Lonely Planet California & Nevada

by Schulte-Peevers, Andrea; Schulte-Peevers, David; Keller, Nancy; Gierlich, Marisa; McNeely, Scott; Lyon, James; Wheeler, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780864426444
• ISBN10: 0864426445
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Describes sites and national parks in California and Nevada, suggests restaurants, accommodations, and entertainment, and provides budgeting and travel tips.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 17
Facts for the Visitor	p. 19
Planning	p. 19
Responsible Tourism	p. 20
Tourist Offices	p. 21
Visas and Documents	p. 21
Customs	p. 25
Money	p. 26
Post and Communications	p. 30
Internet Resources	p. 32
Books	p. 33
Newspapers and Magazines	p. 34
Radio	p. 35
TV	p. 35
Photography and Video	p. 35
Time	p. 36
Electricity	p. 37
Weights and Measures	p. 37
Laundry	p. 37
Toilets	p. 37
Health	p. 37
Women Travelers	p. 42
Gay and Lesbian Travelers	p. 43
Disabled Travelers	p. 44
Senior Travelers	p. 45
Travel with Children	p. 45
Useful Organizations	p. 46
Dangers and Annoyances	p. 47
Emergency	p. 50
Legal Matters	p. 50
Business Hours	p. 51
Public Holidays	p. 51
Cultural Events	p. 51
Special Events	p. 52
Work	p. 55
Accommodations	p. 55
Food	p. 61
Drinks	p. 64
Entertainment	p. 65
Spectator Sports	p. 67
Shopping	p. 68
Activities	p. 70
Hiking and Backpacking	p. 70
Bicycling	p. 76
Skiing	p. 77
Rock Climbing and Mountaineering	p. 80
Horseback Riding	p. 81
River Running	p. 82
Sea Kayaking	p. 83
Surfing and Windsurfing	p. 83
Diving and Snorkeling	p. 85
Fishing	p. 86
Caving	p. 86
Golf	p. 86
Hot-Air Ballooning	p. 86
Skydiving	p. 87
Getting There and Away	p. 88
Air	p. 88
Bus	p. 95
Train	p. 96
Car and Motorcycle	p. 97
Organized Tours	p. 97
Getting Around	p. 99
Air	p. 99
Bus	p. 99
Train	p. 100
Car and Motorcycle	p. 101
Bicycle	p. 105
Hitchhiking	p. 106
Boat	p. 106
Local Transport	p. 106
Organized Tours	p. 107
Facts About California	p. 110
History	p. 110
Geography	p. 123
Climate	p. 125
Ecology and Environment	p. 125
Flora and Fauna	p. 127
National and State Parks	p. 131
Government and Politics	p. 133
Economy	p. 134
Population and People	p. 135
Arts	p. 136
Religion	p. 148
Language	p. 148
San Francisco	p. 151
History	p. 151
Information	p. 154
Union Square	p. 156
Civic Center	p. 157
South of Market	p. 157
Financial District	p. 159
Nob Hill	p. 160
Chinatown	p. 161
North Beach	p. 162
Russian Hill	p. 164
Fisherman's Wharf	p. 164
Marina and Cow Hollow	p. 165
Pacific Heights	p. 165
Japantown	p. 166
The Haight	p. 166
The Castro	p. 167
The Mission	p. 168
The Presidio	p. 168
San Francisco Map Section	p. 169
The Richmond	p. 178
Golden Gate Park	p. 179
Sunset and Twin Peaks	p. 180
The Bay	p. 181
Activities	p. 182
Walking Tours	p. 183
Special Events	p. 184
Places to Stay	p. 185
Places to Eat	p. 190
Entertainment	p. 201
Spectator Sports	p. 209
Shopping	p. 209
Getting There and Away	p. 212
Getting Around	p. 213
San Francisco Bay Area	p. 217
Marin County	p. 217
Marin Headlands	p. 219
Sausalito	p. 222
Tiburon	p. 224
Angel Island	p. 225
Larkspur and Vicinity	p. 225
San Rafael	p. 226
Mill Valley	p. 227
Mt Tamalpais SP	p. 228
Muir Woods	p. 230
The Coast	p. 231
East Bay	p. 236
Oakland	p. 236
Berkeley	p. 247
Beyond the Hills	p. 258
San Pablo and Suisun Bays	p. 259
The Peninsula	p. 260
Palo Alto	p. 262
San Jose	p. 267
Half Moon Bay	p. 274
Santa Cruz	p. 276
San Juan Bautista	p. 282
Wine Country	p. 284
Napa Valley	p. 287
Napa	p. 290
Yountville	p. 291
Oakville	p. 292
Rutherford	p. 292
St Helena	p. 292
Calistoga	p. 293
Sonoma Valley	p. 297
Sonoma	p. 298
Jack London SHP	p. 302
Santa Rosa	p. 302
Sacramento Valley	p. 304
Sacramento	p. 304
Davis	p. 313
Yuba City and Marysville	p. 316
