Hidden San Francisco and Northern California (9th)

by Riegert, Ray

• ISBN13: 9781569752074
• ISBN10: 1569752079
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Pub Group West

Summary

Revised and updated, this guide features the author's opinionated reviews of both the worthy and the merely infamous in the city by the Bay as well as commentary on the redwoods, the coast, the wine country, and the Sierras. Illustrations and maps.

Table of Contents

California Dreaming	1	(22)
The Story of Northern California	4	(1)
Geology	4	(2)
Flora	6	(1)
Fauna	7	(2)
When to Go	9	(1)
Seasons	9	(1)
Calendar of Events	10	(2)
Before You Go	12	(1)
Visitors Centers	12	(1)
Packing	13	(1)
Lodging	13	(1)
Dining	14	(1)
Traveling with Children	15	(1)
Women Traveling Alone	15	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travelers	16	(1)
Senior Travelers	17	(3)
Disabled Travelers	20	(1)
Foreign Travelers	20	(2)
Outdoor Adventures	22	(1)
Camping	22	(1)
Permits	22	(1)
San Francisco	23	(130)
Downtown	30	(16)
Civic Center	46	(7)
Financial District	53	(3)
Embarcadero	56	(5)
Chinatown	61	(7)
North Beach	68	(7)
Fisherman's Wharf	75	(8)
Union Street	83	(6)
Russian Hill	89	(1)
Pacific Heights	90	(3)
The Presidio	93	(2)
Nob Hill	95	(3)
Japantown	98	(2)
The Haight	100	(4)
Golden Gate Park	104	(3)
Gay Neighborhoods	107	(7)
Mission District	114	(8)
South of Market	122	(9)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	131	(11)
San Francisco's ``Backyard''	142	(2)
Outdoor Adventures	144	(4)
Transportation	148	(5)
Bay Area	153	(59)
The Peninsula	156	(8)
The South Bay	164	(8)
The East Bay	172	(18)
Marin County	190	(5)
The Delta Region	195	(8)
Outdoor Adventures	203	(6)
Transportation	209	(3)
Wine Country	212	(50)
Napa Valley	214	(19)
Sonoma Valley	233	(10)
Northern Wine Country	243	(7)
Russian River	250	(6)
Outdoor Adventures	256	(4)
Transportation	260	(2)
North Coast	262	(67)
Marin Coast	264	(22)
Sonoma and Mendocino Coast	286	(16)
Redwood Country	302	(18)
Outdoor Adventures	320	(8)
Transportation	328	(1)
Central Coast	329	(78)
South of San Francisco	332	(12)
Santa Cruz Mountains	344	(4)
Santa Cruz	348	(11)
Santa Cruz to Monterey	359	(6)
Monterey	365	(10)
Pacific Grove	375	(5)
Carmel	380	(11)
Big Sur	391	(7)
Outdoor Adventures	398	(7)
Transportation	405	(2)
Gold Country & High Sierra	407	(74)
Sacramento	410	(8)
Southern Gold Country	418	(7)
Central Gold Country	425	(8)
Northern Gold Country	433	(5)
Lake Tahoe Area	438	(15)
Lake Tahoe to Yosemite	453	(5)
Yosemite National Park	458	(11)
Outdoor Adventures	469	(10)
Transportation	479	(2)
Far North	481	(32)
Redding	482	(3)
Redding to Weaverville	485	(2)
Weaverville to Yreka	487	(5)
Redding to Mt. Shasta	492	(7)
Northeast Loop	499	(6)
Outdoor Adventures	505	(7)
Transportation	512	(1)
Index	513	(14)
Lodging Index	527	(4)
Dining Index	531	(7)
About the Author	538