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Kohn (also my trail guru) and OUR READERS Derek Wolfgram (home brewer and an expert Many thanks for the travelers who used advisor on Bay Area craft beer). the last edition and wrote to us with help- ful hints, useful advice and interesting Alison Bing ­anecdotes: Steen Ballegaard, Tom Bates, William Dilworth, Thanks to Suki Gear, Rana Freedman, Cliff Alan Humason, Marc Negri, Janet Noonan, Wilkinson, Katie O’Connell, Melissa Wong, Luke Patterson, Megan Soderberg, Juliane von and above all, Marco Flavio Marinucci, for Akerman making a Muni bus ride into the adventure of a lifetime. AUTHOR THANKS Celeste Brash Thanks first to my road trip buddies on this John A Vlahides trip, Heather Griggs and Tevai Humbert (who I owe great thanks to my commissioning editor, is also my son). On the road I was given all the Suki Gear, whom I miss; to my co-­author, Sara scoop by local heroes Grant Roden, Audie The- Benson, for her always-sunny disposition; and ole, Freda Moon, John Vlahides, Kem Pence and to my editor Clifton Wilkinson for giving me Ken Pence. Thanks to Sara Benson for being so free reign – I’m grateful. And to you, dear read- passionate about the region and the great Suki ers: please accept my most heartfelt gratitude Gear for getting me on her last book. for letting me be your guide to Wine Country. Have fun. I know you will! Tienlon Ho Thanks to Cliff Wilkinson, Suki Gear, Dianne Sara Benson and the SPP team, and Sara Benson for the Thanks to Suki Gear, Cliff Wilkinson, Alison Lyall opportunity and support along the way. Thanks and the entire Lonely Planet team, including to Ken Ho, Wenhuei Ho, Tienchin Ho, Richard my co-authors. Family and friends all over Cal- Winters, Anli Winters, Mayli Winters, Alison ifornia generously gave me insider tips, good Shinsato and, of course, Jon Adams for inspi- company on road trips and, most importantly, ration and everything else. Most importantly, spare rooms to crash in. Special thanks to my thanks to the truly weary travelers who came Golden Gate Bridge running partners Beth before me, recorded or forgotten, who built the Central Valley, Gold Country and so, . 563 Beth Kohn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Brava to Suki Gear for all her years of work Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, on so many fantastic editions of this guide, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updat- and to Sara B, my running, hiking, baking ed World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate and writing heroine! Thanks to Visit Oakland, Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Lisa Cesaro of DNC, Kari Cobb in Yosemite Sciences, 11, 1633¬44.

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and Beth Kohn. Sara, Alison, Commissioning Editor Suki THIS BOOK Beth and John also worked Gear This 2nd edition of Northern on the previous edition, which Destination Editor Clifton California was researched and was coordinated by Nate Wilkinson ­Cavalieri. This guidebook written by John A Vlahides, Product Editor Katie Sara Benson, Alison Bing, was commissioned­ in Lonely ­O’Connell Celeste Brash, Tienlon Ho Planet’s Oakland office, and produced by the following: ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 564

Index

