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Cost of California coastal road trip
How much it all cost
The budget for 10 days, nine nights and 1,136 miles along the
SLEEPING
Hotels and taxes...$1,425.24
Hotel tips...$21
EATING: (I've excluded my family's meals the first three days.)
Meals (for one)...$531.25
INTERNET: Hotel Web access...$45.58
DRIVING:
49.2 gallons of gas...$115.26
Car rental...$303.35
Southern California hotel and restaurant parking...$63
ACTIVITIES
Bike, surrey and kayak rentals, park fees...$57
Drive-through tree...$5
FLYING:
Horizon Airlines from Medford, Ore.-Portland-LAX...$235
(Depending on schedules, the Arcata/Eureka airport in McKinleyville may suit you better as a northern departure point.)
TOTAL $2,801.68
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