Lonely Planet California

• Travel on any budget
• A practical guide to tourism as well as culture and customs
• Find the best hotels and restaurants in your price range

Between its phenomenal natural beauty, its shoreline and its unique urbanscapes, California offers as much for the tourist as many countries. Want to climb Half Dome? Play in the San Diego surf? Cruise Napa Valley's vineyards? Party hard in LA? Or party even harder in Las Vegas? This guidebook gives you what you need to make the most of a visit to the Golden State.

It includes complete coverage of national parks, including Yosemite, Great Basin, Rewood and Death Valley; restaurants and accommodations throughout the state for every budget; useful guides for skiing, river rafting, mountain biking, rock climbing and surfing; and 118 detailed maps.