Whether we're looking at a summer weekend, a holiday weekend, or just the long awaited end to one of those weeks, LA families are luckily to have all sorts of terrain to get away to on very little notice. From day trips from Los Angeles to weekend (or longer) getaways, there's no outing that's not easy from LA!

Deserts, beaches, skiing, wine country: these enticing getaways barely scratch the surface of all that you can drive your kids to this weekend. Maybe one of the posts below will get your creative travel juices flowing.