A ATMs 551 Pismo Beach 479-81 Monterey Coast Brewing accommodations 546-8, see Auburn 307-8 Red Rock Beach 124 Co 467 also individual locations Auburn State Recreation Sonoma Coast State Redwood Curtain Brewery activities 40, 43-52, see also Area 308-9 Beach 220 260 individual activities Avenue of the Giants 41-2, Stinson Beach 124-5 Russian River Brewing air travel 556 250-2 Surf Beach 480 Company 210 airports 23 Avila Beach 476-9 Tahoe City 353 Santa Cruz County 432 Alamo Square 87 Tahoe Vista 360 Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 497 Alcatraz 74-5, 89, 74-5, William Randolph Hearst B Six Rivers Brewery 260 74-5 backpacking, see hiking Memorial State Beach 459 Stumptown Brewery 207 alcohol 550 Bakersfield 508-11 bears 535-6 Tap It Brewing 474 Amador City 319-20 ballooning 174, 293, 344 beer 60, 60-3, 233, , see Torpedo Room 144 Amador County 316-23 Baltimore Canyon 119 61 also breweries Triple Rock Brewery Ale American River 14, 14 Bay Area, the 58-9, 64, 108- Benbow Lake 246-7 House 144 amusement parks, 158, 109 Ukiah Brewing Co 242 see theme parks Berkeley 138-47, 140 accommodations 108 Woodfour Brewing Co 201 Anchor Bay 223-4 bicycle travel 46-7, 556-7, Berkeley 138-47, 140 Briceburg 390-1 Anderson Valley 239-41 see also mountain biking climate 108 Bridgeport 402-3 Angel Island 118 Bay Bridge 129 food 108 Bucks Lake 285-6 Angels Camp 323-4 Golden Gate Bridge 115 highlights 109 area 342 budget 23, 333, see also animals 388-9, 534-7, 388- Marin Headlands 110-15, money , see also individual Mammoth Lakes 410-11 9 112-13 bullfighting 506 animals Monterey 440 Oakland 129-38, 130 Burning Man 29, 365 Año Nuevo State Reserve San Francisco 88 weather 108 157-8 Sausalito 116 bus travel 557-8, 560 Bay Bridge 69 Apple Headquarters 149 Tahoe City area 353 business hours 23, 552 beaches 48, 54 Apple Hill 323 Wine Country 161 butterflies 536 Agate Beach 125 aquariums 54 378 Avila Beach 476 Aquarium of the Bay 78 Big Pine 421 Baker Beach 83 C HSU Telonicher Marine Big Sur 15, 36-7, 449-58, cable car travel 80-1, 560, Bowling Ball Beach 223 Laboratory 261 450, 15, 39 80-1 Monterey Bay Aquarium Carmel Beach City Park Bigfoot 301 Calaveras County 323-9 448 436-7, 15 birds & bird-watching 49, California State Capitol 486 Glass Beach 232 Seymour Marine 125, 299, 489, 536 California State Fair 485 Discovery Center 427 Gray Whale Cove State Bishop 419-21 Beach 155 Calistoga 179-84 Arcata 257-61 boat travel 350, 411, 557 Half Moon Bay 155 Cambria 460-1 architecture 541-2 Bodega Bay 217-20 Jalama Beach 480 camping 20, 547, 44, 21, area codes 23, 553 Bolinas 125-6 see also national parks Kings Beach 361-3 art galleries, see museums books 542 & reserves, state parks & Lake Tahoe area 339-43 & galleries Boonville 239 reserves 155 arts 538-44, see also breweries 60, 62, 233 Capitola 435 literature, music, paint- Muir Beach 124 Downtown Brewing Co 474 car travel 558-60 ing, visual arts Navy Beach 408 Half Moon Bay Brewing Carmel Valley 448 Ocean Beach 94, 480 Company 155 Carmel-by-the-Sea 447-9 Partington Cove 452 Hopmonk Tavern 192 cathedrals, see churches & Map Pages 000 269 Marin Brewing Company cathedrals Photo Pages 000 Pfeiffer Beach 452 119 caves & caving 49, 326 565 Cayucos 461-2 D festivals 26, 27-9, 57 Highway 49 38-41 Cedar Grove 393 dance 104-5 film 514, 543-4 Highway 101 465-81 cell phones 22, 553 dangers, see safe travel Fish Camp 386-7 Highway 395 15, 42, 402 Central Coast 66, 424- Davis 493-4 fishing 49, 429 hiking 47-8 82, 425 fog 111 Bay Bridge 129 accommodations 424 339, 415 food 56-63, 548-9, 58, Bodega Head 218 climate 424 Devils Postpile National 59, 60, 61, see also Bolinas 125 INDEX food 60, 424 Monument 418-23 individual locations Desolation Wilderness highlights 425 Día de los Muertos 29 Foothills 398 339

