Lodging in California
Independent Boutique Hotels, Historic Victorian Inns, Budget Motels, Backpacker Hostels, Mountain Lodges, Wilderness Cabins, Wine Country Cottages, Coastal Yurts, High Sierra Tent Cabins, Dude Ranches, Fly Fishing Lodges, Forest Fire Lookout Towers, Hot Springs & Spas
Total Escape only lists the best independently owned lodging in California – which means no chain hotels are featured on this site. Find lodges – totalescape.com/lodge.html
DanaMite has been thoroughly reworking the entire lodging section on Total Escape for months – that’s over 4500 hotel listings. Sadly, with the slowing in the economy, a good percentage of the lodges have gone under, disappeared, or they are no longer in business.
After years of partnering with various lodging reservation systems, we have decide to point all lodging links to reliable Trip Advisor – a place to read real customer reviews and see photos of each property. In addition, they have the largest selection of vacation homes available all over California.
TripAdvisor also allows online booking for hotel reservations thru several mainstream travel sites like Expedia, HotWire, Orbitz, Travelocity, Booking & Hotels.com
check out 100 wildflower photos in California
We have California covered. Venture off the beaten path to find secluded camp sites, for free. Grab a new map to discover new unheard of areas. All parks, all forests, all California wilderness. Find remote guest ranches, forest lodges, wildflowers, fishing lakes, kayaking rentals and swimming holes.
new releases on maps
- Sequoia National Forest Map
- Ansel Adams Wilderness USDA
- Elkins Flat OHV Map
- Ojai Off Road Map
- Corral Canyon Park Map
- PCT #5 – Pacific Trail Map
digital camping / outdoors for free
Yes, I know your smartphone does almost anything. Everything except get you outta the city into nature. Google Maps won’t always cut it in the wilderness. Neither will your smartphone without a digital signal. Remote back roads, trails and secondary roads are often mis-marked by MapQuest, Google & Yahoo. USGS data from ages ago, like 1970 or maybe 1985. Nothing beats the real thing! We have all the hiking and wheeling maps to get you out there. Camp withouts fees — on the back roads with a free campfire permit, a water bucket and a shovel.
Travel more often, locally and on a budget. Dig up rich historic destinations, take hikes and bike paths to waterfalls in the hot summer, fish on a secluded creek with a private camp site, or kick back on the sunny deck of a river view cabin.
Lake camping (at its best) in the Sierra Nevada mountains
