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AUTHOR THANKSSara BensonThanks to Suki Gear, Cliff Wilkinson, Alison Lyall and the entire Lonely Planet team, including my co-authors. Family and friends all over Cal-ifornia generously gave me insider tips, good company on road trips and most importantly, spare rooms to crash in. Special thanks to my Golden Gate Bridge running partners Beth Kohn (also my Sierra Nevada trail guru) and Derek Wolfgram (home brewer and an expert advisor on Bay Area craft beer).

Andrew BenderSuki Gear, Cliff Wilkinson, Alison Lyall, Hilary Angel, Juan Flores, Joe Timko, Sarah Weinberg, Suzi Dennett and the good folks at the SPP Help Desk.

Alison BingThanks to Suki Gear, Rana Freedman, Cliff Wilkinson, Katie O’Connell, Melissa Wong, and above all, Marco Flavio Marinucci, for making a Muni bus ride into the adventure of a lifetime.

Celeste BrashThanks first to my road trip buddies on this trip, Heather Griggs and Tevai Humbert (who is also my son). On the road I was given all the scoop by local heroes Grant Roden, Audie The-ole, Freda Moon, John Vlahides, Kem Pence and Ken Pence. Thanks to Sara Benson for being so passionate about the region and the great Suki Gear for getting me on her last book.

Beth KohnBrava to Suki Gear for all her years of work on so many fantastic editions of this guide, and to Sara B, my running, hiking, baking and writing heroine! Thanks to Visit Oakland, Lisa Cesaro of DNC, Kari Cobb in Yosemite National Park and Lara Kaylor at Mammoth Lakes Tourism for their excellent on-the-ground assistance. Jen and Dillon provided worthy campfire s’mo-res and Claude kept me (reasonably) sane throughout.

Adam Skolnick Los Angeles is a city I love, full of people I love. LA is home. Still, it’s never easy to dissect your own backyard, mostly because you usually know what you’re missing. So thanks to Alma Lauer, Trisha Cole, Jessica Ritz, Nina Gregory, Burton Breznick, Tchaiko Omawale, Dan Cohn, Angel Payne, Christine Lazzaro, Liebe Geft, the folks at the Wende Museum, Michael McDowell, Alex Capriotti, and John Moore. Thanks also to all those wild seals, sea lions, dolphins and

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John A VlahidesI owe great thanks to my commissioning editor, Suki Gear, whom I miss; to my co- author, Sara Benson, for her always-sunny disposition; and to my editor Clifton Wilkin-son for giving me free reign – I’m grateful. And to you, dear readers: please accept my most heartfelt gratitude for letting me be your guide to Wine Country. Have fun. I know you will!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSClimate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updat-ed World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 1633¬44.

Illustration pp54–5 by Michael Weldon.Mural p414–5 Endangered Species by

Emily Winters 1990, Commissioned by SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center) through its Great Walls Unlimited: Neighborhood Pride Program, with support from the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Depart-ment. ©1990 Emily Winters, Artist.

Cover photograph: Surfers at sunset, Malibu; Dean Turner/Getty.

THIS BOOKThis 5th edition of Coastal California was researched and written by Sara Benson, Andrew Bender, Alison Bing, Celeste Brash, Beth Kohn, Adam Skolnick and John A Vlahides. Sara, Andrew, Alison, Beth and John also wrote the previous edition, alongside

Nate Cavalieri and Bridget Gleeson. This guidebook was commissioned in Lonely Planet’s Oakland office, and produced by the following:Commissioning Editor Suki GearDestination Editor Clifton WilkinsonProduct Editor Katie O’Connell

Assisting Editors Gabrielle Innes, Anne MulvaneySenior Cartographer Alison LyallBook Designer Jennifer MullinsCover Image Researcher Naomi ParkerThanks to Brendan Dempsey, Ryan Evans, Larissa Frost, Tracy Whitmey