Central Valley 66, 483-512, disabilities, travelers with Fort Bragg 232-5 Dipsea Trail 121 C - 

Fort Ross State Historic Donner Summit 358  H 553-4 484 accommodations 483 diving & snorkeling 48-9 Park 221-2 Golden Gate Bridge 115 climate 483 Lake Tahoe area 350 Fresno 505-7 Lake Tahoe area 338-9, food 60, 483, 507 Monterey 440 349-50 highlights 484 Donner Lake 357-60 Lassen Volcanic National G Park 277 transportation 492 Donner Party 356 galleries, see museums & Chico 496-500 Donner Pass 332-3, 335-7 galleries Lost Coast 249 children, travel with 53-5 Downieville 313-14 Garberville 247-8 Mammoth Lakes area 410 335 drinking & nightlife, see gay travelers 102, 549 Marin Headlands 111 Lake Tahoe 342 drinks, individual General Sherman Tree 397 McCloud 295 locations San Francisco 105 geography 528-33 Mt Shasta 287, 288 drinks 60, 62-63, , see San Jose 152 63 geology 528-9, see also Mt Tamalpais State also beer, breweries, churches & cathedrals earthquakes Park 122 wine Cathedral Basilica of St Giant Forest 397-8 Mt Whitney 422 driver’s licenses 558 Joseph 151 Gilroy 465 Muir Woods National drive-thru trees 251, see Glide Memorial United Monument 123 also tunnel trees Glacier Point 372-3 Methodist Church 72 North Yuba River area driving 558-60 Glen Ellen 193-5 Grace Cathedral 78 313 drugs 550 Gold Country 19, 65, 305- Mission Dolores 85 Sequoia & Kings Canyon 29, 306 National Parks 400 cinema, see film Dry Creek 14, 14 accommodations 305 Sierra Nevada 415 City Lights Bookstore 72 Dunsmuir 292-4 climate 305 Sonoma Coast State City of Ten Thousand food 305 Beach 220 Buddhas 243 E highlights 306 Tahoe City area 353 Clear Lake 237-9 Eagle Lake 283 Gold Rush 315, 328 climate 22, 27-9, see also earthquakes 145, 528-9, Golden Gate Bridge 72, 111, 358 individual regions 530, 552 115, 33 Tahoe Rim Trail 349 climbing, see rock climbing East Bay, see Bay Area, the Golden Gate Park 95 Yosemite National Park Coit Tower 79, 25 Eastern Sierra 401-23 golf 342-3 377-80 Coloma-Lotus 316 Eastern Sierra Scenic 149 history 24, 516-23 Columbia State Historic Byway 15, 42, 402 Grant Grove 392-3 1960s counterculture Park 326-7 economy 514-15 Grass Valley 309-10 522, 539 condors 453 El Dorado County 316-23 grizzly bears 535-6 civil rights movement 522 Convict Lake 417-18 El Portal 391 Groveland 391 Gold Rush 518-19 Corte Madera 119 electricity 548 Guadalupe Dunes 480 Mexican rule 517-18 costs 23 elephant seals 459 Gualala 223-4 Native Californians courses Elk 226 Guerneville 203-8 516-17 cooking 175, 190, 211 435 Spanish mission period kayaking 289 emergencies 23, 106 517 mountain climbing 289 entertainment, see H Hitchcock, Alfred 218 credit cards 22, 551 individual­ locations Haight & Ashbury 87 holidays 552 Crescent City 267-9 environmentalism 514-15, Half Moon Bay 155-6 homelessness 526-7 Crystal Bay 363 526, 532-3 Healdsburg 210-14 Homewood 351-2 Crystal Cave 399 Eureka 254-7 health 549 Hopland 236 currency 22, see also events 26, 27-9, 57 458-9 horseback riding 49, 343 money exchange rates 23 Hetch Hetchy 376-7 Bodega Bay 218 customs regulations 548 High Sierra Music Festival Marin Headlands 114 