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California Family Vacations

Your very best home base for fun on California family vacations or even just weekend getaways in California is sunny Huntington Beach! With such diverse sports as surfing, skateboarding, biking, boating, fishing, golf, tennis and beach volleyball, everyone can get into the game. Even after the sun goes down on Southern California family vacations here, there’s casual as well as sophisticated dining, nightlife and theater going on.

The briefest of California family vacations in Huntington Beach should include a visit to the International Surfing Museum, where some of surfing history’s most treasured artifacts are housed. Other Huntington Beach cultural and historic attractions ideal for weekend getaways in California include the Huntington Beach Art Center, where artists of national and international prominence exhibit works, and the Surfers’ Hall of Fame, anchored by a bronze stature of Duke Kahanamoku, the “Father of Surfing,” on the corner of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway.

Kids of all ages will have fun on family vacations in California that include a trip to Huntington Central Park, one of the largest city parks in Southern California. With picnic tables, barbecues, restaurants, a sports complex, Adventure Playground, an Equestrian Center and even a Disc (Frisbee) Golf course, this is a great place to spend an entire day on California family vacations.

Although there’s tons of fun things to do within city borders, one of the best reasons to make Huntington Beach your home base for family vacations in California is its proximity to the Southland’s most popular sights. For California family vacations that include trips to such major attractions as Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure, Knott’s Berry Farm, Wild Rivers Waterpark, the Queen Mary and Aquarium of the Pacific—all less than 20 miles away from Surf City. The beach is a great place to return to after a day of rides and exploring.

Southern California family vacations can be so enjoyable when they combine the rejuvenation of a stay near the water and the adrenaline rush of world-class coasters and other theme park attractions! With so much at hand, and so much so close, you won’t find a more welcoming, accessible and relaxing base for California family vacations sure to please the entire clan than in Huntington Beach, California.

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"My favorite thing to do in Huntington Beach is just being there. A day in Huntington Beach is better than... anywhere else."

Tom & Karen Condor / Pasadena, CA