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Index

Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

Aaccommodations 498-500,

see also individual locations

activities 35-41, see also individual activities

air travel 21, 506-7, 508airports 21, 506-7

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 21, 379, 507

San Diego International Airport 449

Alamo Square 67Alcatraz 54-5, 69, 54-5amusement parks,

see theme parksAnacapa Island 344Anaheim 386-95Anchor Bay 203-4Anderson Valley 219-21Angel Island 98animals 489-91, 504, see

also individual species, wildlife reserves

monarch butterflies 311Año Nuevo State Reserve

137-8Apple Headquarters 129aquariums 24, 43

Aquarium of the Bay 58Aquarium of the Pacific

359Monterey Bay Aquarium

262-3, 17Arcata 237-41architecture 487-8area codes 21, 504art galleries, see museums

& galleriesarts, 484-8, see also

literature, music, visual arts

ATMs 20, 503

Avenue of the Giants 230-2Avila Beach 302-5, 412-13

Bbackpacking 39-40, see also

hikingBalboa Island 403Balboa Park 25, 43, 44, 426,

427-30, 430ballooning, see hot-air

ballooningBaltimore Canyon 99baseball 483basketball 483Bay Area, the 45, 88-138, 89

Berkeley 118-27, 120Marin Headlands 90-5,

92-3Oakland 109-18, 110Sausolito 95-7

Bay Bridge 49beaches 32-4, 43, 398-9,

398-9Baker Beach 63Bolsa Chica State Beach

402Butterfly Beach 316Cardiff-by-the-Sea 456Carpinteria State

Beach 338East Beach 316El Capitán State

Beach 316Goleta Beach County

Park 316Half Moon Bay 135Hermosa Beach 355Huntington Beach 401-3Jalama Beach 306La Jolla 452, 18Laguna Beach 418-22,

419Leadbetter Beach 316Los Angeles 355Manhattan Beach 355Muir Beach 104

Muscle Beach 358Newport Beach 403-7,

404Ocean Beach (Pismo

Beach) 306Ocean Beach (San Diego)

433Ocean Beach (San

Francisco) 74One Thousand Steps

Beach 316Orange County 14, 397-

424, 417, 14Pelican State Beach 249 Pismo Beach 305-7Refugio State Beach 316San Buenaventura State

Beach 342San Diego 438San Diego area 433-5Santa Barbara 316Santa Cruz 255Seal Beach 400Sonoma Coast State

Beach 200Stinson Beach 104-5Surf Beach 306Venice Beach 358, 18

beer 213, 478, see also breweries

Bel Air 355, 366Benbow Lake 226-7Berkeley 118-27, 120Beverly Hills 355-7, 364-6,

371, 378bicycle travel 40-1, 508-

9, 512Bay Bridge 109Golden Gate Bridge 95Marin Headlands 94Monterey 266Mt Tamalpais State Park

102-3Newport Beach 405San Francisco 68Santa Barbara 314Sausalito 96

Big Bear Lake 381-2Big Sur 9, 275-84, 276, 2,

5, 9, 409birds & bird-watching 41,

105, 217, 244, 289-90, 456, 491, 494

boat travel 509Newport Beach 405San Diego 436

Bodega Bay 197-200Bolinas 19, 105-6, 19books 344, 462, 471, 486-7Boontling 219Boonville 219border crossings 448, 507-8breweries 213, 478

Downtown Brewing Co 300

Half Moon Bay Brewing Company 135

Marin Brewing Company 99

Redwood Curtain Brewery 240

San Diego 445Santa Cruz County 258Six Rivers Brewery 240Tap It Brewing 300

budgeting 20-1Buellton 336-7bus travel 508, 509business hours 21, 503butterflies 491

Ccable car travel 60-1, 87,

60, 60-1Cachuma Lake Recreation

Area 327Calistoga 159-64Cambria 286-7camping 499, 36, see

also national parks & reserves, state parks

canoeing, see kayaking & canoeing

Capitola 261

516

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car travel 509-12Cardiff-by-the-Sea 456Carlsbad 457-9Carmel-by-the-Sea 273-5Carpinteria 338-9Carpinteria State Beach

398, 399Catalina Island 380-1cathedrals, see churches &

cathedralscaving 41Cayucos 287-8cell phones 20, 504Central Coast 46, 250-

307, 251accommodation 250climate 250food 250, 475highlights 251

Channel Islands National Park 16, 343-6, 16

children, travel with 42-4, see also theme parks, Disneyland

beaches 33Napa Valley 160San Diego 435San Francisco 85San Jose 132Santa Barbara 314Sonoma Valley 160

