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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 573 beaches 22, 40 Klamath Basin National Wildlife Agate Beach 121 Refuges 13, 290, 291 Avila Beach 499 Morro Bay 486 Baker Beach 64 Pescadero 152 Bowling Ball Beach 216 Point Arena 217-18 Carmel Beach 472 Sacramento National Wildlife Glass Beach 225-6 Refuge 333 Gray Whale Cove State Beach 150 Bishop 438-40 Jalama Beach County Park 505 Bixby Bridge 475 Kings Beach 382-3 boating 128, see also kayaking & canoeing Muir Beach 120 Bodega Bay 211-13 Navy Beach 430 Bodie State Historic Park 428 Ocean Beach County Park 505 A Bolinas 121 accommodations 554-6 Ocean Beach, San Francisco 71 books 343, 528, 530, see also activities 23-4, 35-44, 38, see also Pacifica State Beach 150 literature individual activities Partington Cove 476-7 border crossings 564 air travel 563-4, 565 Pelican State Beach 261 breweries, see also Alabama Hills 442, 12 Pfeiffer Beach 476 microbreweries Alcatraz 75, 531, 531 Pismo Beach 502-4 Anderson Valley 232 Amador City 313 Point Reyes National Seashore 124 Arcata 252 Amador County 309-16 Red Rock Beach 120 Auburn 299 American River 10, 10 San Buenaventura State Beach 521 Berkeley 140 amusement parks, see theme parks Santa Barbara 512-13 Chico 335 Anacapa Island 519 Santa Cruz 452, 453 Eureka 249 Anchor Bay 216-17 Sonoma Coast State Beach 213-14 Guerneville 200 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest 441 South Lake Tahoe 361 Half Moon Bay 150 Anderson Valley 232-3 Stateline 361 Mammoth Lakes 436 Angel Island 115 Stinson Beach 120-1 Mt Shasta 282 Angels Camp 316-17 Tahoe City 374 North Coast 225 animals 543-5, see also individual William Randolph Hearst Memorial Paso Robles 494 species State Beach 482 San Francisco 95 Año Nuevo State Reserve 153-4 bears 544 San Luis Obispo 497 Apple Hill 313 beer 392, 392 Santa Barbara 517 aquariums Benbow Lake 239 Scotia 245 California Academy of Sciences Benton Hot Springs 439 Sir Francis Drake Blvd 117 70, 21 Berkeley 133-43, 136 South Lake Tahoe 368 Monterey Bay Aquarium 460-1, 12 accommodations 137-8 Stateline 368 Arcata 250-3 drinking 139-40 Ukiah 234 architecture 550-1 entertainment 140-1 Ventura 521 area codes 558 food 138-9 Visalia 346 arts 547-52, see also individual arts shopping 141 Briceburg 413-14 Asian Art Museum 57 sights 134-7 Bridgeport 425-7 ATMs 559 tourist information 141 Buck’s Lake 277-8 Auburn 299-301 travel to/from 141-2 Buffalo Soldiers 414 Auburn State Recreation Area travel within 142-3 Burning Man 24, 445 301-3 Bidwell Park 335 bus travel 564, 565-6, 568 Avenue of the Giants 32, 243-4 Big Pine 440-1 business hours 556 Avila Beach 499-502 Big Sur 11, 29-31, 473-81, 474, 11 accommodations 478-9 food 479-80 C B Calaveras County 316-21 sights 475-8 Bakersfield 346-9 California Academy of Sciences tourist information 481 Bay Area 48, 104-54, 106 70, 21 travel to/from 481 accommodations 104, 143 California Museum 323 travel within 477, 481 climate 104 California State Fair 24, 329 birds & bird-watching 43, 545 food 104, 153 California State Railroad Museum highlights 106 Clear Lake 230 325 travel seasons 104 Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Calistoga 173-7 Research Reserve 460 travel within 105 Cambria 483-4 574 