California Car Trips: 3 Reasons to Start Packing This Season

Glamp with a Butler

Is our California Adventure Bucket List too intense for you? La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs partnered with outfitter Camp’d Out to develop a luxury camping experience inside a national park that lets you enjoy nature with (lots of) creature comforts. They’ll set you up in the otherworldly landscape of Joshua Tree in a large tent with Waldorf Astoria bedding, butler service, and a meal for two. Even better, you’ll wake up in the desert chill to a cup of freshly made coffee.

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Sip Around SoCal

This month kicks off the California Wine Festival, a celebration of sipping that happens in multiple cities in Southern California over the course of a few months. It starts in Dana Point on April 17 and makes a stop in Carlsbad at the Park Hyatt Aviara on May 29 and 30 before going back up to the coast to Santa Barbara on July 17. Sample wines from all over the state, including acclaimed vineyards in Napa.

Book a High-Design Hotel

There’s a new place to hang your hat in Palm Springs. Les Cactus is a small boutique property (only 27 rooms) that has the cozy feel of an Airbnb, albeit a really well designed one—common areas have funky pineapple wallpaper, decorative cacti made from rattan, and breezy hammocks. It’s in a refurbished building that dates back to the ’30s, and it’s close to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.

Glamping in Joshua Tree