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park 327

churches & cathedralsGlide Memorial United

Methodist Church 52Grace Cathedral 58Mission Dolores 65

cinema, see filmCity Lights Bookstore 52City of Ten Thousand

Buddhas 223classes 155, 474classical music 84-5Clear Lake 217-19climate 20, 26-7, 492-3,

see also individual locations

Coit Tower 59condors 279Corona del Mar 417Coronado 398, 433, 399Corte Madera 99Costa Mesa 408-17costs, see money

courses, cookery 155, 170, 191, 219, 474

credit cards 20, 503Crescent City 247-9Crystal Cover Beach 399cuisine 472-8culture 462-3currency 20customs regulations 500,

506cycling, see bicycle travel

DDana Point 423-4, 31dance 84-5dangers, see safetyDel Mar 453-6Día de los Muertos 27disabilities, travelers with

504-5Discovery Science Center

396Disneyland 10, 46, 386-95,

388, 10accommodation 390-1activities 386-90drinking & entertain-

ment 393-5FASTPASS 387food 392-3information 394itineraries 386planning 384shopping 393-4sights 386-90transportation 394-5weather 384

diving & snorkeling 37-8La Jolla 452Laguna Beach 418Monterey 266Newport Beach 405San Diego 435

drinking & nightlife, see individual locations

drinks 476-8, see also beer, breweries, wine

driving, see car travel, road trips & scenic drives

drive-thru trees 231DVDs 500

Eearthquakes 125, 492, 493East Bay, see Bay AreaEast Beach 398Echo Park 353-4, 373-4economy 463electricity 500, 501

elephant seals 285, 489Elk 206Elkhorn Slough 261emergencies 21, 502

Los Angeles 378San Francisco 86

Encinitas 456-7entertainment, see

individual locationsenvironmental issues 462,

495-6Eureka 234-7events 26-7, 473exchange rates 21

FFerndale 232-4Ferry Building 79Festival of Arts & Pageant

of the Masters 27festivals 26-7, 473film 23-4, 462, 485-6fishing 41, 255, 435flora 489fog 91food 22, 138, 472-8, 501,

23, see also individual locations

food trucks 476Fort Bragg 212-15Fort Ross State Historic

Park 201-2Foxen Canyon Wine

Trail 329-30

GGarberville 227-8garlic festival 291gay travelers, see LGBT

travelersgeography 492-3geology 492-3Gilroy 291Glen Ellen 173-5Golden Gate Bridge 52,

91, 95Golden Gate Park 75, 72golf 41Googleplex 129Grauman’s Chinese

Theatre 349Griffith Park 352-3, 370,

358-9grizzly bears 490-1Guadalupe Dunes 306Gualala 203-4Guerneville 183-8

HHaight & Ashbury 67Half Moon Bay 135-6hang-gliding 41Healdsburg 190-4health 501-2Hearst Castle 12, 284-5, 12Highway 1 197-215, 252-91,

409-16, 409Highway 101 291-307Highway 154 (San Marcos

Pass Rd) 327hiking 22-3, 39-40

Bay Area 114Bay Bridge 109Bodega Head 198Bolinas 105Dipsea Trail 101Golden Gate Bridge 95Lost Coast 229, 13Marin Headlands 91Mt Tamalpais State

Park 102Muir Woods National

Monument 103Santa Barbara 316-17Sonoma Coast State

Beach 200history 25, 464-71

1960s counterculture 470

Gold Rush 467-8Great Depression 469Mexican rule 466-7Native Californians

464-5Spanish Mission

period 465-6tech boom 470

Hitchcock, Alfred 198, 485holidays 503-4Hollywood 349-52, 363-4,

369, 373, 376, 356Hollywood Bowl 349Hollywood Sign 349Hollywood Walk of Fame

349, 31Hopland 216horseback riding 41

Bodega Bay 198Marin Headlands 94

hot-air ballooning 41, 154, 453

hot springs 23, 160-1, 218, 222-3, 280, 303

Humboldt Redwoods State Park 230-2

Huntington Beach 398, 398Map Pages 000

Photo Pages 000

517IN

DEX I- N

Iimmigration 506insurance 502, 510Intel Museum 129internet access 502internet resources 21Inverness 107itineraries 28-31, 409-16,

