# @visitcalifornia on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSaYux3D8Hu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38036726-visitcalifornia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-18T16:57:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Visit California | Travel + Fun Things to Do (@visitcalifornia) — https://gondola.cc/visitcalifornia

## Caption

Grab your shades and your sweet tooth—this road trip serves up flaky pies, Old West flair, and one seriously iconic rock.

🌊 Start in: San Diego 

🥧 Stop 1: Kick things off in Julian with a slice of heaven at @MomsPieHouse. This charming bakery is famous for its mile-high apple pies (don’t skip the crumb top!) and cozy, small-town vibes.

🤠 Stop 2: Step into the Wild West in Pioneertown, originally built as a 1940s movie set. Sip craft cocktails and snack on tacos at @RedDogPioneertown, then mosey over to the rustic-chic @PioneertownMotel for a night under the desert stars.

💀 Stop 3: Cap it off at Skull Rock in @JoshuaTreeNPS with a quick hike to this natural granite formation shaped like a skull.

📍@VisitSanDiego, @VisitJulian, @NowDiscoverIE, @VisitGreaterPS

#VisitCalifornia #Bakeries #Pioneertown #SkullRock #CaliforniaRoadTrip #DesertRoadTrip #WanderlustCalifornia #HiddenGems #RoadTrip

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## Tags

pioneertown, roadtrip, wanderlustcalifornia, skullrock, californiaroadtrip, visitcalifornia, bakeries, hiddengems, desertroadtrip

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