One of our favorite things to do as a family, is to get in the car, turn on the Christmas station, stop at Starbucks or McD’s for some peppermint hot chocolate, and go looking for Christmas lights. It is one of our absolute favorite Christmas traditions. It gets us in the holiday spirit, and it is doesn’t cost a cent, other than gas money. We can’t wait to do it again this year. If you’re looking for some fantastic places to watch Christmas lights, here is a list of the best neighborhoods and streets in So Cal. Enjoy!!!

Los Angeles:

• Sleepy Hollow Christmas Light Extravaganza – Torrance
• Naples Island – Long Beach
• Index Street – between Louise and White Oak – Granada Hills
• Candy Cane Lane -Lubao Ave and Oxnard Street – Woodland Hills
• Yolanda Lights – Reseda
• Christmas Tree Lane, Long Beach
  Daisy Avenue between Willow Street & Pacific Coast Highway
• Christmas Tree Lane – (Santa Rosa Avenue, between Woodbury Avenue and Altadena Drive) Altadena
• Candy Cane Lane – 1200 block of East Acacia Avenue – El Segundo
• St Albans Drive- St Albans Drive at Huntington Drive- San Marino
• Wakefield Court – Saugus
• Hastings Ranch – Pasadena

Orange County:

• Candy Cane Lane – El Corzo St, Rancho Santa Margarita
• Eagle Hills Christmas Lights – 2970 Primrose Ave, Brea
• La Palma Christmas Lights – 7400 Dallas Dr, La Palma
• Fountain Valley Christmas Lights – Stanislaus St & Apache River Ave, Fountain Valley
• Sea Side Neighborhood – San Clemente
• Yale Loop – Fullerton
• Oak Knoll/Flintridge Village Neighborhoods – Ladera Ranch
• Nellie Gail – Laguna Niguel
• Eastlake Village (around the lake) – Yorba Linda

Inland Empire: 

• Festival of Lights – Mission Inn, 3649 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside
• Bainbridge Circle Holiday Extravaganza – Bainbridge Cir, Murrieta
• Candy Cane Lane – 20166 Winton Rd, Corona
• Menifee Lakes Neighborhood – 28871 Loire Valley Ln
• Thoroughbred Christmas Lights – 8287 Thoroughbred St, Rancho Cucamonga
• Chino Christmas Lights – 12388 Lemon Pl, Chino
• Festival of Lights – Tom’s Farms, 23900 Temescal Canyon Rd, Temescal Valley

San Diego:

• Carmel Mountain Ranch – Fairway Village/Stoney Gate Place – Carmel Valley
• Jingle Bell Hill – Pepper Dr Holiday Lights – El Cajon
• Tinseltown – Paseo Palmas Drive- Lakeside
• Candy Cane Lane – Poway
• Christmas Card Lane – Oviedio Street – Rancho Penasquitos
• Holiday Hill – Stadler Street- La Mesa
• Hotel Del Coronado – Coronado
• Sunburst Santee – Tomel Court, off Magnolia- Santee