North
Redwood Empire: San Francisco - Bodega Bay - Jenner (Russian River delta) - Fort Ross - Gualala (fishing village) - Mendocino - Fort Bragg (lumber town) - Garberville - Lost Coast - Avenue of the Giants (Hwy 254) - Ferndale (Victorian village) - Eureka (Carson Mansion)
Wine Country: San Francisco - Petaluma (old Victorian homes) - Sonoma (Mexican adobes) - Santa Rosa (Railroad Square, Russian River) - Calistoga (spa, geyser) - Napa (wineries) - Vallejo (Six Flags Marine World)
Northeast: Anderson - Lassen (geyser) - Redding - Shasta Lake - Mt Shasta - Lava Beds - Pit River Falls - Anderson
Bay Area
San Francisco - Sausalito - ferry to Angel Island - Tiburon - Sausalito - Hawk Hill - Rodeo Beach - Sausalito - Mt Tamalpais - Muir Woods - Stinson Beach - Bolinas- Pt Reyes - Petaluma - San Francisco
Coast: San Jose - Santa Cruz (wharf) - Monterey - Carmel - Big Sur - San Simeon (Hearst Castle) - Cambria - San Luis Obispo (MIssion) - Solvang - Santa Barbara
Sierra (East)
Gold Country: Sacramento (old town) - Folsom (village, lake) - Auburn - Nevada City - Grass Valley - Coloma - Placerville - Angels Camp (caverns) - Murphys - Sacramento. In Coloma: Marshall Gold Discovery Park (Park description, Park description, Park description, Ph: 530 622-3470, Map)
Lake Tahoe - Virginia City - Lake Tahoe
Sierra: Bodie - Mono Lake - Yosemite - Fresno - General's Highway (King's Canyon) - Bakersfield - Red Rock - Lone Pine (Mt Whitney, Alabama Hills) - Eureka San Dunes - Mammoth Lakes - Mono Lake
South
Hwy 395 from Lake Tahoe to Death Valley
Los Angeles - Idyllwild - Palm Springs - Calico - Rim of the World - San Gorgonio - Los Angeles
Los Angeles - Death Valley - Las Vegas
Coast: Malibu - Venice Beach - Manhattan Beach - Balboa - La Jolla - San Diego
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Best scenic drives in California
- Pacific Coast (Big Sur to San Luis Obispo)
- Avenue of the Giants (Garberville to Weott, off 101)
- 17-mile drive (Monterey to Carmel)
- Mulholland Drive (Hollywood Bowl to Santa Monica)
- Sunset Blvd (Hwy 405 to Beverly Hills)
- Palos Verdes Dr
- Bodega Bay - Mendocino (Hwy 1)
- Skyline (Hwy 35 from Big Basin to San Francisco)
- Trinity River Byway (Hwy 299 from Redding to Arcata)
- Malibu-Santa Monica (Hwy 1)
- Hwy 166 (Guadalupe to I-5)
- Angels Camp Loop (Hwy 49, Hwy4, Murphys Grade)
- Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway (Hwy 168)
- Kings Canyon Scenic Byway (Hwy 180, from Grant Grove to Cedar Grove)
- Carlsbad to Escondido (Hwy 78)
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