Things to do in California by city and county. Here’s a list of the top 50 cities in California sorted by population and each of the 58 counties in California sorted alphabetically. Each county page lists all the cities in the county so we have things to do in every California city. Sometimes it’s just easier to browse for things to do than it is to search for something specific. So select a city or county below and start looking for restaurants to eat at, attractions to visit, stores to shop at, outdoor activities to enjoy, and so many more things to do in both Northern and Southern California.
Things To Do in California
Top 50 Cities in Northern and Southern California
- 1. Los Angeles
pop. 3,694,820
- 2. San Diego
pop. 1,223,400
- 3. San Jose
pop. 894,943
- 4. San Francisco
pop. 732,072
- 5. Long Beach
pop. 482,618
- 6. Sacramento
pop. 467,898
- 7. Fresno
pop. 465,183
- 8. Oakland
pop. 399,484
- 9. Santa Ana
pop. 343,054
- 10. Anaheim
pop. 328,014
- 11. Riverside
pop. 297,554
- 12. Bakersfield
pop. 291,389
- 13. Stockton
pop. 289,580
- 14. Modesto
pop. 216,008
- 15. Chula Vista
pop. 213,032
- 16. North Glendale
pop. 203,201
- 17. Fremont
pop. 202,615
- 18. San Bernardino
pop. 202,381
- 19. Huntington Beach
pop. 195,968
- 20. Glendale
pop. 194,973
- 21. Irvine
pop. 189,297
- 22. Oxnard Shores
pop. 187,235
- 23. Ontario
pop. 172,808
- 24. Oxnard
pop. 170,358
- 25. Fontana
pop. 169,160
- 26. Santa Clarita
pop. 168,927
- 27. Moreno Valley
pop. 168,629
- 28. Rancho Cucamonga
pop. 168,557
- 29. Hollywood
pop. 167,664
- 30. Garden Grove
pop. 167,232
- 31. Oceanside
pop. 161,029
- 32. Pomona
pop. 156,183
- 33. Santa Rosa
pop. 155,118
- 34. Corona
pop. 152,954
- 35. Salinas
pop. 148,691
- 36. Torrance
pop. 144,963
- 37. Pasadena
pop. 144,618
- 38. Hayward
pop. 140,494
- 39. Escondido
pop. 137,119
- 40. Fullerton
pop. 135,353
- 41. Palmdale
pop. 135,294
- 42. Lancaster
pop. 129,548
- 43. Orange
pop. 128,821
- 44. Thousand Oaks
pop. 127,942
- 45. Sunnyvale
pop. 126,499
- 46. Concord
pop. 125,626
- 47. El Monte
pop. 125,372
- 48. East Los Angeles
pop. 125,157
- 49. Vallejo
pop. 120,446
- 50. Simi Valley
pop. 119,417
Find California Cities by County
- Alameda County
pop. 1,491,482
- Alpine County
pop. 1,041
- Amador County
pop. 37,876
- Butte County
pop. 220,577
- Calaveras County
pop. 46,731
- Colusa County
pop. 21,321
- Contra Costa County
pop. 1,041,274
- Del Norte County
pop. 29,114
- El Dorado County
pop. 178,447
- Fresno County
pop. 915,267
- Glenn County
pop. 28,299
- Humboldt County
pop. 129,623
- Imperial County
pop. 166,874
- Inyo County
pop. 17,293
- Kern County
pop. 807,407
- Kings County
pop. 148,764
- Lake County
pop. 65,279
- Lassen County
pop. 34,473
- Los Angeles County
pop. 9,848,011
- Madera County
pop. 148,632
- Marin County
pop. 250,750
- Mariposa County
pop. 17,792
- Mendocino County
pop. 86,040
- Merced County
pop. 245,321
- Modoc County
pop. 9,107
- Mono County
pop. 12,927
- Monterey County
pop. 410,370
- Napa County
pop. 134,650
- Nevada County
pop. 97,751
- Orange County
pop. 3,026,786
- Placer County
pop. 348,552
- Plumas County
pop. 20,122
- Riverside County
pop. 2,125,440
- Sacramento County
pop. 1,400,949
- San Benito County
pop. 55,058
- San Bernardino County
pop. 2,017,673
- San Diego County
pop. 3,053,793
- San Francisco County
pop. 815,358
- San Joaquin County
pop. 674,860
- San Luis Obispo County
pop. 266,971
- San Mateo County
pop. 718,989
- Santa Barbara County
pop. 407,057
- Santa Clara County
pop. 1,784,642
- Santa Cruz County
pop. 256,218
- Shasta County
pop. 181,099
- Sierra County
pop. 3,174
- Siskiyou County
pop. 44,634
- Solano County
pop. 407,234
- Sonoma County
pop. 472,102
- Stanislaus County
pop. 510,385
- Sutter County
pop. 92,614
- Tehama County
pop. 61,138
- Trinity County
pop. 14,165
- Tulare County
pop. 429,668
- Tuolumne County
pop. 55,175
- Ventura County
pop. 802,983
- Yolo County
pop. 199,407
- Yuba County
pop. 72,925