Customer Reviews

Driving the Pacific Coast California, 6th

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In fact, I returned it. This book describes, in a very bland, boring way the several state parks and beaches along Hwy 1. I just got back from a trip down Hwy 1 and didn't even take this book with me. This books reads like someone printed out pages from the internet and put them in a book. Two thumbs down! Instead, get the California Coastal Access Guide, you'll be much happier.

This book only listed a small selection of cities, and totally skipped certain parts of the coast. There were only 3 or 4 hotels listed for each town, and they were usually all expensive.
This book does not give enough information to justify buying it.

Brief descriptions of the most common places. Typeset in big font. Not much "insider knowledge" evident -- in one case author recommends a lighthouse in Crescent City (on an island) as a "good place to view whales and winter storms". The lighthouse is not accessible during winter storms (its only twice a day during low tides with no wave action).

Frankly we were glad that we did not have to use her book in our recent trip down the coast of California....we found toilet paper in every bathroom so her pages remained in the book ;-) . Her book contributed gloriously to a beach bonfire --it burned well...its only good use.

Really - save your money and buy something that is a real guidebook like Moon's or others.