cycling, see bicycle travel, 284 South Lake Tahoe 343 mountain biking F Ferndale 252-4 Highway 1 426-65, 39, Yosemite National Park see also ­Pacific Coast 379 Ferry Building 99, 56 Highway 566 Hot Creek Geological Kingsburg 510 literature 542 money 22-3, 548, 551-2 Site 417 kiteboarding & ­windsurfing Little Lakes Valley 415 Mono Lake 12, 402-9, hot springs 21, 21 49 live music 103-4 404, 12 Avila Hot Springs 477 Klamath 266-7 Lodi 501-2 Monterey 15, 436-45, 438, Benton 420 Klamath & Siskiyou Lombard Street 79 444, 15 Calistoga area 180-1 Mountains 303 Lone Pine 422-3 Monterey Jazz Festival

INDEX INDEX Grover Hot Springs State Klamath Basin National Los Angeles 558 29, 539 Park 406 Wildlife Refuges 16, 16 Morro Bay 462-4 Lost Coast 17, 248-50, 17 Harbin Hot Springs 238 Moss Landing 435 Lundy Canyon 415, 414

H- Mammoth Lakes area motorcycle travel 558-60  L Lundy Lake 406-7

M 417 Area 280-2 mountain biking 46-7, see  Mono Lake area 402, Lake Mendocino 243 also bicycle travel 403 Lake Oroville 495 M Lake Tahoe area 342 Sykes Hot Springs 454 Malakoff Diggins State Lake Tahoe 13, 66, 330, Mammoth Lakes 410-11 Ukiah area 242-3 Historic Park 312-13 331, 332, 336, 340, 13 Marin Headlands 114 hot-air ballooning, see Mammoth Lakes 409-17, accommodations 330, Mt Tamalpais State Park ballooning , 344-6 410 412 122-3 Humboldt Redwoods State Manchester 225-6 climate 330 Mt Diablo State Park 147-8 Park 250-2 National Historic drinking & Mt Lassen 276-86 Site 421-2 entertainment 347-8 Mt Rose 363 Marin County 64, 108-29, I Eastern Shore 363-4 Mt Shasta 18, 286-99, 287, 109, 112-13 Incline Village 363-4 food 330, 346-7 18, 25 accommodations 108 Independence 421 highlights 331 Mt Shasta City 288-92 climate 108 insurance 549-50, 558 Northern Shore 360-3 Mt Tamalpais State Park food 108 internet access 550 snow sports 332-8 122-3 highlights 109 Inverness 127 tours 343-4, 358 Mt Whitney 422, 422-3, 15 information 110 itineraries 30-5, 30, 31, traffic 343 Muir Beach 124 transportation 110 32, 34-5 Western Shore 349-52 Muir Woods National weather 108 Monument­ 20, lakes 24, see also individual lakes Marin Headlands 110-15 123-4, 20 J landscape 528-33 marine animals 534-5 Murphys 324-6 Jackson 322-3 language 22 Mariposa 387-90 Murrieta, Joaquin 328 Jamestown 327-9 Larkspur 119 Mariposa Grove 373-6 museums & galleries 25 Jenner 220-1 Las Vegas 558 Marshall Gold Discovery Asian Art Museum 72 John Muir National Historic State Historic Park Beat Museum 73 Site 148 280 316-17 California Museum 486 John Muir Trail 415, 414 Lassen Volcanic National McCloud 294-6 Park 12, 277-80, , California Palace of the June Lake Loop 408-9 278-9 McGee Creek 418 12, 33 Legion of Honor 88 measures 550 Lava Beds National Monu- Cartoon Art Museum 83 K ment 297-8 Meeks Bay 350-1 Charles M Schulz kayaking 49 Lee Vining 407 Mendocino 13, 226-31, Museum 209 , Half Moon Bay 155 legal matters 550-1 228 13 Chinese Historical Mendocino National Forest Society of America 73 Healdsburg 211 Leggett 245-6 244 Computer History Mendocino 227 Lewiston Lake 302 Merced 504-5 Museum 149 Monterey 440-69 LGBT travelers 102, 549 Merced River Canyon 387 Contemporary Jewish San Francisco 88 lifestyle 524-7 microbreweries, see Museum 83 Santa Cruz 428-9 lighthouses & lightstations breweries Exploratorium 73 Kenwood 193-5 East Brother Light Midpines 390 GLBT History Station 146 Kern River Area 511-12 Milk, Harvey 70, 85-7 