The conventions and visitors bureaus listed below are available to help you with your California vacation planning. Some even have destination brochure-magazines available that they are happy to mail to you! The list is arranged by area in alphabetical order.
You may also find this California Cities Locations list and/or this list of California beaches useful for your planning purposes.
If you already know where you’re going, you can just click on the area name in the navigation block above for ideas and information.
If you are looking for California travel guide information once you’ve arrived at your destination or, perhaps, on the road between two destinations, you may want to seek assistance at one of these 19 state-run California Tourist Information Centers.
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| Monterey | Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau (831) 657-6400 info@mccvb.org |
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| San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo County Visitors and Conference Bureau (805) 541-8000 info@sanluisobispocounty.com |
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| Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau and Film Commission (805) 966-9222 tourism@santabarbaraca.com |
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| Solvang | Solvang Conference and Visitors Bureau (805) 688-6144 tracy@solvangusa.com |
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| Paso Robles | Paso Robles Visitors and Conference Bureau (805) 238-0506 info@pasorobleschamber.com |
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Central Valley |
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| Bakersfield | Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau (661) 325-5051 gbcvbinfo@bakersfieldcvb.org |
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| Visalia | Visalia Convention and Visitors Bureau (559) 334-0141 beth@visitvisalia.org |
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| Merced | Merced Conference and Visitors Bureau (209) 384-2791 melyssa@visitmerced.travel |
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| Modesto | Modesto Convention and Visitors Bureau (209) 526-5588 info@visitmodesto.com |
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| Turlock | Turlock Convention and Visitors Bureau (209) 632-2221 tonicordell@visitturlock.org |
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| Lodi | Lodi Conference and Visitors Bureau (209) 365-1195 nbeckman@visitlodi.com |
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| Manteca | Manteca Convention and Visitors Bureau (209) 823-7229 mtcascvb@aol.com |
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| Stockton | Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau (209) 547-2770 visitorinfo@visitstockton.org |
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| Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Division (916) 273-5688 akile@ranchocordova.org |
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| Sacramento | Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau (916) 808-7777 sbradley@cityofsacramento.org |
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| Vacaville | Vacaville Conference and Visitors Bureau (707) 450-0500 info@vacavillenow.com |
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| Vallejo | Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau (707) 642-3653 info@visitvallejo.com |
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| Davis | Yolo County Visitors Bureau (530) 297-1900 yvette@yolocvb.org |
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Inland Empire & Deserts |
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| Big Bear Lake | Big Bear Lake Resort Association (909) 866-6190 askbblra@bigbear.com |
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| Ontario | Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau (909) 937-3000 bbrown@ontariocvb.com |
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| San Bernardino | San Bernardino Convention and Visitors Bureau (909) 889-3980 info@sanbernardino.travel |
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| Riverside | Riverside Convention and Visitors Bureau (888) 748-7733 DMegna@RiversideCVB.com |
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| Temecula | Temecula Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau (951) 676-5090 kimberly@temecula.org |
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| Palm Springs | Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism (760) 778-8415 mginther@palm-springs.org |
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| Rancho Mirage | Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Authority (760) 770-9000 bwaszak@palmspringsusa.com |
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Los Angeles |
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| Los Angeles | LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau (213) 624-7300 mliberman@lainc.us |
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| Oxnard | Oxnard Convention and Visitors Bureau (805) 385-7545 info@visitoxnard.com |
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| Ventura | Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau (805) 648-2075 tourism@ventura-usa.com |
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| Marina del Rey | Marina del Rey Convention and Visitors Bureau (310) 306-9900 info@visitmarina.com |
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| Redondo Beach | Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau (310) 376-6911 marna@redondochamber.org |
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| Santa Monica | Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau (310) 319-6263 info@santamonica.com |
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| Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau (310) 248-1015 smits@beverlyhillsbehere.com |
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| West Hollywood | West Hollywood Convention and Visitors Bureau (310) 289-2525 whcvb@visitwesthollywood.com |
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| Pasadena | Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau (626) 795-9311 nmarchand@pasadenacal.com |