camping 17, 35-6, 37, 38 Woodson Bridge State Recreation City Lights Bookstore 59-60 Anderson Valley 233 Area 336 City of Ten Thousand Buddhas 236 Big Sur 479 Yosemite National Park 405-7, Clear Lake 229-32 Bodega Bay 212 409, 17 climate 18, 23-4, see also individual Channel Islands National Park 520 Cannery Row 461 regions Donner Lake 380 canoeing, see kayaking & canoeing Coit Tower 62 Downieville 307 Capitola 16, 459-60 Coloma 309-10 Emerald Bay State Park 371 car travel 19, 564, 566-8, see Columbia State Historic Park 319 INDEX INDEX also road trips & scenic drives Fort Ross State Historic Park 215 condors 478, 545 insurance 566 Gualala 217 conservation 524, 540, 541-2 rental 567 Humboldt Redwoods State Park Convict Lake 438 C-D 244 road rules 568 courses Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Carmel-by-the-Sea 470-3 cooking 183, 204, 232 Park 315 Carrizo Plain National Monument kayaking 281 499 Jackson Demonstration State mountain climbing 281 Castle Crags State Park 286-7 Forest 237 credit cards 559 cathedrals, see churches & Kern River 350 Crescent City 259-60 cathedrals Kings Canyon National Park 418-19 Crocker Art Museum 325 caves & caving 43, 318 Klamath 258 Crystal Bay 383 Balconies Cave 491 Lake Almanor 273-4 Crystal Cave 421 Bear Gulch Cave 491 Lassen Volcanic National Park culture 533-6 269-71 Black Chasm 315 currency 18 Lone Pine 443 California Cavern 317-18 cycling 36-7, 565, 568 Lost Coast 243 Crystal Cave 421 Angel Island 115 Mammoth Lakes 435-6 Lake Shasta Caverns 268 Healdsburg 204 Manchester 218 Moaning Cavern 316 internet resources 37 Marin Headlands 107 Cayucos 484-5 Mammoth Lakes 433 McCloud 288 Cedar Grove 417-18 Mendocino 221 Meeks Bay 371-2 cell phones 19, 558 Monterey 464 Monterey 467 cemeteries 128, 490 Oakland 128 Morro Bay 486 Central Coast 49, 449-522, 450, Reno (Nevada) 445 Mt Shasta 281-2 458-9, 462, 500 San Francisco 71 Oakland 129 accommodations 449 Santa Barbara 513 Oroville 334 climate 449 Santa Barbara Wine Country 508 Pinnacles National Monument 491 food 449 Sausalito 109, 113 Pismo Beach 503 highlights 450 Sonoma 183 Point Reyes National Seashore travel seasons 449 South Lake Tahoe 363 124 Central Valley 49, 322-50, 300 Stateline 363 Prairie Creek Redwoods State accommodations 298 Yosemite National Park 402 Park 257 climate 298 Wine Country 158-9 Quincy 276 food 298 Red Bluff 338 highlights 300 Sacramento 327 travel seasons 298 D San Jose 147 travel within 327, 332 dangers, see safety San Simeon State Park 483 Channel Islands National Park 518-20 Davis 331-3 Santa Cruz 455 Chester 272-3 Dean, James 493 Santa Rosa 202 Chez Panisse 139 Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Sequoia National Park 421-3 Chico 334-7 Park 258-9 Shasta Lake 268 children, travel with 45-7, 99, 146, 173, Devils Postpile National Monument Sonoma Coast State Beach 213-14 363-4, 364, 513 437 South Lake Tahoe 366 churches & cathedrals Devil’s Slide 150 Stateline 367 Cathedral Basilica of St Joseph 146 disabilities, travelers with 561-2 Sunnyside 373 First Church of Christ Scientist 135 discount cards 556 Twin Lakes 427 Glide Memorial United Methodist diving & snorkeling 40, 464 Van Damme State Park 219 Church 57 DL Bliss State Park 371 Grace Cathedral 61 Donner Lake 377-81 Old St Mary’s Church 