Museum 85 Pigeon Point Light Kesey, Ken 156 Mill Valley 121-2 Luggage Store Gallery 72 Station 157 National Mineral King 398 Mission murals 89 ­Conservation Area Point Arena Lighthouse mineral springs 290, see Musée Mécanique 73 248-9 224 also hot springs Museum of the African Kings Canyon National Point Piedras Blancas 458 Mission San Antonio De Diaspora 83-5 Park 17, 391-6, Point Reyes Lighthouse 394-5 Padua 468-9 Oakland Museum of 128 mobile phones 22, 553 California 132 Point San Luis Pacific Pinball Museum ­Lighthouse 476-7 Modesto 503-4 135 Map Pages 000 Point Sur State Historic San Francisco Art Photo Pages 000 Park 451 298-9 Institute 79 567 museums continued Occidental 202-3 recreational vehicles, see population 69 Seymour Marine Olema 126 RV travel shopping 105-6 Discovery Center 427 olive oil 209 Red Bluff 500-1 sights 72-88 music 25-6, 509, 514, opening hours 23, 552 Redding 272-4, 273 tours 89-90, 81 538-41 opera 104-5 Reds Meadow 417 transport to/from 106-7 Oroville 494-6 Redwood Canyon 393 transport within 107 N outdoor activities 43-52 Redwood Coast 245-60 walking tours 91 INDEX Napa 166-71, 167 redwood forests area 41-2, websites 69, 106 Napa Valley 12, 65, 162-84, 65, 123, 215-69, 246, San Joaquin Valley 501-12

-P  M , , see also Wine 262, 17, 19 172 176 Pacific Coast Highway San Jose 150-4 Country Redwood National & State San Juan Bautista 465-6  S 217-35, 426-65, 2 Parks 18, 41-2, 263-6 national parks & reserves San Luis Obispo 16, 471-6, Pacific Grove 445-7 Reno, NV 364-7 530-1, see also state 472, 478 parks & reserves painting 542-4 road rules 560 San Miguel 469 Kings Canyon National parking 558-9 road trips 36-42, 37 San Rafael 120 Park 17, 391-6, 394-5 parks & gardens, see rock climbing 48, 378, 468 San Simeon 459-60 Lassen Volcanic National also national parks & reserves, state parks & Rock Creek 418 149 Park 12, 277-80, 278- reserves Russian River area 195-214, 9, 12, 33 Santa Cruz 20, 426-34, Crissy Field 79-83 196 , , Pinnacles National 426 434-5 20 Russian River Valley 14, Park 468 Golden Gate Park 95, 92 14 accommodations 430-1 Rutherford 174 Redwood National Park Paso Robles 16, 469-71, 16 activities 428 264-5 Pescadero 156-7 RV travel 558-60 attractions 427-8 17, phonecards 553 drinking & nightlife 391-401, 394-5, 17 S 432-3 entertainment 433 Yosemite National Park 468 Sacramento 66, 485-91, 11, 66, 368, 369-86, Placerville 317-19 486-7 festivals & events , , , , 429-30 370-1 374 376-7 4 planning 22-3 Sacramento Valley 485-501 7, 10-11, 414-15 food 431-2 budgeting 23, 333 Sacramento–San Joaquin Native Californians 309, calendar of events 27-9 River Delta 491-2 information 433 516-17 children, travel with 53-5 safe travel 552-3 shopping 433 Nevada 334-5 festivals & events 27-9 car travel 494 transportation 433-4 Nevada City 19, 310-12, 19 itineraries 30-5 earthquakes 552 Santa Cruz Mountains 434 Nevada County 307-16 regions 64-6 road safety 277, 334, 457 Santa Rosa 208-10 newspapers 550 plants 536-7 wildlife 552-3 Sausalito 115-17 Nicasio 126 Plymouth 319-20 Salinas 466-8 scenic drives 36-42, 37 nightlife, see individual Point Arena 224-5 same-sex marriage 525 17-Mile Drive 446 locations State Natural Samoa Peninsula 257 Coleman Valley Road North Coast 65, 215-69, 216 Reserve 447 San Francisco 11, 64, 58-9, 202 accommodations 215 Point Piedras Blancas 458 68-107, 71, 76-7, 82, Ebbetts Pass Scenic climate 215 Point Reyes