SURFING DESTINATIONS

California coastal surfing and redwood hiking near San Francisco.

• surfingSurfing 100
• hikingHiking 97
• terrainClimbing 92

Known for: Steamer Lane, Buccaneer Trail, Troll House

World-class surfing and Hawaiian culture on Oahu's legendary north shore.

• surfingSurfing 100

Known for: Waimea Bay, Banzai Pipeline Backdoor, Sunset Beach

Surf town halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, home of Trestles, the Olympic-bound wave, and a beach trail along the sand.

• surfingSurfing 100
• terrainClimbing 45
• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 31

Known for: San Onofre Surf Beach, Laguna Main Beach, Ladera Ranch Trails

Sea-cave kayaking, snorkeling and beginner surf at La Jolla Cove and Shores, with Torrey Pines cliffs and the Mission Trails peaks a short drive away.

• surfingSurfing 100
• directions_runRunning 81
• terrainClimbing 45

Known for: Scripps Pier, Mission Bay Loop, La Jolla

Learn to surf the gentle waves of Waikīkī, then hike a volcanic crater, snorkel a marine preserve and dive wrecks, all inside a major city.

• scuba_divingDiving 100
• surfingSurfing 99

Known for: Hawaii, Canoes (Waikiki), Canoes Waikiki

Home of Mavericks, California's legendary winter big-wave break, with redwood canyons, coastal bluffs and tide pools 25 miles south of San Francisco.

• kitesurfingKiteboarding 92
• surfingSurfing 87
• hikingHiking 59

Known for: Pacifica, Mavericks, Pescadero

Golden Gate views, bay wind, and waves — urban adventure at its most iconic

• directions_runRunning 100
• kitesurfingKiteboarding 100
• hikingHiking 93

Known for: Golden Gate Bridge Run, Bolinas, Angel Island State Park Loop

Surf's original point break, 21 miles of Pacific coast and the Santa Monica Mountains behind it

• terrainClimbing 86
• surfingSurfing 74
• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 60

Known for: Point Dume, Malibu Surfrider Beach, Santa Monica Mountains

Hollywood hills climbing — coastal crags and canyon boulders above Los Angeles

• terrainClimbing 87
• surfingSurfing 67
• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 60

Known for: Century Lake Area, County Line, Santa Monica Mountains

Wind, wave, and wide-open sound — the East Coast's kiteboarding capital

• kitesurfingKiteboarding 100
• surfingSurfing 66
• kayakingKayaking 37

Known for: Real Watersports (Waves), Outer Banks, Pea Island Kayaking

Southern California bouldering in the backcountry — granite from Woodson to Blair Valley

• terrainClimbing 93
• surfingSurfing 64
• hikingHiking 61

Known for: Lakeside Boulders, Cardiff Reef, Potato Chip Rock via Mt Woodson

LA's legendary training ground — sandstone boulders where generations learned to climb

• terrainClimbing 88
• surfingSurfing 59
• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 57

Known for: Stoney Point, Topanga Beach, Santa Monica Mountains

Ocean breezes, chaparral singletrack, and the queen of California point breaks

• terrainClimbing 97
• kayakingKayaking 66
• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 57

Known for: Upper Canyon, Channel Islands, Santa Barbara Foothills

New Hampshire backwoods bouldering — granite blocks in the quiet north woods

• terrainClimbing 99
• hikingHiking 90
• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 62

Known for: Camel Humps, The, Linden Commons Trail, Bear Brook State Park - Carr Ridge

Granite sport and trad climbing in the mountain backdrop behind Los Angeles

• directions_runRunning 67
• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 57
• hikingHiking 52

Known for: Griffith Park Trail Network, San Gabriel River Trail - Lario Connector, Devil's Punchbowl Trail

New England granite bouldering along the Atlantic coast — gritty, seaside, and undersung

• terrainClimbing 97
• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 51
• hikingHiking 42

Known for: Rafe's Chasm Bouldering, Dodge Reservation Trail, East Wall Boulders