Whale watching
In season there are plenty of opportunities to go whale watching in California, from places including San Francisco, San Diego, Monterey, Ventura, Dana Point, Fort Bragg, the Channel Islands National Park, the Redwood National Park near Crescent City, Long Beach near Los Angeles, and many more. You don’t even need to go on a boat trip, if you’re not a good sailor or the trips are booked up: you can watch the whales passing from lots of good viewpoints along the shore. In some places plan to get there early as sometimes parking is limited. Take some binoculars and don’t forget your camera, as sometimes the whales come in close to the shore.
