California's Best Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

today Lake Gregory

Regional Park (%909-338-

2233; http://cms.sbcounty.gov/

parks; 24171 Lake Dr, Crestline;

swimming beach admission

$3, water-slide ride $1, rowboat

rental per half-day $20) is

perennially popular for

its sandy beaches and

water slides. Get out

and stretch along the

paved shoreline walking

trail shadowed by

fragrant pine and cedar

trees. Private boats are

banned, but you can rent

a rowboat, aquacycle,

paddleboat or stand-up

paddle boarding set

(SUP) when the weather

allows. By the lake, the

tiny town of Crestline

has burger shops, pizza

parlors and coffee shops

for a break from the road.

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The Drive » Backtrack uphill

to Hwy 138, turn left onto Hwy

18 and continue south on

the Rim of the World Scenic

Byway. Overlooks along the

scenic route let you pull over

for dizzying canyon views. After

about 4 miles, turn left onto

Hwy 173 leading down to Lake

Arrowhead.

4 Lake Arrowhead

Called Little Bear

Lake until the 1920s,

Lake Arrowhead is Big

Bear’s wealthy cousin.

Filled with fashionable

shops and cafes, Lake

Arrowhead Village looks

more like a Tahoe ski

resort than a rustic SoCal

mountain retreat. This

lake, which soaks up 300

days of sunshine every

year, is privately owned.

Public access is limited

to taking a cruise on the

Lake Arrowhead Queen

(%909-336-6992; http://

lakearrowheadqueen.com;

tickets: Leroys Boardshop,

Lake Arrowhead Village,

28200 Hwy 189; adult/child

$16/10; hcall for schedules),

zooming around with

McKenzie Water Ski

School (%909-337-3814;

http://www.mckenziewaterskischool.

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

DEBRA BEHR / ALAMY ©

SOUTHERN.CALIFORNIA.

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