Top Memorial Weekend Vacation Destinations for Californians
Photos include Cars Land in Disneyland’s California Adventure, Ocean Beach in San Diego, Boudin Factory bread in San Francisco, and Ballys in Las Vegas.
Right out of the script of the movie, Groundhog Day, this upcoming Memorial Day weekend presents the same dialogue we heard last year in 2012. Gas prices are up over $4 for the travel weekend, and travelers will drive to the same popular destinations they went to before. Overall traffic volume is expected to be relatively flat since the start of the tourism recovery in 2010 but that doesn’t mean there won’t be traffic jams–the vast majority of local travelers will go by car this year. Statewide, Memorial Day travel also is expected to grow slightly, with over 4 million residents leaving town for the weekend. Even with gas prices above $4 a gallon, it’s less expensive to drive than to fly for most Memorial Day getaways. It’s fortunate that California has so many driving-distance travel destinations that provide great experiences for almost any budget.
TOP MEMORIAL DAY DESTINATIONS
1) San Diego
2) Las Vegas
3) San Francisco, Bay Area
4) Central Coast (Santa Barbara to Monterey)
5) Southwest (Grand Canyon, Rocky Mts., Yellowstone)
TOP EXPERIENCES
1) Beaches
2) Theme Parks
3) Camping, Outdoor Sight-seeing
4) Shopping, Dining, Entertainment
5) Attending a Memorial Event, Cemetery
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