I'm hoping this group with various outdoors experiences can recommend a destination for my hiking group. We like to rent a vacation home for 4 or 5 days. We have been to Yosemite twice, Zion, and last August we had a 6 bedroom house at Mammoth Lakes. We prefer a time of the year when there is no snow.
Currently I am researching Santa Cruz, CA and Bend, OR. Hanging at the beach sounds like fun, some of the vacation homes even provide surf boards. Ideally there will be at least one "epic" hike nearby and a couple of other shorter hikes and/or other activities to enjoy. And it should be a day's drive (or shorter) from Reno, NV. Lake Tahoe would be ideal but we all live nearby and go there regularly.
