The Golden Gate from Battery Spencer — our first stop on Day 1. Ten days, one rental car, two parents and a four-year-old — this is our complete California road trip plan, from San Francisco down the coast to Los Angeles, November 21–30, 2026. Every day below is planned hour by hour: drive times checked for that day and hour, sunset times built into the plan, and a full budget at the end. If you are planning a similar family trip, steal this plan — that is what it is here for. The trip at a glance Route: San Francisco → Monterey → Morro Bay → Los Angeles (El Monte base) → fly home from LAX Flights: Air Canada Toronto–San Francisco (AC739) and Los Angeles–Toronto (AC794) Car: Enterprise SUV, picked up at SFO, returned at LAX — about 1,628 km of driving in total Stays: 1 night San Francisco, 1 night Monterey, 1 night Morro Bay, 5 nights in an El Monte Airbnb Family rhythm: 6:30 AM starts, back at the hotel by about 8:00 PM. One late night (Nov 25). Sunset rule for the whole week: s...
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