![Tami Burnett puts up American flag decorations while at Bolsa Chica State Beach](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d7d746f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2599+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F4b%2Fbb4fb15448b087b329af3c4df92e%2F964847-me-getaway-memorial-day-0036-ajs.jpg)
Tami Burnett of Lancaster, whose father was a Marine, puts up American flag-themed decorations Thursday while camping at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
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It’s time to get summer underway.
Planes, trains, automobiles and beaches, look out — the Memorial Day getaway is officially at hand.
![Travelers, caught in a reflection, begin their Memorial Day holiday getaway at the Los Angeles International Airport.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0e6e8e8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2Faa%2Feefd941d42afb5c0e7b848be7c92%2F965400-me-0527-getaway-day-gem-001.jpg)
Travelers, caught in a reflection, begin their Memorial Day holiday getaway at the Los Angeles International Airport. Over half a million passengers are expected to pass through LAX over the Memorial Day weekend.
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
![Travelers wait for their rides at the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend at the Los Angeles International Airport.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/799fe91/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5768x4062+0+0/resize/2000x1408!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F49%2F02%2F3288db724034bbd1a56affd2df58%2F965400-me-0527-getaway-day-gem-004.jpg)
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
![A plane prepares to be loaded as passengers make their way to their gates at John Wayne Airport in Orange County](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e1963e6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2641+0+0/resize/2000x1354!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fef%2Fd5%2F71ead5584c82af0cf568f7402897%2F964847-me-getaway-memorial-day-0011-ajs.jpg)
At John Wayne Airport in Orange County, passengers wait at a gate for their flight.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
![Memorial Day weekend travelers wait in line at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7a86f42/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2994+0+0/resize/2000x1535!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2Fe0%2Fde9881034c2bb30ca22c148cd4f1%2F964847-me-getaway-memorial-day-0002-ajs.jpg)
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
![An aerial view of campers arriving and setting up during the Memorial Day weekend at Bolsa Chica State Beach campground](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dbd96ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5280x3956+0+0/resize/2000x1498!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2Fc4%2F1f4458874fee9018c86107f5281b%2F964847-me-getaway-memorial-day-0040-ajs.jpg)
Almost every slot is filled by campers setting up for Memorial Day weekend Thursday at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
![Mark and Tami Burnett throw a frisbee to their dog, Emi](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4a39595/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2387+0+0/resize/2000x1224!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2F65%2F4ef5a1634e65b8e8af67399a56f2%2F964847-me-getaway-memorial-day-0038-ajs.jpg)
Emi the dog, owned by Mark and Tami Burnett, chases a frisbee at Bolsa Chica State Beach.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
![Memorial Day visitors take their dog for a rolling walk at Bolsa Chica State Beach.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2459c08/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2724+0+0/resize/2000x1397!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F5e%2F56a87073435093a9df00dbd3fcf4%2F964847-me-getaway-memorial-day-0032-ajs.jpg)
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
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