Oroville	p. 318
Chico	p. 320
Red Bluff	p. 325
Gold Country	p. 327
Northern Gold Country	p. 328
Yuba River	p. 329
Nevada City and Grass Valley	p. 332
Auburn	p. 338
Auburn State Recreation Area	p. 339
Coloma	p. 340
Placerville	p. 341
Southern Gold Country	p. 344
Plymouth	p. 344
Amador City	p. 344
Sutter Creek	p. 346
Jackson	p. 348
Lake Amador and the Reservoirs	p. 349
San Andreas	p. 349
Angels Camp	p. 349
Murphys	p. 350
Ebbetts Pass	p. 351
Sonora	p. 352
Sonora Pass	p. 354
Jamestown	p. 355
Chinese Camp	p. 355
Northern Mountains	p. 356
Mt Shasta Area	p. 356
Mt Shasta	p. 357
Dunsmuir	p. 363
Castle Crags SP	p. 364
The Lakes	p. 364
Redding	p. 366
Shasta SHP	p. 369
Weaverville	p. 369
Trinity Scenic Byway	p. 370
McCloud	p. 371
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial SP	p. 372
Ash Creek Wildlife Area	p. 373
Stewart Mineral Springs	p. 373
Yreka	p. 373
Scott Valley	p. 375
Klamath NF	p. 375
Northeastern California	p. 375
Klamath Basin NWR	p. 375
Lava Beds National Monument	p. 377
Modoc NF	p. 378
Alturas	p. 378
Surprise Valley and Cedarville	p. 380
Susanville	p. 380
Lake Almanor, Chester and Westwood	p. 381
Lassen NF	p. 382
Lassen Volcanic NP	p. 383
Quincy	p. 385
Bucks Lake	p. 386
Plumas-Eureka SP	p. 387
Lakes Basin Recreation Area	p. 388
Portola	p. 388
Plumas NF	p. 389
Western Mountains	p. 389
Six Rivers NF	p. 389
Mendocino NF	p. 390
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	p. 390
Clear Lake	p. 390
North Coast	p. 394
Russian River	p. 394
Occidental	p. 399
Sebastopol	p. 400
Along Hwy 101	p. 401
Healdsburg	p. 401
Hopland	p. 404
Anderson Valley	p. 405
Ukiah	p. 406
Willits	p. 409
Lower North Coast	p. 411
Bodega Bay	p. 411
Sonoma Coast State Beaches	p. 414
Jenner	p. 415
Fort Ross SHP	p. 415
Salt Point SP	p. 416
Gualala	p. 416
Point Arena	p. 416
Manchester SB	p. 417
Elk	p. 417
Navarro River Redwoods SP	p. 417
Hendy Woods SP	p. 417
Albion	p. 417
Van Damme SP	p. 418
Montgomery Woods State Reserve	p. 418
Mendocino	p. 418
Russian Gulch SP	p. 422
Jug Handle State Reserve	p. 423
Jackson Demonstration State Forest	p. 423
Fort Bragg	p. 423
MacKerricher SP	p. 426
Westport	p. 426
Upper North Coast	p. 426
Leggett	p. 427
Richardson Grove SP	p. 428
Benbow Lake	p. 428
Garberville	p. 429
Humboldt Redwoods SP	p. 430
Scotia	p. 431
Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP	p. 431
Ferndale	p. 432
Lost Coast	p. 435
Eureka	p. 437
Arcata	p. 443
Trinidad	p. 448
Patrick's Point SP	p. 449
Humboldt Lagoons SP	p. 450
Orick	p. 450
Redwood NP	p. 450
Prairie Creek Redwoods SP	p. 451
Klamath	p. 453
Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP	p. 454
Crescent City	p. 455
Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP	p. 458
Lake Earl SP	p. 458
North to Oregon	p. 459
Central Coast	p. 460
Monterey Peninsula	p. 460
Monterey Bay	p. 460
Monterey	p. 462
Pacific Grove	p. 473
17-Mile Drive	p. 475
Carmel-by-the-Sea	p. 475
Upper Central Coast	p. 479
Big Sur	p. 479
Hearst Castle	p. 485
San Simeon	p. 488
Cambria	p. 488
Estero Bay	p. 489
Along Hwy 101	p. 492
Lower Central Coast	p. 495
San Luis Obispo	p. 495
Santa Ynez Valley	p. 503
Santa Barbara	p. 505
Los Padres NF	p. 514
Wine Country	p. 514
Ventura	p. 515
Channel Islands NP	p. 515
San Joaquin Valley	p. 518
The Sacramento Delta	p. 518
Stockton	p. 520
Modesto	p. 521
Oakdale	p. 522
Merced	p. 522
Fresno	p. 524
Blossom Trail	p. 529
Hanford	p. 530
Visalia	p. 530
Bakersfield	p. 531
Kern River	p. 535
Sierra Nevada	p. 538
Lake Tahoe	p. 540
Truckee and Donner Summit	p. 542
Squaw Valley USA	p. 547
Tahoe City	p. 548
North and East Shores	p. 550
West Shore	p. 552
Emerald Bay	p. 554
South Lake Tahoe	p. 554
Desolation Wilderness	p. 560
Yosemite NP	p. 560
Yosemite Gateways	p. 574