National 84-5, 86-7, 90, 92, Byway 406 food 59-60, 215 ­Seashore 19, 127-9, 19 2, 11, 25 Highway 84 156 highlights 216 Point Reyes Station 126-7 accommodations 68, Hwy 1 South of Pismo Beach 480 transportation 217 police 550-1 93-7 Kings Canyon Scenic weather 215 politics 514 activities 88-9 Byway (Highway North Redwood Forest population 524-7 area codes 69 261-9 180) 397 postal services 552 children, travel with 105 North Yuba River area Lassen Scenic Byway Pride 28 climate 68 313-16 281 public holidays 552 dangers & annoyances Northern Mountains 65, Scott Valley 275 public transportation 560-1 106 270-304, 271 Sierra Vista Scenic Pyramid Lake 366 drinking & nightlife 101-3 Byway 387 climate 270 entertainment 103-5 food 270 Blossom Trail 508 festivals & events 90-3 Trinity Scenic Byway 299 highlights 271 Q food 68, 97-101 weather 270 Quincy 283-5 Scotia 252 free attractions 69 Scott Valley 303-4 highlights 71 scuba diving, see diving & O R history 70-2 snorkeling Oakhurst 387 radio 550 internet access 106 Sea Ranch 222-3 Oakland 129-38, 130 rafting, see white-water neighbourhoods 70 seals 535 Oakville 174 rafting planning 69 Sebastopol 199-202 568 Sequoia National Park 17, Año Nuevo State Reserve Robert Louis Stevenson travel within northern 397-401, 394-5, 17 157-8 State Park 180 California 556-61 Shasta Dam 276 Bale Grist Mill & 222 trees 536-7, see also Shasta Lake 275-6, 25 Bothe-Napa Valley Sinkyone Wilderness redwood forests area State Parks 179-80 Shasta State Historic Parks State Park 248 Trinidad 261-3 274-5 Big Basin Redwoods South Yuba River State Trinity (Clair Engle) Lake State Park 434 INDEX INDEX Shelter Cove 250 Park 312 302-3 157 shopping, see individual Sugarloaf Ridge State Truckee 332-3, 335-7, 357-60 locations Calaveras Big Trees Park 193-4 tubing 497 State Park 325 Tolowa Dunes State tunnel trees 375, see also S Sierra Buttes 314-16

Castle Crags State Park 269 drive-thru trees -  W Sierra City 314-16  Park 294 Sierra Nevada 66, 368, 415, Tuolumne Meadows 373 Del Norte Coast 226 370-1, 415 Twin Lakes 403 Redwoods State Park Stateline, NV 338-49 149, 515, 522-3 265-6 Steinbeck, John 437, 466-7 Sir Francis Drake Blvd area DL Bliss State Park 350 U 119-20 Stockton 502-3 Donner Memorial State streetcar travel 80-1, 560, Ukiah 241-2 Siskiyou Mountains 303 Park 357 80-1 skating 88 Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Sunnyside 352 skiing, snowboarding and Point State Park 351 V surfing 49-50, 527 vacations 552 snowshoeing 13, 51-2, 362, 13 349-50 Monterey 440 Vallejo 148 Badger Pass 379 Humboldt Lagoons State Santa Cruz 428 454 cross-country 335-8 Park 263 Susanville 282-3 vineyards, see wineries June Mountain Ski Area Humboldt Redwoods sustainability 528-33 Virginia Lakes 406 408 State Park 250-2 Sutter Creek 320-1 Visalia 507-8 Lake Tahoe 332-8 Jack London State swimming 16, 26, 48, 378-9 visas 22, 554 Mammoth Lakes 409-10 Historic Park 193 visual arts 542-4 Northern Mountains 295 Jackson Demonstration Volcano 321-2 State Forest 244 T Smith River National volunteering 554-5 Jedediah Smith Tahoe City 333-4, 337-8, Recreation Area 266 352-5 smoking 551 Redwoods State Park 266 Tahoe Vista 360-1 sno-parks 362 W Jug Handle State Tahoma 351 walking, see hiking, walking snorkeling, see diving & Reserve 231-2 taxis 561 tours snorkeling Julia Pfeiffer Burns State telephone services 22, 553 walking tours 91, 91 snow sports, see