28-30, 410, 412, 414

JJenner 200-1John Muir National Historic

Site 128

Kkayaking & canoeing 35-7

Half Moon Bay 135Healdsburg 191Mendocino 207Monterey 266-95 San Diego 436San Francisco 68Santa Barbara 314-15Santa Cruz 254-5

Kenwood 173-5Kesey, Ken 136, 468, 487Kinetic Grand

Championship 26King Range National

Conservation Area 228-9

kiteboarding 38-9Klamath 246-7Knott’s Berry Farm 395

LLa Brea Tar Pits 354La Jolla 18, 450-3, 451, 18Laguna Beach 418-22, 419Lake Mendocino 223language 20, 219Larkspur 99legal matters 502-3Leggett 225-6LGBT travelers 501

Los Angeles 375San Diego 426San Francisco 82

lifestyle 479-83lighthouses & light

stationsEast Brother Light

Station 126Pigeon Point Light

Station 137Point Arena Lighthouse

204

Point Piedras Blancas 284

Point Reyes Lighthouse 108

Point San Luis Lighthouse 302-3

Point Sur State Historic Park 277

literature 462, 486-7, see also books

live music 83-4Lombard Street 59Long Beach 359, 372-3Los Angeles 10, 46, 347-82,

350-1, 352-3, 356, 358-9, 360, 362-3, 366, 368, 10

accommodations 347, 363-4, 366-7

activities 349-61beaches 348climate 347drinking & nightlife 373-4emergency numbers 378entertainment 374-6festivals & events 361-3food 347, 368-373, 476highlights 350LGBT travelers 375medical services 379nightlife 373-4planning 348population 348shopping 376-8sights 349-61tourist information 379tours 361travel to/from 379-80travel within 379weather 347

Los Angeles area 380-2, 382

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 21, 379, 507

getting to/from 379-80Los Feliz 370, 360Los Olivos 332-3Los Padres National Forest

327Lost Coast 13, 228-30, 13Lotusland 337

MMalibu 12, 357, 366-7, 371,

374, 378, 398, 12, 399Manchester 205-6Marin County 45, 88-109,

89, 92-3accommodation 88

climate 88food 88highlights 89information 90transportation 90weather 88

Marin Headlands 90-5measures 500media 500

Los Angeles 378-9San Diego 448-9

Meditation Mount 340Mendocino 13, 206-11,

208, 13Mendocino National

Forest 224Mexican border crossing

448, 507-8migration 463, 482Milk, Harvey 50, 65-7,Mill Valley 101-2mineral springs, see hot

springsMiramar Air Show & Fleet

Week 27Mission Bay 433-5, 436Mission Beach 398, 398missions 466

La Purísima Mission State Historic Park 332

Mission San Antonio De Padua 294-5

Mission San Buenaventura 342

Mission San Diego de Alcalá 426

Mission San Juan Capistrano 14, 422, 14

Mission San Luis Rey de Francia 460

Mission Santa Barbara 310-11

mobile phones 20, 504monarch butterflies 271,

311, 491money 20, 21, 500-1, 503Montecito 337-8Monterey 17, 262-71, 264,

270, 17Morrison, Jim 358, 484Morro Bay 288-90Moss Landing 261motorcycle travel 509-12mountain biking, see

bicycle travelmountain lions 491Mt Diablo State Park 127-8Mt Tamalpais State Park