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks	p. 575
Flora and Fauna	p. 577
Kings Canyon Hwy	p. 578
Generals Hwy	p. 579
Mineral King	p. 580
Three Rivers	p. 583
Eastern Sierra	p. 584
Bridgeport	p. 585
Twin Lakes	p. 585
Buckeye Hot Springs	p. 586
Bodie SHP	p. 586
Virginia and Lundy Lakes	p. 586
Mono Lake	p. 587
June Lake Loop	p. 589
Mammoth Lakes	p. 590
Bishop	p. 595
Lone Pine	p. 598
Los Angeles	p. 601
History	p. 601
Geography and Geology	p. 604
Climate	p. 604
Information	p. 604
Downtown	p. 608
Exposition Park	p. 611
East Los Angeles	p. 612
South Central	p. 613
Hollywood	p. 615
West Hollywood	p. 616
LA Map Section	p. 617
Mid-City	p. 632
Griffith Park	p. 633
Beverly Hills	p. 634
Westside	p. 635
Malibu	p. 637
Santa Monica	p. 637
Venice Beach	p. 638
San Pedro	p. 638
Long Beach	p. 639
San Fernando Valley	p. 640
Pasadena	p. 642
Beaches	p. 644
Mountains	p. 644
Organized Tours	p. 645
Special Events	p. 646
Places to Stay	p. 646
Places to Eat	p. 654
Entertainment	p. 662
Spectator Sports	p. 668
Shopping	p. 669
Getting There and Away	p. 671
Getting Around	p. 673
Around Los Angeles	p. 675
San Bernardino NF	p. 678
Orange County	p. 684
Anaheim	p. 685
Orange County Beaches	p. 693
Seal Beach	p. 693
Huntington Beach	p. 694
Newport Beach	p. 694
Laguna Beach	p. 698
Mission San Juan Capistrano	p. 702
San Diego Area	p. 704
San Diego	p. 704
History	p. 704
Information	p. 709
Downtown	p. 711
Embarcadero	p. 715
Balboa Park	p. 715
Mission Valley	p. 722
Old Town	p. 723
Uptown and Hillcrest	p. 725
Point Loma and Ocean Beach	p. 727
Coronado	p. 728
Mission Bay	p. 729
Mission Beach and Pacific Beach	p. 732
La Jolla	p. 733
South Bay and Chula Vista	p. 737
Activities	p. 738
Organized Tours	p. 739
Special Events	p. 740
Places to Stay	p. 741
Places to Eat	p. 746
Entertainment	p. 750
Spectator Sports	p. 753
Shopping	p. 753
Getting There and Away	p. 753
Getting Around	p. 754
Around San Diego	p. 755
North County Inland	p. 761
The Backcountry	p. 762
Tijuana, Mexico	p. 766
Information	p. 767
Avenida Revolucion	p. 769
Fronton Palacio Jai Alai	p. 769
Centro Cultural Tijuana	p. 769
Plaza Fiesta Mall	p. 769
Mercado Hidalgo	p. 769
Bullfights	p. 769
Places to Stay	p. 770
Places to Eat	p. 770
Entertainment	p. 770
Shopping	p. 770
Getting There and Away	p. 771
Getting Around	p. 772
California Deserts	p. 773
Palm Springs and Coachella Valley	p. 778
Joshua Tree NP	p. 787
The Low Desert	p. 791
Imperial Valley	p. 791
Salton Sea	p. 794
Algodones Dunes	p. 794
Anza-Borrego Desert	p. 796
Ocotillo Wells SRA	p. 800
The Mojave	p. 800
Antelope Valley	p. 800
Victor Valley	p. 801
Upper Mojave	p. 801
Barstow	p. 803
Eastern Mojave	p. 806
Death Valley	p. 806
Death Valley NP	p. 807
Lake Havasu and Colorado River	p. 814
Lake Havasu City	p. 815
Facts About Nevada	p. 818
History	p. 818
Geography and Geology	p. 823
Climate	p. 823
Ecology and Environment	p. 823
Flora and Fauna	p. 825
National and State Parks	p. 827
Government and Politics	p. 827
Economy	p. 827
Population and People	p. 828
Culture and Society	p. 828
Gambling	p. 829
Las Vegas and Canyon Country	p. 834
Las Vegas	p. 834
Around Las Vegas	p. 851
East of Las Vegas	p. 853
Laughlin	p. 855
Canyon Country	p. 856
Lake Mead to Grand Canyon NP	p. 858
Grand Canyon NP	p. 858
Grand Canyon--South Rim	p. 858
Navajo Indian Reservation	p. 863
Grand Canyon--North Rim	p. 864
Bryce Canyon NP	p. 866
Zion NP	p. 868
Zion NP to Las Vegas	p. 871
Western Nevada	p. 872
Reno	p. 872
Carson City	p. 882
Virginia City	p. 885
Nevada Great Basin	p. 891
Along 1-80	p. 892
Along Hwy 50	p. 897
Along Hwy 95	p. 906
Along Hwy 93	p. 907
Glossary	p. 911
Toll-Free Numbers	p. 914
Climate Charts	p. 916
Index	p. 920
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