best camping site at big sur image
BriB
Im looking for a great camp site cabin or hotel no farther than 3 hours from sacramento california. I'm hoping for a place a little north from san francisco but if there is a cheap place to stay with a nice scenery anywhere within 3 hours im very interested to know thank you!
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I've always had good luck with hotels.com for finding reasonably priced places to stay. I can suggest several great areas along the coast that have wonderful scenery and lots to see & do - Big Sur, Aptos, Santa Cruz, Monterey (all south of San Francisco), Sausalito, Bodega Bay, Gualala, Point Arena, Elk, Albion, Mendocino, Fort Bragg (all north of San Francisco. See http://www.discovernortherncalifornia.com for more information.
Hope this helps - & have a wonderful time, whatever you decide on!
I've always had good luck with hotels.com for finding reasonably priced places to stay. I can suggest several great areas along the coast that have wonderful scenery and lots to see & do - Big Sur, Aptos, Santa Cruz, Monterey (all south of San Francisco), Sausalito, Bodega Bay, Gualala, Point Arena, Elk, Albion, Mendocino, Fort Bragg (all north of San Francisco. See http://www.discovernortherncalifornia.com for more information.
Hope this helps - & have a wonderful time, whatever you decide on!
What are the best, most original places to go on a road trip along Interstate 5, from Vancouver to California?
Rene H
My friends and I want to go on a road trip for about 6 weeks between Vancouver and California this summer. We want to see all the coolest, weirdest and wackiest things that Washington, Oregon and California have to offer. Small towns, beautiful landscapes, obsqure museums, etc...We also really want to meet lots of people along the way. Any advice about cheap places to stay (motels, camp sites, whatever) and eat would also be fantastic.
We love all things retro so ideas on things like old disco diners, drive in movies, or anything else would be great. This is our dream trip, our last adventure before our lives take us different ways, please suggested things that will make this trip as memorable(for better or for worse) as possible. Thanks
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You should consider diving along the coast highway in California. Look at a map and check out highways 101 & 1. Besides Mt. Shasta, Shasta Lake and the Shasta Caverns, there isn't much to see along I-5. I-5 was built to move traffic up & down the state rapidly, not for its senic beauty or roadside attractions. It's boring, especially through the Central Valley, unless you like seeing miles upon miles of totally flat lettuce and vegetable farms, stretching all the way to the horizon for hours on end. Most of the time, the only places to stop are run-of-the-mill fast food joints, AM/PM minimarkets, and truckstops.
The coast has: Artcata, a funky little town with a statue of President Mckinley in the town square, and Samoa Cookhouse, with its all you can eat, lumberjack cafeteria style breakfast. Humbold Redwoods State Park, where you can drive down the "Avenue of the Giants," which parallels the highway, and you can see 300 ft tall redwoods. San Francisco, where the coast highway crosses the Golden Gate Bridge, and passes through the city. Monterey. Cannery Row is a bit touristy now, but still nice to drive through. Big Sur. Hearst Castle in San Simeon is cool to check out. San Luis Obisbo and Santa Barbara are nice, larger coastal cities to visit. Then it's on into the morass of the LA freeways, where you can link back up with I-5 and continue to San Diego.
The coast highway is slower than I-5, but the scenery and views of the ocean are spectacular, and you will have more chances to talk to locals along the way. I-5 is so booooring, unless hearing "can I take your order please" through a drive-thru speaker at McDonalds is all the conversation you want to have with locals. Trust me on this one.
You should consider diving along the coast highway in California. Look at a map and check out highways 101 & 1. Besides Mt. Shasta, Shasta Lake and the Shasta Caverns, there isn't much to see along I-5. I-5 was built to move traffic up & down the state rapidly, not for its senic beauty or roadside attractions. It's boring, especially through the Central Valley, unless you like seeing miles upon miles of totally flat lettuce and vegetable farms, stretching all the way to the horizon for hours on end. Most of the time, the only places to stop are run-of-the-mill fast food joints, AM/PM minimarkets, and truckstops.
The coast has: Artcata, a funky little town with a statue of President Mckinley in the town square, and Samoa Cookhouse, with its all you can eat, lumberjack cafeteria style breakfast. Humbold Redwoods State Park, where you can drive down the "Avenue of the Giants," which parallels the highway, and you can see 300 ft tall redwoods. San Francisco, where the coast highway crosses the Golden Gate Bridge, and passes through the city. Monterey. Cannery Row is a bit touristy now, but still nice to drive through. Big Sur. Hearst Castle in San Simeon is cool to check out. San Luis Obisbo and Santa Barbara are nice, larger coastal cities to visit. Then it's on into the morass of the LA freeways, where you can link back up with I-5 and continue to San Diego.
The coast highway is slower than I-5, but the scenery and views of the ocean are spectacular, and you will have more chances to talk to locals along the way. I-5 is so booooring, unless hearing "can I take your order please" through a drive-thru speaker at McDonalds is all the conversation you want to have with locals. Trust me on this one.
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