skiing, Park 452-3 snowboarding & theater 104, 542-4 Warner, Jane 85-7 snowshoeing Lake Tahoe-Nevada theme parks water 531-2 State Park 364 Sonoma 188-93, 189 Children’s Fairyland 132 water sports 139, 341-2, Mackerricher State Great America 152 see also individual Sonoma Coast State Beach Park 235 220 Musée Méchanique 73 water sports McArthur-Burney Falls Sonoma Valley 12, 65, 184- Raging Waters 152 weather 22, 27-9, see also Memorial State Park individual regions 214, 186, see also Wine 296-7 Santa Cruz Beach Country Boardwalk 427 Weaverville 300-2 Montaña de Oro State websites 23, see also Sonora 327-9 Park 464-5 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 148 individual locations South Lake Tahoe 334, Montgomery Woods weights 550 338-49 State Reserve 243 Traintown 190 Westport 235-6 spas 89, 180-1, see also hot 463 Tiburon 117-19 springs whales & whale-watching Mt Diablo State Park time 22 50-1, 225, 429, 534-5 sports 527, see also 147-8 Tioga Pass 373 individual sports Bodega Head 218 Mt Tamalpais State Park Tioga Road 373 Squaw Valley 355-7 122-3 tipping 551 Monterey 440 St Helena 175-9 Patrick’s Point State tourist information 106, 553 San Francisco 88 state parks & reserves Park 263 tours, see individual Trinidad 261 530-1, see also national Pfeiffer Big Sur State locations Whiskeytown Lake 275 parks & reserves Park 452 train travel 561 white-water rafting 14, 50, Andrew Molera State Prairie Creek Redwoods transportation 23, 556-61 51, 379, 14 Park 451-2 State Park 265 travel seasons 22, 27-9, Whitney Portal 422, 15 Redwood State Park 18, see also individual wilderness permits 403 263-6, 19 locations wildflowers 536-7 Map Pages 000 Richardson Grove State travel to/from northern wildlife 388-9, 534-7, 552-3, Photo Pages Park 246 000 California 556 388-9 569 wildlife reserves Wine Country 12, 65, 159- Bonnie Doon Vineyard Yosemite National Park 11, Arcata Marsh & Wildlife 214, 160, 12, see also 158 66, 368, 369-86, 370-1, Sanctuary 258 Napa Valley, Sonoma Carmel Valley 448 374, 376-7, 4, 7, 10-11, Audubon Canyon Ranch Valley Clear Lake 237 414-15 124 accommodations 159, Dry Creek Valley 198-9 accommodations 380-3 167-8, 171-2, 174, 175-7, Humbolt Bay National Edna Valley 475 activities 377-80 181-3, 190-1 Wildlife Refuge 254 festivals 29 climate 368 INDEX basics 185 Klamath Basin National Lodi 502 drinking & nightlife 384 Wildlife Refuges 298 children, travel with 180 Napa Valley 162-6 food 383-4 Lake Earl Wildlife Area 269 climate 159 -Paso Robles 469-70, 16 information 385  W Monterey Bay National food 59, 159, 169-70, 172-

sights 369-77  Z Marine Sanctuary 436 4, 174, 177-8, 183, 191-2 Placerville area 318 tours 380 Point Blue Conservation highlights 160 Russian River area 195-9 transportation 385-6 Science 125 tours 163 Sonoma Valley 184-8 Yosemite Valley 369, 372, Sacramento National transportation 160-2 Ukiah 242 376-7 Wildlife Refuge 495 weather 159 winter sports, see skiing, Yountville 171-4 Willits 243-5 wineries snowboarding & snowshoeing Yreka 304 Winchester Mystery House Alexander Valley 199 150 Yuba River 39, 16, 39 Amador County 320 windsurfing 49, see also Anderson Valley 240 Y water sports Annapolis Winery 223 Yosemite High Sierra wine 60-3, 175 Z Camps 415 zip-lining 343, 353 570 NOTES 571 NOTES 572 NOTES 573 NOTES ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 574

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