102-3

Muir Beach 104Muir Woods National

Monument 103-4multiculturalism 482museums & galleries 25,

43-4Asian Art Museum 52Balboa Park

museums 429-31 Beat Museum 53Bowers Museum &

Kidseum 396California Oil

Museum 341 California Palace of the

Legion of Honor 68California Surf

Museum 460Cartoon Art Museum 63Charles M Schulz

Museum 189Chinese Historical

Society of America 53

Computer History Museum 129

Contemporary Jewish Museum 63

Exploratorium 53Getty Villa 357GLBT History

Museum 65Grammy Museum 349Hollywood Museum 349Los Angeles County

Museum of Art 354Luggage Store Gallery 52Mission murals 69Musée Mécanique 53Museum of Contempo-

rary Art 349, 431Museum of the African

Diaspora 63-5Oakland Museum of

California 112Pacific Pinball

Museum 115Page Museum 354Richard Nixon Library &

Museum 397San Francisco Art

Institute 59Seymour Marine

Discovery Center 253music 484-5

NNapa 146-51, 147Napa Valley 11, 45, 142-64,

152, 156, see also Wine Country

518

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EX N - S

national parks & reserves 22, 493-5, 494, see also state parks & reserves

Cachuma Lake Recreation Area 327

Channel Islands National Park 343-6

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park 327

Los Padres National Forest 327

Newport Bay Ecological Reserve 406

Pinnacles National Park 294

Redwood National Park 244-5, 11

Newport Bay Ecological Reserve 406

Newport Beach 403-7 404, 416

newspapers 500Nicasio 106nightlife, see individual

locationsNorth Coast, the 46, 195-

249, 475, 196accommodation 195climate 195food 195highlights 196transportation 197weather 195

North Redwood Forest 241-9

OOakland 109-18, 110Oakville 154Occidental 182-3Ocean Beach (San

Francisco) 74Oceanside 459-60Ojai 339-41Old Towne Orange 396-7Olema 106olive oil 189opening hours 21, 503opera 84-5Orange County 14, 46, 383-

424, 385, 14accommodations 383climate 383food 383highlights 385websites 384

outdoor activities 35-41, see also individual activities

PPacific Coast Highways

409-16, 197-215, 252-91, 410, 412, 414

Pacific Grove 271-3painting, see visual arts paragliding 41parks & gardens 43

Balboa Park 426, 430Crissy Field 59-63Golden Gate Park 75, 72 Griffith Park 352-3,

358-9Pasadena 359-61, 367, 373Paso Robles 295-7passports 506Pescadero 136-7phonecards 504Pismo Beach 305-7planning 20-1, see also

individual locationsbudgeting 20, 21calendar of events 26-7children, travel with 42-4itineraries 28-31regions 45-6, 480-1weather 20, 26-7websites 21

Point Arena 204-5Point Lobos State Natural

Reserve 273Point Piedras Blancas 284Point Reyes National

Seashore 15, 107-9, 15Point Reyes Station 106-7police 502-3politics 462population 463, 482-3Pride 27public holidays 503-4

Rradio 500redwood forests area 46,

103, 195-249, 475, 489, 196, 226, 242, 11, 23, 410-11

accommodation 195climate 195food 195highlights 196transportation 197weather 195

Redwood National & State Parks 11, 243-6, 11

religion 463, 482-3reserves, see national

parks & reservesroad distance chart 510road rules 511-12road trips & scenic drives

24, 409-16, see also car travel

17-Mile Drive 272Coleman Valley Road 182Highway 84 136Highway 1 South of

Pismo Beach 306Rim of the World Scenic

Byway 381San Marcos Pass Road

327rock climbing 41, 294Rodeo Drive 378Runyon Canyon 355Russian River area 175-94,

176Rutherford 154RV travel 509-12

Ssafety 504

earthquakes 493forest fires 420Mexico, travel to 508poison oak 40swimming 33wildlife 504

sailing 436Salinas 292-4Samoa Peninsula 237San Diego 11, 425-60, 427,

428, 430, 432-3, 436, 11, 414-15

accommodations 425, 438-40

activities 435-6area codes 426attractions 427-35children, travel with 435climate 425drinking & nightlife 444-6entertainment 446-7festivals & events 437-8food 425, 426, 440-4highlights 427itineraries 429LGBT travelers 426population 426shopping 447-8tourist information 448-9tours 436-7transportation 449websites 449

San Diego area 46, 450-60, 454

San Diego International Airport 449

San Diego Zoo 429San Diego Zoo Safari

Park 458San Fernando Valley

359, 373San Francisco 9, 45, 48-87,

51, 56-7, 62, 64-5, 66-7, 70, 72, 8-9

accommodations 48, 73-7

activities 68-9area codes 49children, travel with 85climate 48 dangers & annoyances

