Southern California offers a wealth of outlet shopping malls, from San Diego to Santa Barbara.
Most stores offer a substantial savings over department store prices. Plus, if you chance upon a sale, the savings are even greater. Below is a list of the best of Southern California's outlet malls (in random order):
Desert Hills Premium Outlets - This outlet mall (pictured above) is about 20 miles west of Palm Springs. The shopping center features over 110 outlet stores, including A/X Armani, Barney's New York Outlet, Bass, Coach, Brooks Brothers, Coldwater Creek Outlet, Gucci, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Judith Leiber, Dolce & Gabbana, Dooney & Bourke, Eddie Bauer, Mikasa, Ferragamo, Off 5th - Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, and Timberland.
Desert Hills Premium Outlets is open Sunday through Thursday from 10am to 8pm, Friday from 10am to 9pm, and on Saturday from 9am to 9pm.
Desert Hills Premium Outlets, 48400 Seminole Rd., Cabazon CA, 951 849-6641
Camarillo Premium Outlets - Located about 40 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles, this outlet mall offers over 100 stores. Among them are Adidas, Barney's New York Outlet, Betsey Johnson, Bose, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Anne Klein, Bombay Outlet, Brooks Brothers, Chico's, Jones NY, Eddie Bauer, London Fog, Timberland, Reebok, and Villeroy & Boch.
Camarillo Premium Outlets is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sunday from 10am to 6pm.
Camarillo Premium Outlets, 740 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo CA, 805 445-8520
Ontario Mills - Located 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, this outlet shopping center features over 90 outlet stores. Included are Bebe Outlet, Chico's, Docker's, Bose, Fossil, Gap Outlet, J.C. Penney Outlet, Levi's Outlet, Off 5th - Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, Tommy Hilfiger, and Virgin Megastore.
Ontario Mills is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 930pm and on Sunday from 10am to 8pm.
Ontario Mills, I-10 at the Haven Ave. Exit, Ontario CA, 909 484-8300
Carlsbad Premium Outlets - Just 30 miles north of downtown San Diego, along the Pacific coast, this outlet mall has over 70 outlets store. Among them are BCBG, Coach, Barney's New York Outlet, Brooks Brothers, Crate & Barrel Outlet, Polo Ralph Lauren, Reebok, Gap Outlet, Swarovski, Tommy Hilfiger, and Waterford Wedgwood.
Carlsbad Premium Outlets is open 10am to 8pm daily.
Carlsbad Premium Outlets, 5600 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA, 760 804-9000
