At the foot of Mount Shasta, a four-hour drive north of Sacramento, there’s a farm doing things differently: Belcampo. Since 2012, Belcampo Farm has set the standard for sustainable, high-quality meat, which is sold in five butcher shops and served in six restaurants across the state. Fitness guru and author Gabby Reece is a regular at the farm’s namesake restaurant, in Santa Monica. “You understand clearly how the animal is being raised and how the food arrives for you to enjoy your meal,” she says. “It’s certainly more sensitive, healthy, and civilized.”

On the menu: steak frites, short ribs, and pork rib chops straight from the farm, as well as award-winning burgers and house-made charcuterie. Founder Anya Fernald, who launched a cooperative of cheese makers in rural Sicily and worked for the Italian Slow Food Foundation, has reimagined the steak house as something thoroughly modern. “Steak-house people expect massive amounts of meat, and one of our messages is, ‘Eat better meat, and eat less of it,’ ” she says.

Her farm embraces sustainability. Belcampo’s animals graze on plants adapted to northern California’s dry, hot climate. “That’s why our meat tastes so good,” Fernald says. “Our pigs are outside in nature. They’re thriving in the hot temperature, eating pumpkins, alfalfa.”

It’s an Eden for people, too: Belcampo offers “meat camps” throughout the year, inviting visitors to learn new cooking skills, eat bountiful meals, and sleep in luxury tents. On the itinerary: classes on searing and braising, as well as building a fire; yoga workshops; and wine tastings. Fernald and a team of instructors lead the charge. “My goal is that you come out of there and you can figure your way around any type of meat grilling,” she says. “People come out if it saying, ‘I’m not afraid anymore. I can buy that piece of meat I’ve been eyeing and know what to do with it.’ ”

The two-night retreats have been so popular that, in 2017, Fernald will roll out family camps, so kids can learn how to make butter and jam while adults partake in more advanced classes. There’s also plenty of time to relax and soak in the surroundings. “You’re in the middle of this livestock farm, but it smells incredible,” Fernald says. “You can see a million stars at night—there’s no light pollution, there’s no noise. Our guests want to stay forever.”

Finding fun family adventures in California is simple according to fitness expert and mom of two Gabby Reese. “We have a lot of action here,” explains Gabby. “We've got roller-coasters and theme parks and movie parks.” But with a little planning, you can ensure your family experiences the state’s thrilling rides and amazing attractions in the ultimate style—with exclusive VIP park packages. Here’s a look at four that you can tailor to perfection.

California is known as a mecca of health and wellness. Former pro volleyball player Gabby Reece, who created XPT, an experiential fitness program, with her husband, Laird Hamilton has seen that first hand. “I say high fashion goes from Europe to New York, across to us. When it comes to cutting- edge health and wellness, whether it's yoga or any kind of new exercise, I think it comes from California—exercise goes west to east.” So in the state, many top spas offer just as many activities as they do facials.

Reece loved going to Cal-a-Vie Health Spa, a 32-room luxury resort and spa in San Diego. While it looks like it has been air-dropped in from the French countryside, a California attitude toward health and wellness pervades. Guests can start their morning with a hike through the local foothills, then choose between dozens of fitness and yoga classes, including deep-water exercise and barre workouts. “There are some luxuries, massages and things like that, but it was a different type of experience,” Reece says. “It was still active, which is important to me, because laying around the poolside and drinking Mai Tais is not my way of resetting.”

The idea is to leave feeling better than you came. Here are three more experiences that combine revving up and relaxation.