California's destination regions, mapped for EV travel: where to stay with a charger, where to plug in while you eat and explore, and where the fast charging sits for getting there and home. These 6 guides cover the places people travel to — for every charger in the state, see the full California directory.
Tap a circle to open that region's charging guide. Regions are editorial groupings and can overlap.
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Wine country
The American Riviera pairs with the Santa Ynez Valley over the San Marcos Pass: Santa Barbara’s waterfront and Funk Zone tasting rooms on one side, Solvang, Los Olivos, and the Highway 246 wine trail on the other.
Scenic coast
The Monterey Peninsula packs the aquarium, Cannery Row, Carmel’s village, and 17-Mile Drive into a few miles — then Highway 1 unspools south into Big Sur, the most famous stretch of coast road in America.
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Resort town
Tahoe is a year-round mountain resort wrapped around an alpine lake: ski areas from Palisades to Heavenly in winter, beaches and trailheads all summer, with South Lake Tahoe and the North Shore towns carrying the lodging.
National park gateway
Three highways feed Yosemite Valley, and each has its gateway town: Mariposa on 140, Oakhurst on 41, Groveland on 120. Most visitors sleep in one of them — Valley lodging books out months ahead.
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