This is a user friendly handbook guide with a -nsense approach. You get the pure, useful facts about each beach area, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Find things to see and do in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Catalina Island, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Long Beach, San Pedro, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, La Jolla and San Diego. Besides providing addresses, phone numbers and short descriptions for most attractions, the So Cal Beach Vacation Guide provides you with URL addresses to many of their websites, so you can do further exploring if you want. Each chapter is devoted to one of the beach towns, with easy to read, clear information on things specific to that area, usually including some or all of the following: Southern California coastal communities, the local beaches, other local attractions (museums, shopping districts, ecological reserves, boat rentals, or whatever else is specific to the area), how to get there, what campgrounds are nearby and URL addresses to further resources. It doesn't include hotel information, but instead concentrates on attractions and campgrounds.