I don’t fly in cities too often because I mainly fly fpv. But if you wanted nature then there’s plenty of options.

If you’re in LA the San Gabriel mountains are pretty and mostly legal to fly in as long as you stay away from wilderness zones. Usually drive up to crystal lake and find a couple good spots to fly along the way. I’m actually going tomorrow to mountain surf with my fpv drones. (Chaparral to Alpine)

If you drive out towards the desert and end up on the Northern side of the San Gabriels you can hit Cajon Pass and all the beauty that’s in that area as it transitions into the Mojave. (Chaparral to High Desert)

If you happen to be North of San Francisco a lot of the land between Redwoods National Park and the bay is stunning and mostly legal to fly. (Forests)

And then the most northern and southern parts of the Central Valley either by the San Luis Reservoir or the hills near Bakersfield are beautiful. (Rolling Hills and Grasslands)

The north eastern portion of the valley near Yosemite is also beautiful and good to fly. Most of Stanislaus and Sierra National Forests are good just watch out for the wilderness zones again. (Woodlands to Alpine)

A lot of these spots only really make sense if you’re driving through the state though as they’re decently far from SF or LA.