These 10 Places In CA Ranked Among Best Summer Travel Destinations

CALIFORNIA — California has no shortage of great places to visit in the summer, according to a WalletHub ranking released Tuesday.

There are 10 areas in the state included among the personal finance website's Best Summer Travel Destinations 2024.

WalletHub released the list of 100 U.S. destinations likely for summer travel based on travel expenses and hassles, local costs, attractions, weather, activities and safety.

“When picking a summer travel destination, it’s easy to focus just on the types of activities you want to do or certain cities you’ve always wanted to see," WalletHub Analyst Cassandra Happe said in the report.

"However, choosing a destination that’s not only entertaining but also affordable is important when travel, dining and activity costs have surged so much in recent years. It can also allow you to have a longer, more relaxing trip.”

These are the areas in California that made the cut, as well as their rankings:

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 20th
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 24th
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 53rd
• Fresno, 70th
• San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, 73rd
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 86th
• Bakersfield, 93rd
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 94th
• Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 99th
• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, 100th

View the full list, plus scoring details and methodology.