86drinking & nightlife 81-3entertainment 83-5festivals & events 70-3food 48, 77-81, 474-5free attractions 49highlights 51history 50-2information 86internet access 86neighbourhoods 50planning 49population 49shopping 85-6sights 52-68tours 69-70, 61transport to/from 86-7transport within 87walking tours 71, 71weather 48websites 49, 86

San Jose 130-4San Juan Bautista 291-2San Juan Capistrano 422-3San Luis Obispo 17, 297-

302, 298, 304, 17, 25San Miguel 295, 345San Pedro 359, 372-3San Rafael 100San Simeon 285-6Santa Barbara 12, 310-26,

312, 12, 399accommodations 318drinking & nightlife 322-3entertainment 323-4food 320-2highlights 309information 324-5itineraries 310shopping 324

Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

519IN

DEX S

- Wtravel to/within 325-6walking tour 315

Santa Barbara County 46, 308-46, 309

accommodations 308climate 308food 308highlights 309weather 308wine 16, 326-37, 328,

2, 17Santa Barbara Island 345Santa Clara Valley 129Santa Cruz 15, 252-60,

252, 260-1, 15, 412-13accommodation 256-7activities 254attractions 253-4drinking & nightlife

258-9entertainment 259festivals & events 255-6food 257-8information 259shopping 259transportation 259-60

Santa Cruz Island 344Santa Cruz Mountains 260Santa Monica 357-8, 367,

371-2, 374, 378, 398, 368

Santa Monica Pier 358, 398

Santa Paula 341Santa Rita Hills Wine Trail

330-2Santa Rosa 188-90Santa Ynez Valley 331-44Sausalito 19, 95-7, 19scenic drives, see road

trips & scenic drives, car travel

Schwarzenegger, Arnold 470

Scotia 232scuba diving, see diving &

snorkelingSea Ranch 202-3Seal Beach 400seals, see elephant sealsSebastopol 179-82Shelter Cove 230shopping, see individual

locationsSilicon Valley 129, 463,

470-1Silver Lake 353-4, 373-4Sir Francis Drake Blvd area

99-100skating 68, 405

skiing 41Smith River National

Recreation Area 246smoking 503snorkeling, see diving &

snorkelingSolvang 333-6Sonoma 168-73, 169Sonoma Coast State Beach

200Sonoma Valley 11, 45, 164-

75, 166, see also Wine Country

spas 23, 69, see also hot springs

sports 483St Helena 155-9Stanford University 129-30state parks & reserves 22,

493-5, see also national parks & reserves

Andrew Molera State Park 277-8

Año Nuevo State Reserve 137-8

Bale Grist Mill & Bothe-Napa Valley State Parks 159-60

Big Basin Redwoods State Park 260

Butano State Park 137Crystal Cove State

Park 417, 398Del Norte Coast Red-

woods State Park 245-6

Humboldt Lagoons State Park 243

Humboldt Redwoods State Park 230-2

Jack London State Historic Park 173

Jackson Demonstration State Forest 224

Jedediah Smith Red-woods State Park 246

Jug Handle State Reserve 211-12

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park 278-9

Mackerricher State Park 215

Montaña de Oro State Park 290-1

Montgomery Woods State Reserve 223

Morro Bay State Park 289

Mt Diablo State Park 127-8

Mt Tamalpais State Park 102-3

Patrick’s Point State Park 243

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 278

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 245

Redwood National & State Parks 243-6

Richardson Grove State Park 226

Robert Louis Stevenson State Park 160

Salt Point State Park 202

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park 228

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park 173-4

Tolowa Dunes State Park 249

Van Damme State Park 206

Steinbeck, John 263, 292-3Summerland 338Sunset Boulevard 355Sunset Strip 355surfing 33-4, 398

