1st trip to west coast

[Annie17]

Hi all

we are starting to plan our 1st west coast adventure

we are a family of 8 and children will be 15,15,12,10,6 and 5

we are thinking 3 weeks but could add a week on

we would love to do disneyland,universal hollywood and will end the trip with 10 relaxing nights in an airbnb in palm springs

can anyone give me some advice on which way to do things, where to fly too

also some reccomendations of places we could drive to (arount 1.5hr drive)

would be great

thank you

[KayLouise]

Just out of interest, when are you planning on going? We are planning for next year, so if you go before us I would love to hear how you get on.

We are a family of 4, children will be 9 and 5. Our plan is flying into LA, spending 5 days there including Universal, the usual sights, Hollywood sign hike and visit a beach or 2.
Then moving onto Palm Springs for a few days (in an airbnb with a pool preferably!) From here we plan on doing the Aerial Tramway, Joshua Tree national park, Cabazon dinosaurs and Calico ghost town.
Finishing back in Anaheim for 4 days in Disneyland.

If I could have 3 or 4 weeks though like you are, I would want to explore more. Do North to South or even go to Vegas. There are lots of brilliant trip reports to give you some ideas.

Happy planning 😀

[jdouds]

Hi first off what all do want to see, PCH,Monterey,Carmel, Yosemite , Vegas Grand Canyon ,San Diego . Also Palm Springs in summer gets incredibly hot J/A 95/115 so not the best for relaxing even by the pool. Have a look at the maps and look at driving times it’s a massive area and 3-4 hour drives are normal.