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Beyond the Gateways (.Pdf) BEYOND THE GATEWAYS Spotlight on rural California traveltrade.visitcalifornia.com Drive Distances & Times miles/time Eureka Lake Tahoe Los Angeles Palm Springs Redding Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Yosemite Eureka -- 353/7hr 659/11hr 788/12hr45m 147/2hr50m 304/5hr 776/13hr 278/6hr30m 599/11hr 476/7hr45m Los Angeles 659/11hr 441/8hr -- 103/2hr 544/7hr30m 383/6hr20m 127/2hr 403/6hr 96/1hr40m 307/5hr30m Palm Springs 788/12hr45m 474/9hr 103/2hr -- 650/9hr 484/8hr 135/2hr30m 504/8hr 199/3hr30m 408/6hr40m Lake Tahoe 353/7hr -- 441/8hr 474/9hr 219/3hr40m 135/2hr 554/9hr45m 222/3hr30min 536/8hr30m 213/3hr30m Redding 147/2hr50m 219/3hr40m 544/7hr30m 650/9hr -- 162/2hr20m 644/9hr20m 217/3hr10m 522/7hr30m 310/5hr Sacramento 304/5hr 135/2hr 383/6hr20m 484/8hr 162/2hr20m -- 510/8hr30m 87/1hr30m 391/6hr45m 172/3hr50m San Diego 776/13hr 554/9hr45m 127/2hr 135/2hr30m 664/9hr20m 510/8hr30m -- 548/9hr 228/3hr45m 434/7hr30m San Francisco 278/6hr30m 222/3hr30min 403/6hr 504/8hr 217/3hr10m 87/1hr30m 548/9hr -- 321/5hr45m 184/3hr30m Santa Barbara 599/11hr 536/8hr30m 96/1hr40m 199/3hr30m 522/7hr30m 391/6hr45m 228/3hr45m 321/5hr45m -- 329/5hr30m Yosemite 476/7hr45m 213/3hr30m 307/5hr30m 408/6hr40m 310/5hr 172/3hr50m 434/7hr30m 184/3hr30m 329/5hr30m -- Shasta Cascade Eureka Redding North Coast Lake Tahoe Sacramento Gold San Francisco Country Yosemite San Francisco High Bay Area Sierra Central Valley Deserts Central Coast Santa Barbara Los Angeles Inland Los Angeles County Palm Empire Springs Gateway City Orange County San Diego County San Diego ITINERARY OVERVIEW High Sierra/ Deserts/ Gold Country Inland Empire Central Valley/ North Coast/ Central Coast High Sierra Shasta Cascade HIGH SIERRA & GOLD COUNTRY California’s Gold Country offers Day 2 urban diversions in state capital Sacramento, or escape to the PLACERVILLE Sierra foothills for outdoor recre- • Tour: Gold Bug and Priest Mines • Tour of Old Placerville ation year-round. • Lunch: Hey Day Café, Placerville In the neighboring High Sierra, • Travel to South Lake Tahoe you are surrounded by world- • Check in at hotel: Landing Resort & Spa, South Lake Tahoe • Dinner: Jimmy’s Restaurant famous ski resorts with legendary • Illusion Fusion Magic Show snow in winter and arts, music, • Heavenly Village and festivals in summer. Overnight: Landing Resort & Spa, South Lake Tahoe Day 1 SACRAMENTO • Beer tasting and micro-brewery tour: New Helvetia Brewing Co. • Guided tour: California State Capitol building • Dinner: The Kitchen, demonstration style Overnight: Westin Sacramento Day 5 MAMMOTH LAKES • Depart for Mammoth Lakes via Mono County • Bodie State Historic Park • Tour: Mono Lake South Tufa Reserve • Photo opportunity and refreshments: Double Eagle Resort & Spa • Dinner: Jimmy’s Taverna Overnight: Sierra Nevada Lodge Day 3 Day 6 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE/NORTH LAKE TAHOE MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN/MAMMOTH LAKES • Heavenly Gondola • Panorama gondola to top of mountain • Zephyr Cove Resort for scenic tour aboard MS Dixie II • Lunch: McCoy Station • Lunch: aboard the MS Dixie II • Tour Downtown Mammoth • Travel to North Lake Tahoe • Dinner: Smokeyard, Mammoth Lakes • Wine tasting: Uncorked