Visit California

Visit California: official tourism portal for the state of California

Visit California is the official tourism website for California, aimed at those seeking practical information to organize a trip through the state. The site brings together suggestions for places to visit, activities, itinerary inspiration, road trips, events, and travel guides, with content organized by cities, regions, and types of experience.

What the site offers

The portal structures its offerings into several thematic blocks. It includes sections dedicated to places to visit, things to do, trip inspiration, road trips, and events. It also offers a free 2026 California travel guide, with suggested routes along Route 66, Highway 1, and winter getaways, as well as a newsletter and travel alerts.

Among the featured content are listings of events and festivals in California, travel deals for autumn 2026, routes to see fall colors, events for California Surfing Day, fall hiking routes, and a guide to Halloween 2026 events.

Cities and regions covered

The site allows you to explore cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Luis Obispo, Anaheim, Monterey, Palm Springs, Sonoma, Sacramento, Mendocino, Napa, Santa Cruz, and Temecula. Navigation is completed with California's twelve tourism regions: Central Valley, Shasta Cascade, San Diego County, Gold Country, North Coast, Central Coast, Los Angeles County, High Sierra, Deserts, Inland Empire, San Francisco Bay Area, and Orange County.

Activities and experiences

The website groups activities into categories such as theme parks, food and drink, outdoor adventure, arts and culture, wine, craft breweries, national parks, beaches, aquariums and zoos, and camping. It also includes filters by interests, such as family fun, luxury experiences, state parks, national monuments and preserves, piers and boardwalks, entertainment, arts and culture, and road trips.

The portal also includes a travel video section with series such as California 101, Luxury Minute, and California Dream Eater, which explore destinations such as Yosemite National Park, Mendocino County, Gold Country, Central Valley, Shasta Cascade, and Highway 395, as well as accommodations and dining and wellness experiences.

Itineraries and planning

Visit California publishes detailed itineraries for different types of travelers. These include suggestions for five days in Hollywood, Huntington Beach, and Oceanside; six days in Santa Rosa, San Francisco, and Carmel-by-the-Sea; five days in Gold Country and South Lake Tahoe; and short-stay options in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Luis Obispo, Palm Springs, Tuolumne County, and Paso Robles. It also offers itinerary ideas linked to sports trips from Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Events and festivals

The events calendar includes events such as the Artichoke Festival, the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival, Chefs' Holidays, Eat Drink SF, Bay to Breakers, the Chinese New Year Festival & Parade, the Golden Dragon Parade, the Sacramento Farm-to-Fork Festival, the San Diego International Beer Competition, the California Craft Beer Summit, the Ridgecrest Petroglyph Festival, Pala Casino 400, the San Francisco Jazz Fest, the Oxnard Salsa Festival, the North Lake Tahoe SnowFest, the Mendocino Coast Whale Festivals, Fashion Week El Paseo, and the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, among others.

Languages and international reach

The site is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, and Portuguese, and offers adapted versions for the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, India, Italy, Mexico, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, and Korea. This structure reflects the official nature and international orientation of California's tourism portal.