Since the days of westward expansion, and the manifest destiny that fueled those pioneers in covered wagons, California has been the land of promise, opportunity, and adventure. While today, the ...

While the rest of the world is travelling to faraway destinations, this holiday season Californians can head to these five coastal retreats.

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.-Naval Base Ventura County opens it's gates to the public one weekend a year for a special event. It's called the Point Mugu Surf Contest. During the final heats on Sunday a pod ...

A day after graduating high school in 1972, 17-year-old Brad Gessner packed up his Chevy van and drove out to Encinitas from Texas, following his California surfing dreams. An early pioneer of van ...

A guide on the best entry-level waves and beaches to learn how to surf.

Photography by Jeremiah Klein, Nick Liotta, Julia Dinerman, Dom Stone, and Chris Grant. The phrase “typical California surf” means many different things to many different surfers. One surfer’s “good ...

Surfing Guide to Southern California has a black cover with a blue silhouette of a surfer and red printing. Written by David Stern and William Cleary in 1963, the Surfing Guide is a unique publication ...