Squaw • Dinner: Rocker in the Village at Squaw Overnight: Sierra Nevada Lodge Overnight: Squaw Valley Lodge, North Lake Tahoe Day 4 NORTH LAKE TAHOE/TRUCKEE • Village at Squaw: tour, explore the shops and galleries • Funitel to Gold Coast • Northstar Village: explore, ice skate and fireside drink at Cabana Bar • Ritz Carlton Gondola: site tour and s’mores • Dinner: Cottonwoods, Truckee Overnight: Hotel Truckee Tahoe DESERTS & INLAND EMPIRE The warm air may draw you Day 1 here, but any number of other attractions will keep you coming PALM SPRINGS/PIONEERTOWN back to the California Deserts re- • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: Valley Station to Mountain Station gion, from stargazing in Joshua • Dinner and activities at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Tree to lounging poolside in Palm Palace Springs. Overnight: Pioneertown Motel Ontario, Riverside and San Bernardino are thriving urban cen- Day 2 ters in one of the fastest-growing areas of California. However, the ar- BARSTOW/TWENTYNINE PALMS • Breakfast: Carla’s Route 62 Diner ea’s agricultural roots are still alive • Travel to Barstow in the surrounding small communi- • Barstow Harvey House and Rail Depot ties where you’ll find many farms, • Travel to Calico Ghost Town • Tour: Calico Ghost Town and the Temecula wine region, • Travel to Twentynine Palms with stops at: Bagdad Café, which boasts many award-winning Amboy Crater Lava Field, Twentynine Palm Mural Tour wineries. You’ll also find summer • Dinner: Crossroads Café • Evening: Astronomy Arts Theater fun at Big Bear Lake, winter sports • Stargazing in the San Jacinto Mountains, and a lot of both in the San Bernardino Overnight: 29 Palms Inn National Forest. Day 5 INLAND EMPIRE • Travel from Borrego Springs to Temecula • Wine region of Temecula: Front Street, Old West board- Day 3 walk, olive oil and lavender tasting • Lunch: South Coast Winery JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/RANCHO MIRAGE • Driving Tour: Storm Stadium and Lake Elsinore • Breakfast: Roughley Manor • Tour: The Mission Inn • Explore Oasis of Mara and Joshua Tree National Park • Ontario Mills: shopping experience. • Rock Climbing in Joshua Tree National Park with Cliffhanger • Dinner: Market Broiler Guides • Lunch: Natural Sisters Cafe Overnight: Aloft • Travel to Rancho Mirage • Dinner: Trio • Explore Palm Springs Overnight: Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa Day 4 PALM SPRINGS/BORREGO SPRINGS • Jeep Tour with Desert Adventures Day 6 • Behind the scenes tour: The Living Desert • Vino & Vinyasa/Scotch & Stretch INLAND EMPIRE • Travel to Borrego Springs • Auto Club Speedway and Exotic Car Experience - home to • Tour of Ricardo Braceda’s sculptures Nascar and Indy races • Dinner: La Casa Del Zorro • Victoria Gardens • Pacific Trail and Iconic Route 66 Overnight: La Casa Del Zorro Resort • Claremont Village: Walter’s Restaurant, Hip Kitty Jazz Club Overnight: Holiday Inn Ontario Airport Day 7 INLAND EMPIRE • Big Bear Lake experience - hiking, snow sports and water sports, depending on time of year • The Village shopping district at Big Bear Lake Overnight: Holiday Inn Ontario Airport CENTRAL COAST Find the perfect balance be- Day 1 tween urban and rural on Califor- nia’s Central Coast. Artist enclaves LOS ANGELES/OXNARD/VENTURA