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Explore our favorite weekend escapes in and around Southern California.

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The Big Parade heads down a staircase in 2012. | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET
This is urban hiking at its best: two days, 35 miles, 15 Los Angeles neighborhoods, some 80 public staircases, more than two dozen parks, and -- most importantly -- making new connections and friends.
The Ranch Overlook Trail at Rancho Sierra Vista. | Photo: Courtesy National Park Service
A wildfire that has quickly spread within the western Santa Monica Mountains forced the closure of trails and park areas today.
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Mother-daughter team Donna and Lauren Johanson handcraft soaps and skin care products made from the milk of the goats at their family farm in Fillmore.
Does this look like a private beach? Only some of it is. | Photo: Courtesy Escape Apps.
Driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, you might think there are only a handful of beaches to choose from. That's an easy conclusion to arrive at, considering all the pricey real estate lining the coast. But don't let all of that fool you.
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Rattlesnake Canyon was closed to the public in early April after rangers discovered a rash of spray-painted graffiti on the canyon's rock walls and boulders.
Photo by Flickr user armstrks
It just got a little easier to predict your travel time.
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Expansive ocean views, the sound of crashing waves and the sweet scent of salt air.
Photo: Courtesy National Park Service
Death Valley National Park is visited by over 800,000 people per year and nearly half of them end up at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center.
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Channel Islands National Park offers hiking, camping and some of the most remote and rugged coastline in all of California.
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So much for the sequester. It looks like Mother Nature (or, well, climate change) is winning.
Photo by Flickr user emilio labrador
The average delay Sunday night in Southern California was three hours.
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The bittersweet lemonade from this year's early high temperatures and lack of significant snowfall is access into Inyo National Forest will begin earlier than usual this year.
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