Table of Contents
The Authors 11
Getting Started 12
Itineraries 15
Snapshot 21
History 22
The Culture 27
Environment 32
Coastal California Outdoors 36
Food & Drink 42
San Francisco & the Bay Area 46
San Francisco 47
Orientation 47
Information 47
Dangers & Annoyances 49
Sights & Activities 49
Tours 59
Festivals & Events 59
Sleeping 61
Eating 62
Drinking & Entertainment 65
Shopping 67
Getting There & Around 67
South of the Bay 69
Pacifica to Half Moon Bay 69
Half Moon Bay 70
Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz 71
Marin County 72
Marin Headlands 72
Sausalito 73
Tiburon 77
Mill Valley 78
Mt Tamalpais State Park 79
Muir Woods National Monument 80
The Coast 80
North Coast 85
Coastal Highway 1 86
Bodega Bay 86
Sonoma Coast State Beach 89
Jenner 89
Fort Ross State Historic Park 91
Salt Point State Park 92
Sea Ranch 93
Gualala 94
Anchor Bay 94
Point Arena 95
Manchester State Park & Beach 95
Elk 96
Van Damme State Park 96
Mendocino 97
Jug Handle State Reserve 102
Fort Bragg 102
Mackerricher State Park 105
Westport 105
Inland Highway 101 106
Hopland 106
Ukiah 106
Willits 107
Redwood Coast 107
Leggett 107
Richardson Grove State Park 108
Benbow Lake 109
Garberville 109
Humboldt Redwoods State Park & Avenue of the Giants 110
Scotia 112
Lost Coast 112
Ferndale 115
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge 117
Eureka 117
Samoa Peninsula 121
Arcata 122
Trinidad 127
Patrick's Point State Park 129
Humboldt Lagoons State Park 129
Redwood National Park 130
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 131
Klamath 132
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park 133
Crescent City 135
Tolowa Dunes State Park & Lake Earl Wildlife Area 137
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park 137
Pelican State Beach 138
Central Coast 139
Monterey Bay 141
Santa Cruz 141
Santa Cruz to Monterey 148
Monterey 149
Pacific Grove 155
17-Mile Drive 157
Carmel-by-the-Sea 157
Big Sur to San Luis Obispo 159
Big Sur 159
Piedras Blancas 164
Hearst Castle 164
Cambria 165
Estero Bay 165
San Luis Obispo 168
San Luis Obispo Bay 171
Santa Barbara Area 174
Solvang 174
Santa Barbara 175
Channel Islands National Park 182
Ventura 183
Los Angeles & Orange County 184
Los Angeles 185
History 185
Orientation 185
Information 185
Dangers & Annoyances 186
Sights 186
Activities 198
Tours 199
Festivals & Events 199
Sleeping 199
Eating 201
Drinking 203
Entertainment 203
Shopping 204
Getting There & Away 204
Getting Around 204
Orange County 206
Disneyland Resort 207
Huntington Beach 209
Newport Beach 210
Laguna Beach 213
San Diego Area 217
San Diego 218
History 218
Orientation 218
Information 219
Dangers & Annoyances 219
Sights 219
Activities 233
Tours 234
Festivals & Events 235
Sleeping 235
Eating 236
Drinking 238
Entertainment 238
Shopping 239
Getting There & Away 239
Getting Around 239
North County Coast 240
Del Mar 241
Solana Beach 242
Encinitas 242
Carlsbad 242
Oceanside 242
Tijuana, Mexico 244
Information 244
Dangers & Annoyances 244
Sights & Activities 244
Sleeping & Eating 245
Getting There & Away 246
Directory 247
Transportation 259
Behind the Scenes 266
Index 272
Driving Coastal California 281