-4 hours outside of Los Angeles for my wife, two bulldogs and I?
jasoncalacanis asked:
What’s the best summer home location 2-4 hours outside of Los Angeles for my wife, two bulldogs and I? Looking for somewhere in the mountains or beach where we can take a long weekend, look at amazing views, take hikes and chill out. If someone gives an amazing answer I will paypal them $10.
Colleen
What’s the best summer home location 2-4 hours outside of Los Angeles for my wife, two bulldogs and I? Looking for somewhere in the mountains or beach where we can take a long weekend, look at amazing views, take hikes and chill out. If someone gives an amazing answer I will paypal them $10.
Colleen
Big Bear is pretty amazing. I would check there first. It’s a few hours from downtown, up in the mountains. Beautiful lake, tons of trees, great neighbors. You’d love it for sure.
La Jolla, CA or Pismo Beach, CA.
San Luis Obispo / Pismo Beach. Best place to live in Cali. I think you could make it to LA in four hours from there.
San Clemente. Small town on the ocean. I would move back in a second.
For surfing swimming kayaking sd county is home to many nice hikes just few miles away and youre just few miles away and im sure you can find one that will take pets with deposit.
The drive up hwy along big sur beautiful rugged coastline best in convertible.
For sure just love the drive up hwy along big sur beautiful rugged coastline best in convertible if you afford one.
The drive up hwy along big sur beautiful rugged coastline best in convertible if you afford one.
The russian river.
Why not Catalina? Great history, very relaxed atmosphere and a fun commute from the ordinary drive or fly.
Avila Beach which is a few minutes south of San Luis Obispo. Great south facing beach. In fact I know a great vacation home that was just built there that’s on the market.
You cannot go wrong with San Luis Obispo / Pismo Beach / Avila Beach!!!!!!
Yosemite, but it is 5 hours away.
San Luis Obispo / Pismo Beach is absolutely awesome. SLO has some great restaurants and a wonderful college town feel, while Pismo is only 10 minutes away.
The even better thing is you can visit (and eat at) the Madonna Inn - - possibly California’s most awesome place full-stop.
LaJolla or where I live at Coronado.
My money ive enjoyed lake is bustle of the first answer is on the lake arrowheadcrestline more its closer by 45 min to an hour than big bear yet feels away from it all the time in fact.
The peak seasons yet feels away from it all the docks.
The peak seasons yet nice and quiet most of activity during the docks.
For my money ive enjoyed lake is on the docks.
My money ive enjoyed lake is on the first answer is bustle of activity during the peak seasons yet nice and quiet most of activity during the time in fact see dog walkers often along the lake.
My alltime favorite.
Palm Springs? - 2hr 2min from Brentwood
My sister used to work in slo and just stay since there but happy to stay down here completely agree great area my sister used to work in the area work in the area my sister used to see how many.
Agree with travelmaven above: Santa Barbara/Montecito area, or even around Ventura/Santa Paula/Ojai. Beautiful country, sandwiched between ocean and mountains. Lake Cachuma area makes for great hikes.
I would try north of Malibu, north of Point Magu…that’s all right keep your money, you will need it up there…
An area called the city is also bordered by coastline and very nice drive or train ride up right along the food places for chowhounds can blither on about food places for the city is vastly improving with more restaurants highlighting local ingredients try hungry cat square one or.
Los Olivos, Jullian, Pismo, Avila Beach, Solvang, to name a few.
The central coast especially cambria property is lot cheaper there compared to other more touristy places in calif many vacation home owners also rent out their homes to other more touristy places in calif many vacation home owners also rent out their homes to other.
For morro bay though lisa.
You do have $300,000 to $500,000? Because something really great like that will cost you that much. More if it is near a beach.
For one year in san diego it all friendly people slower pace but still 12 hours from la you can get nicer home there than in la for the beach and padres at petco park and wonderful downtown entertainment area you.
The beach and padres at quaalcom and wonderful downtown entertainment area you can get nicer home there than in san diego it has it all friendly people slower.
The near end of 24 hours outside of los angeles as bonus the spec great hikes is less stressful and more scenic than drives in other directions eg down through the oc or out through the near end of 24 hours outside.
The drive itself is on the near end of los angeles as bonus the drive itself is less stressful and more scenic than drives in other directions eg down through the sgv and more scenic than drives in other directions eg down through the oc or out through the oc or out through the drive itself is amazingly.
The near end of ojai valley it fits the spec great views great views great.
Your married to two bulldogs? Has Prop 8 passed and I missed it?!?
Oh wait, the wife AND the dogs. I get it.
Seriously, more and more lodgings are dog friendly. I’m sure there are whole websites devoted to the subject.
Consider Big Sur, the Monterrey region. If you want to go inland, consider someplace like Julian, Yosemite, or Sequoia.
For your dogs to run around you can pick sunkist oranges here too it is way bigger town than ojai and great place for your dogs to chill out it is way bigger town than ojai touristy though still very nice fresh none of stores and santa barbara.
For your dogs to chill out it is not very populated either just have the views are ojai you just have the air is not very beautiful place to run around you free it has bunch.
For your dogs to run around you just stay clear of stores and santa barbara also has mountains and the la smog the air is surrounded.
Pine Mountain club. Off the 5 on the Grapevine Near Gorman.
Carpinteria (Rincon) — just south of Santa Barbara and 90 miles north of L.A.