U.S. Cities  

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California
Reload this Page Road trip: Need your top 5 fun places to visit in Northern CA (San Diego: hotel, camp)
Register Blogs Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads.

Get a detailed profile
 Search Forums  (Advanced)
 Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for:  near: 
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >


 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:03 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
168 posts, read 183,783 times
Reputation: 33
Kaligirl is on a distinguished road
Default Road trip: Need your top 5 fun places to visit in Northern CA
ROAD TRIP...Please Help: I need to know the Top 5 fun places to visit in Northern CA. We will be traveling by car and have three kids, ages 11, 8, and 6. Might be bringing the dog too.

Any good ideas of the "must sees". We love all types of things indoor and outdoor, nature, adventure, etc..... Plan to travel, end of July - beginning of August. We are starting from CA and trying to see parts of NV, UT, ID, MT and Northern CA.

And yes, I know it's crazy! hee hee
Thank you!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:11 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
8,746 posts, read 5,280,574 times
Reputation: 1878
18Montclair has a brilliant future
18Montclair has a brilliant future18Montclair has a brilliant future
San Francisco Downtown/ Waterfront(take a bay cruise)/ Chinatown
Santa Cruz Waterfront
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Yosemite
Lake Tahoe
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:16 PM
currently in denile
  
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: California
1,566 posts, read 1,266,862 times
Reputation: 557
ferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to allferretkona is a name known to all
Calaveras Big Trees
Yosemite
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Alcatraz Island
Whale watching
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:17 PM
Less Lawyers, More Engineers!
  
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Redwood City, California
4,082 posts, read 2,443,038 times
Blog Entries: 1
Reputation: 1116
Mach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud of
Quote:
Originally Posted by 18Montclair View Post
San Francisco Downtown/ Waterfront(take a bay cruise)/ Chinatown
Santa Cruz Waterfront
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Yosemite
Lake Tahoe
That covers it, I would expand #1 to include a day for each: Napa Valley and Muir Beach.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:19 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
168 posts, read 183,783 times
Reputation: 33
Kaligirl is on a distinguished road
Default Thank you 18Montclair
Ah ha, Santa Cruz is on my list!

What is your favorite lake up that way?

What should we do in China town?

We come from the San Diego area (lots of aquarium type things here), the aquarium in Monterey, still worth while stop?

Any good sugestions on places to stay in Tahoe and Yosemite? We plan to camp two nights, hotel next night type thing.....

If we wanted to see the best "rugged rocky coast line" that we could actually get down on to the beach, where would that be?

Thanks so much for your input!!!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:21 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
168 posts, read 183,783 times
Reputation: 33
Kaligirl is on a distinguished road
Default Everyone
Oh my, you are all so terrific!! Yes, I wasn't sure where those trees where. Is that the Redwoods? I heard that's a must see and where do we drive the SUV through, the six year old boy would be so excited for that, LOL.....and trains.....
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:26 PM
Less Lawyers, More Engineers!
  
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Redwood City, California
4,082 posts, read 2,443,038 times
Blog Entries: 1
Reputation: 1116
Mach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud ofMach50 has much to be proud of
For kids, don't miss these places:

1) Home: Bay Area Discovery Museum - baykidsmuseum.org
2) Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception
3) Coyote Point Museum | Museum for Environmental Education

There is a nice Redwood tree drive along Skyline hwy 35 from San Francisco, stop and see "Methuselah".


Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:29 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2007
916 posts, read 416,338 times
Reputation: 552
Snort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to all
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is quite a bit bigger than Scripps down in SD.
Regarding beaches, there are a number of very nice ones with rugged coastline in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. Garrapata and Pfeiffer State Beaches are worth a stop. Free parking to be had at Greyhound Rock further up the road past Santa Cruz.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2009, 07:33 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2007
916 posts, read 416,338 times
Reputation: 552
Snort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to allSnort is a name known to all
OK, let me add Carmel Beach, simply because you don't often see sand that white in CA. Also, Carmel is probably the "dog friendliest" town in the country, so it will be a nice stop for your pet.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2009, 08:54 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
1,704 posts, read 518,902 times
Reputation: 703
coyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to beholdcoyoteskye is a splendid one to behold
The aquarium in Monterey is great but do see Big Sur!!!
Have lunch at Nepethe's or Cafe Kivah (the outdoor cafe which is part of Nepenthe's but a bit more fun and kid friendly).
It's a beautiful way to have some refreshments and get a feel for the beauty and magic of Big Sur.
If you've got the energy for it, visit the boardwalk in Santa Cruz ... great fun for kids ... rides, (the ferris wheel a fun way to view Monterey Bay).
Happy Trails.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >


Quick Reply
Message:

« Let's Rename California | Moving to Tracy, CA »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Similar Threads


Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:01 PM.

Copyright © 2005-2009, Advameg, Inc.

City-Data.com - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 - Top