Getaways with families in California

Mount Shasta, California

A mid-century resort in Dunsmuir, California, with cabins, a boutique hotel, and airstreams along the Sacramento River near Mount Shasta.

Lake Tahoe, California

Cedar Pines Resort offers standalone, pet-friendly cabins with full kitchens among the pines of South Lake Tahoe, sleeping up to eight.

Joshua Tree, California

An off-grid Mongolian-style yurt four miles from Joshua Tree's Indian Cove entrance, with a fire pit and pet-friendly stay near Twentynine Palms.

Joshua Tree, California

Hidden Passage Guest Ranch is a secluded 130-acre canyon property in Morongo Valley with two-bedroom cottages that sleep up to 14, 25 minutes from Joshua Tree.

Joshua Tree, California

A three-bedroom cabin in Joshua Tree sits one minute from the national park visitor center, with a hot tub, fireplace and desert mountain views.

Joshua Tree, California

An off-grid cabin near Joshua Tree, California, with two bedrooms, room for six, mountain views, and direct trail access.

Lake Tahoe, California

A two-story, four-bedroom Tahoe City cabin with a separate studio apartment, hot tub, and yard, less than a mile from downtown and the bike trail.

Lake Tahoe, California

A waterfront log cabin near Tahoma on Lake Tahoe's west shore, with a private pier, wood-burning fireplace and room for four.

Joshua Tree, California

A handcrafted Mongolian yurt on a glamping site four miles from Joshua Tree's Indian Cove entrance, with a fire pit and open desert sky.

Aptos, California

A three-bedroom treehouse-style cabin in Aptos, California, with ocean-view decks near Santa Cruz, sleeping up to six and booked through Expedia.

Lake Tahoe, California

A one-bedroom tiny house in South Lake Tahoe that sleeps up to 6 and welcomes dogs and cats for an extra fee, booked through Vrbo.

Lake Tahoe, California

Pet-friendly chalet cabins on a forested mountainside in Zephyr Cove, on Lake Tahoe's southeast shore, with full kitchens and fireplaces.

Lake Tahoe, California

A one-bedroom log cabin on Lake Tahoe's Meeks Bay with a private pier, sleeping up to six, roughly a two-hour drive from the city, pets welcome.

Mount Shasta, California

Renovated vacation cabins in McCloud, near Mount Shasta, with mountain views, gas fireplaces, and trail access.

Mendocino, California

11 vintage-decorated cabins and rooms on five acres in Little River, near Mendocino, with a hot tub, fire pit and pet-friendly stays.

Lakehead, California

An eleven-room inn on sixty acres of Shasta Trinity National Forest near Lakehead, with lake access, a treehouse suite, and pet-friendly rooms.

Yosemite, California

A secluded 1-bedroom cabin on the South Fork Merced River, 4 miles from Yosemite's southern entrance, sleeping up to 4.

Colton, California

A ranch-style cabin stay in Colton, California, sleeping up to 11 guests about ten minutes from downtown.

Sequoia, California

A riverside lodge with twelve rooms and ten cabins one minute from the entrance to Sequoia National Park in Three Rivers, California.

Mendocino, California

Eleven standalone cottages with full kitchens near Little River, just south of Mendocino village, with ocean-facing grounds and pets welcome.

Big Sur, California

A riverside resort and campground in Big Sur's redwoods offering cabins, motel rooms, glamping tents, tent cabins and camping along Highway 1.

Mount Shasta, California

Vintage cabooses and cabins on a 43-acre wooded property along Little Castle Creek in Dunsmuir, near Mount Shasta.

Mount Shasta, California

A lakeside resort on Lake Siskiyou's southwest shore in Mount Shasta, California, with cabins, houses, tent and RV sites and mountain views.

Joshua Tree, California

Private desert cabins near Joshua Tree, each with its own hand-carved mineral hot tub fed by a geothermal spring 340 feet underground.