59 Donner Memorial State Park 377, 527 000 Map pages Royal Presidio Chapel 463 Donner Party 378, 527, 528 000 Photo pages Saints Peter & Paul Church 60 Downieville 307 575 Dry Creek Valley 10 Humboldt County Fair 24 food 298 Dunsmuir 284-6 Kinetic Grand Championship 23, 251 highlights 300 Litquake 24, 76 travel seasons 298 E Mendocino Whale Festival 23, 221 Gold Rush 308, 528-9 Eagle Lake 275 Monterey Bay Strawberry Golden Gate Bridge 55 Festival 24 earthquakes 142, 529, 531, 538, Golden Gate Park 71 539, 560 Monterey Jazz Festival 24, 465 golf Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway North Lake Tahoe SnowFest 23 Morro Bay 486 INDEX INDEX (Hwy 395) 12, 34, 12 Old Spanish Days Fiesta 514 Pacific Grove 470 Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Pride Month 24, 75-6, 22 South Lake Tahoe 363 Park 372 Reggae on the River 24, 240 Stateline 363 El Capitan 397 Russian River Jazz & Blues Festival Grant Grove 415-17 D-H El Dorado County 309-16 198 Grass Valley 303-4 El Portal 414 San Francisco International Film Gray Whale Cove 150 Festival 23, 75, 551 electricity 554, 556 gray whales 42, 543 San Francisco Shakespeare Fest 76 elephant seals 153, 481, 543, 544 Groveland 414 Santa Barbara International Film Elk 219 Gualala 216-17 Festival 514 Emerald Bay State Park 370-1 Guerneville 197-201 Steinbeck Festival 490 environmental issues 431, 519 Stockton Asparagus Festival 23, 341 Esalen Institute 477 vineyard festivals 24 H Eureka 247-50 films 212, 524 Half Moon Bay 150, 151 exchange rates 19 Fish Camp 410-11 Healdsburg 203-7 fishing 43 health 557 F Avila Beach 501 Hearst Castle 481-2, 26 farmers markets 389 Bishop 439 Henry Miller Library 476 Arcata 252 Bodega Bay 211 Hetch Hetchy 399 Avila Beach 501 Fort Bragg 226 hiking 38-40 Eureka 248 Guerneville 198 Bolinas 121 Ferndale 246 June Lake 430 Channel Islands National Park 520 Fort Bragg 226 Mammoth Lakes 434 Desolation Wilderness 362 Gualala 216 Morro Bay 486 Emerald Bay State Park 370 Guernville 197 Santa Cruz 453 internet resources 39-40 Healdsburg 204 food 385-92, 525, 556-7, 3, 385, Jackson Demonstration State Oakland 127 386, 387, 388, 389, see also Forest 237 San Francisco 84 individual locations Lost Coast 241 San Luis Obispo 495 cooking courses 183, 204, 232 Mammoth Lakes 434 Santa Barbara 517 Foothills 420-1 Marin Headlands 107 Santa Cruz 457 Fort Bragg 225-8 Mill Valley 115 Santa Rosa 202 Fort Ross State Historic Park 214-15 Mt Shasta 279 Sebastopol 194 Foxen Canyon 504-5 Mt Tamalpais State Park 118 St Helena 171 Fresno 343-5 Mt Whitney 444 Ukiah 235 Muir Woods National Monument 120 Weaverville 293 G Oakland 128 Ferndale 245-6 galleries, see museums & galleries Point Reyes National Seashore 124 Ferry Building, San Francsico 55-6 Garberville 240 festivals & events 22, 23-4 Prairie Creek Redwoods State gardens, see parks & gardens Park 257 Bay to Breakers 23, 75 gay travelers 94, 557 Reno (Nevada) 445 Burning Man 24, 445 geography 524, 537-9 Sausalito 113 Calaveras County Fair & Jumping geology 537-9 Frog Jubilee 316 South Lake Tahoe 359 Giant Forest 420 California State Fair 24, 329 Stateline 359 Gilroy 488 Carnaval 75 Tahoe City 374 Glacier Point 397-8 Cherry Blossom Festival 75 Truckeee 379 GLBT
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