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| Long Beach | Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (562) 436-3645 steveg@longbeachcvb.org |
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| Santa Clarita | Santa Clarita Valley Tourism Bureau (661) 286-4084 jfreude@santa-clarita.com |
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North Coast |
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| Eureka | Humboldt County Convention and Visitors Bureau (707) 443-5097 info@redwoodvisitor.org |
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| Ukiah | Mendocino County Alliance (707) 462-7417 info@gomendo.com |
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Orange County |
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| Anaheim | Anaheim/Orange County Visitor and Convention Bureau (714) 765-8888 mail@anaheimoc.org |
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| Irvine | Irvine Chamber/Destination Irvine (949) 660-9112 ftahmassebi@irvinechamber.com |
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| Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa Conference and Visitor Bureau (714) 435-8530 tourism@southcoastmetro.com |
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| Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau (714) 969-3492 doug@surfcityusa.com |
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| Laguna Beach | Laguna Beach Visitors and Conference Bureau (949) 376-0511 judyb@lagunabeachinfo.com |
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| Newport Beach | Newport Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau (949) 719-6100 info@newportbeach-cvb.com |
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| Avalon | Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau (310) 510-1520 info@catalinachamber.com |
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San Diego |
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| San Diego | San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau (619) 232-3101 sdinfo@sandiego.org |
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| Carlsbad | Carlsbad Convention and Visitors Bureau (760) 434-6093 kurtb@visitcarlsbad.com |
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| Escondido | San Diego North Convention and Visitors Bureau (760) 745-4741 info@sandiegonorth.com |
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| Alpine | San Diego East Visitors Bureau (619) 445-0180 info@visitsandiegoeast.com |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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| Burlingame | San Mateo County Convention and Visitors Bureau (650) 348-7600 info@smccvb.com |
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| San Francisco | San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau (415) 974-6900 administration@sfcvb.org |
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| Larkspur | Marin County Visitors Bureau (415) 925-2060 info@visitmarin.org |
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| Gilroy | Gilroy Visitors Bureau (408) 842-6436 info@gilroyvisitor.org |
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| San Jose | San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau (408) 295-9600 dfenton@sanjose.org |
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| Santa Clara | Santa Clara Convention and Visitors Bureau (408) 244-9660 steve.vandorn@santaclara.org |
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| Berkeley | Berkeley Convention and Visitors Bureau (510) 549-7040 berkeleycvb@mindspring.com |
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| Oakland | Oakland Convention and Visitors Bureau (510) 839-9000 manette@oaklandcvb.com |
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| Pleasanton | Tri-Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau Film & Video Commission (925) 846-8910 visitorinfo@trivalleycvb.com |
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| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council (831) 425-1234 mivy@santacruz.org |
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Shasta & Cascades |
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| Redding | Redding Convention and Visitors Bureau (530) 225-4103 abyrd@visitredding.com |
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| Quincy | Plumas County Visitors Bureau (530) 283-6345 pcvb@psln.com |
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Sierras & Gold Country |
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| Angels Camp | Calaveras Visitors Bureau (209) 736-0049 lisa@gocalaveras.com |
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| Sonora | Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau (209) 533-4420 tcvb@mlode.com |
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| South Lake Tahoe | Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority (530) 544-5050 info@ltva.org |
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| Oakhurst | Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau (559) 683-4636 ysvb@yosemitethisyear.com |
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| Placerville | El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce (530) 621-5885 tourism@eldoradocounty.org |
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| Folsom | Folsom Tourism Bureau (916) 985-2698 mamcalea@folsomchamber.com |
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| Auburn | Placer County Visitor Council (530) 887-2111 jancdecker@visitplacer.com |
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| Roseville | Placer Valley Tourism (916) 773-5400 info@placertourism.com |
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| Mammoth Lakes | Mammoth Lakes Visitors Bureau (760) 934-2712 info@visitmammoth.com |
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Wine Country |
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| Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa Convention and Visitors Bureau (707) 577-8674 mo@visitsantarosa.com |
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| Sonoma | Sonoma County Tourism Bureau (707) 522-5800 info@sonomacounty.com |
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