Signpost Guide California, 2nd; Your Guide to Great Drives

by Maxine Cass and Fred Gebhart

• ISBN13: 9780762712533
• ISBN10: 0762712538
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

This title features the best of California, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, Palm Springs and Hollywood, Disneyland and Universal Studios, the Grand Canyon, Death Valley and the Napa Valley.

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides	8	(10)
California at a glance	10	(2)
Introduction	12	(2)
Travel facts	14	(10)
Driver's guide	24	(5)
Road signs	29	(1)
Getting to California	30	(2)
Setting the scene	32	(8)
Highlights	40	(2)
Los Angeles	42	(12)
California's upbeat cultural capital
Southern California Theme Parks	54	(8)
Including Disneyland and Universal Studios
Route to the Stars	62	(8)
Including Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Malibu
Southern California Beaches	70	(8)
Including Long Beach and Santa Monica
San Diego	78	(12)
The tropical city with a Mexican flavour
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park	90	(4)
Rugged mountains and solitude
Palm Springs	94	(8)
Desert oasis of the rich and famous
Desert Parks	102	(12)
Including Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks
Spine of the Sierras	114	(8)
Including the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada
Lake Tahoe and Reno	122	(12)
California's mountain country
San Francisco	134	(12)
The soul of California
San Francisco Bay Area	146	(8)
Including Berkeley and Oakland
Napa Valley Wine Country	154	(12)
Capital of Californian wine
Sonoma Wine Country	166	(10)
Birthplace of the Californian wine industry
Marin Coast	176	(10)
Including Bodega Bay and the Point Reyes National Seashore
Mendocino Coast	186	(10)
Pacific cliffs and coves
Coast Redwoods	196	(10)
Including the Avenue of the Giants and Redwood National Park
Monterey Peninsula	206	(8)
Including Carmel and Santa Cruz
Big Sur and the Central Coast	214	(12)
Including Hearst Castle and Santa Barbara
Gold Country to Yosemite	226	(12)
Including Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada foothills
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	238	(8)
Spectacular mountain wilderness
Cascade Volcanoes	246	(10)
Volcanic peaks and deep forests
California Missions	256	(8)
18th-century churches along the King's Highway
Greater Las Vegas	264	(10)
Including the Hoover Dam and Red Rock Canyon
Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion	274	(8)
Dramatic National Park landscapes
Language	282	(1)
Index	283	(4)
Feedback form	287