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A Prohibition-era hideaway for Hollywood's Golden Age elite, the beach town of Rosarito (roh-sah-REE-toh) was traditionally an easy sell for local tourism boosters. Only a 29-kilometer (18-mile) drive south of the U.S./Mexico border? Check. Sunny, Southern California-type weather? Check. Fantastic fish tacos and cheap cerveza? Si, señor. It's not Tijuana? Perfect.

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ARTICLERosarito Baja California A Prohibition-era hideaway for Hollywood's Golden Age elite, the beach town of Rosarito (roh-sah-REE-toh) was traditionally an easy sell for local tourism boosters. Only a 29-kilometer (18-mile) drive south of the U.S./Mexico border? Check. Sunny, Southern California-type weather? Check. Fantastic fish tacos and cheap cerveza? Si, señor. It's not Tijuana? Perfect.Rosarito Baja California
NATIONAL PARKAngeles National Forest Rising above the northern rim of the Los Angeles Basin, the Angeles National Forest covers more than 650,000 acres of the rugged San Gabriel Mountains, which in 1894 famed naturalist John Muir described as “one vast bee-pasture, a rolling wilderness of honey-bloom…” The forest encompasses terrain ranging from rugged, arid desert on the north slope to heavily timbered high mountain ridges and meadows.Angeles National Forest
NATIONAL PARKChannel Islands National Park Access to the Channel Islands can be arranged at locations in Oxnard, Ventura and Santa Barbara. Of the eight islands in Southern California's Channel Islands group, Anacapa, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa constitute Channel Islands National Park. The ocean waters up to 6 miles offshore surrounding these five islands are protected as Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. San Miguel Island was an active bombing range from World War II through the 1970s.Channel Islands National Park
NATIONAL PARKCleveland National Forest Divided among three separate areas in San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties, Cleveland National Forest covers more than 460,000 acres in Southern California. These areas include chaparral and conifer woodlands and offer many recreational opportunities, the most popular of which are camping and hiking.Cleveland National Forest
NATIONAL PARKDeath Valley National Park Mankind's marks on the desert are limited. The park boundaries encompass the route of the Jayhawkers Trail taken from Utah's Great Salt Lake in 1849; the route taken by the Darwin-French party in 1860; the first mine worked in the region; several beehive charcoal kilns; and the ghost town site of Skidoo.Death Valley National Park
NATIONAL PARKJoshua Tree National Park North of I-10 and east of Desert Hot Springs with entrances at Cottonwood Spring, Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park covers more than 800,000 acres. This California desert country contains striking granite formations and mountain ranges rising from flat valleys about 1,800 feet above sea level to elevations of more than 5,000 feet. At various trailheads and road pullouts there are informational signs about that particular area. However, trails leading off the roadways are not paved, and for a good part of the year the climate makes these trails inhospitable for many persons.Joshua Tree National Park
NATIONAL PARKLake Mead National Recreation Area This 1.5 million-acre recreation area, established in 1964, was created around Lake Mead, the massive Colorado River reservoir resulting from the construction of Hoover Dam. Exit wild river rapids. Enter motorboating, water skiing and fishing on a placid lake. Further downstream, the completion of Davis Dam in 1951 impounded Lake Mohave, another popular spot with the boat and Jet Ski set. In all, the recreation area extends about 140 miles along the Colorado River from the west end of Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., down to Bullhead City, Ariz., and its neighbor across the river, Laughlin, Nev.Lake Mead National Recreation Area
NATIONAL PARKLos Padres National Forest Extending 220 miles n. from the western boundary of Los Angeles County to mid-Monterey County, the nearly 2 million acres of Los Padres National Forest cover terrain ranging from coastal areas through semidesert to pine-timbered elevations of almost 9,000 feet. Within this region are the Los Padres National Forest
NATIONAL PARKMojave National Preserve Several paved roads and hundreds of miles of gravel and dirt roads lace the area. Vehicles must stay on designated roads; there are no off-road vehicle areas. Because gasoline availability is unpredictable, you should fill your tank at Needles, Ludlow or Baker before entering the region and check ahead for weather and road conditions.Mojave National Preserve
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