Replying to California Colleges

I'm form CT but I'm going out to college out in California after this year. Thing is, I don't have time to go out there & visit any schools & it sucks because regular decision there is 11/30 & im going 12/30. Either way, for those who have been out there/know something about the schools there... i want to know what are the nicest colleges there. I have a GPA of 2.9ish but i've been looking at

-CSU fullerton
-CSU northridge

& after that i have no idea. I mean theres UCSB, pepperdine etc.. but i dont have the grades to get in. but which CSU campus is the nicest? I'm trying to stay down south by LA. Help me out