HARBOR/ in Carmel and Big Sur, celebrity SANTA BARBARA • Arrive at LAX residents, world-class resorts, an • Travel to Santa Barbara, via Oxnard and Ventura Harbor emerging wine region and a castle • Four-course lunch with wine pairings at Tierra Sur at the are part of the attraction, yet the Herzog Wine Cellars • Ventura Harbor and Channel Islands National Park atmosphere is relaxed and casual • Downtown-Harbor Open Trolley guide, olive oil tasting as you make your way along sce- • Travel to Santa Barbara nic Highway 1 from Monterey to • Jeep Limo City tour with DeeTours • Browse Santa Barbara Public Market Santa Barbara. Wildlife refuges, • Dinner: Bouchon, Santa Barbara state parks and beaches inspire rambling hikes along the way. Overnight: Best Western PLUS Pepper Tree Inn, Santa Barbara Day 2 SANTA BARBARA/BUELLTON/SANTA MARIA/ PISMO BEACH • Visit Santa Barbara history and wildlife tour • Travel to Buellton • Lunch and Tour: Figueroa Mountain Brewery • Visit the Petersen Village Inn, get a pastry at Olsens Danish Village Bakery and peek into The Wilding Museum • Visit Riverbench Winery for wine tasting and archery lesson • Travel to Pismo Beach • Dinner: SeaVenture, Pismo Beach Overnight: SeaVenture Resort Day 3 PISMO BEACH/SAN LUIS OBISPO/PASO ROBLES • Pismo Beach Dune Buggy Adventure • Travel to San Luis Obispo • Lunch: Copper Cafe at Madonna Inn • Horseback riding • Travel to Paso Robles • Dinner: The Oaks Hotel — Indulge Restaurant Overnight: Paso Robles Inn Day 5 Day 4 MONTEREY/GILROY • Private tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium • Lunch and Winemaker discussion: Cima Collina SAN SIMEON/MONTEREY • Visit Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk • Travel to San Simeon • Village Shopping • Tour and Lunch: Hearst Castle • Travel to Gilroy • Drive up scenic Highway 1, on the route to Monterey • Dinner: Mama Mia’s Italian Restaurant, Gilroy • Dinner: Turn 12, Monterey Overnight: Casa Munras, Monterey Overnight: Hilton Garden Inn, Gilroy CENTRAL VALLEY/HIGH SIERRA Yosemite’s endearing spirit is Day 1 indicative of California’s High Sier- ra region’s awe-inspiring scenery, FRESNO/VISALIA from other breathtaking national • Arrive at FAT • Bravo Farms - cheese making and tasting parks like King’s Canyon and Se- • Dinner: Café 225, Visalia quoia. Filled with gushing water- falls and wildflower meadows, this Overnight: Holiday Inn, Visalia is a land of dramatic beauty. Day 2 Drive through the Central Val- ley, and you’ll see evidence of how SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK life here has historically revolved • Breakfast: Valhalla’s around agriculture. You’ll find in- • Travel to Sequoia National Park • Moro Rock credible farmers markets, roadside • Tunnel Log produce stands, • Lunch: Wuksachi Lodge and festivals that • General Sherman Tree • Giant Forest Museum celebrate local spe- • Dinner: Fugazzis Bistro, Down- cialties: wine, to- town Visalia matoes, asparagus, Overnight: Marriott, Visalia cheese and more. Day 5 STOCKTON • Travel to Stockton along the Merced River • Lunch: French 25 • Winery Tour led by Winemaker: Borra • Farm to Fork Dinner hosted by Visit Stockton at Mile Wine Co. Overnight: Courtyard by Marriott, Stockton Day 6 DAVIS • Visit Robert Mondavi
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