Huntington Beach 401Monterey 266-95 Newport Beach 404-5Orange County 422, 14San Diego 435Santa Barbara 315-16Santa Cruz 254

sustainability 495-6swimming 32-3

TTall Ships Festival 27taxis 512telephone services 20, 504theater 84theme parks 43, 384, see

also DisneylandBalboa Fun Zone 403-4Knott’s Berry Farm 395-6Santa Cruz Beach

Boardwalk 253 SeaWorld San

Diego 433-5Six Flags Discovery

Kingdom 128Soak City Orange

County 395Tiburon 97-9Tijuana, Mexico 448time 20, 500tipping 503tourist information 504,

see also individual locations

Tournament of Roses 26train travel 508, 512transportation 21, 506-12travel seasons, see

weathertravel to/from coastal

California 506-8travel within coastal

California 508-12trees, 489 see

also redwood forestsTrestles 423Trinidad 241-3TV 23-4, 485-6, 500

UUkiah 221-2Urban Wine Trail 322

Vvacations 503-4Vallejo 128vegetarian & vegan

travelers 473-4Venice 18, 358-9, 367, 372,

374, 378, 368, 18, 414-15

Ventana Wilderness 280Ventura 341-3vineyards, see wineriesvisas 20, 505visual arts 488

Wwalking, see hikingwalking tours

Los Angeles 365, 365San Francisco 71, 71Santa Barbara 315, 318

Warner, Jane 67water 495-6water sports 119, see also

individual sportsweather 20, 26-7, 492-3,

see also individual locations

websites 21weights 500West Hollywood 354-5,

364, 370-1, 374, 376-8, 362-3

Westport 215-16whales 489-90whale-watching 18, 26, 39,

205, 255, 18Bodega Head 198Monterey 266San Diego 436San Francisco 68

520

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EX W - Z

whale-watching continuedSanta Barbara 315Trinidad 241

wildflowers 489wildlife 489-9wildlife reserves

Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary 238

Audubon Canyon Ranch 104

Humbolt Bay National Wildlife Refuge 234

Lake Earl Wildlife Area 249

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 262

Point Blue Conservation

Science 105Willits 223-5Winchester Mystery

House 130windsurfing 38-9wine 22, 155, 476-8Wine Country 11, 45, 139-

94, 140, 11accommodation 139,

147-8, 151-2, 154, 155-7, 161-3, 170-1

basics 165children, travel with 160climate 139food 139, 149-50, 152-4,

157-8, 163, 171-2, 475highlights 140

tours 143transportation 140-2weather 139

wineries 27Alexander Valley 179Anderson Valley 220Annapolis Winery 203Bonnie Doon

Vineyard 138 Clear Lake 217Dry Creek Valley 178-9Edna Valley 301Foxen 329Foxen Canyon Wine

Trail 329-30Napa Valley 142-6Paso Robles 295-6

Russian River area 175-9Santa Barbara 322,

326-37Santa Rita Hills Wine

Trail 330-2Sonoma Valley 164-8Ukiah 222Urban Wine Trail 322

YYountville 151-4

Zzoos 24, 43

San Diego 429, 458

Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

521N

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522

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TES

523N

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524

NO

TES

525N

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Walking Tour detourWalking Tour

Path/Walking Trail

BeachBird SanctuaryBuddhistCastle/PalaceChristianConfucianHinduIslamicJainJewishMonumentMuseum/Gallery/Historic BuildingRuinSento Hot Baths/OnsenShintoSikhTaoistWinery/VineyardZoo/Wildlife SanctuaryOther Sight

DivingBodysurfing

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Drinking & NightlifeCafe

BankEmbassy/ConsulateHospital/MedicalInternetPolicePost OfficeTelephoneToiletTourist InformationOther Information

Airport

Border crossingBART station

BusBoston T station

CyclingFerry

Underground station

MonorailParking

Metro/Muni station

Petrol stationSubway/SkyTrain stationTaxiTrain station/RailwayTram

Other Transport

LighthouseHut/ShelterBeach

LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall

River, CreekIntermittent River

Swamp/Mangrove

Reef

Canal

Water

Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake

Glacier

Mudflat

Beach/Desert

Airport/Runway

Cemetery (Christian)

Cemetery (Other)

Park/Forest

Sportsground

Sight (Building)

International

DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall

Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village

State/Province

Camping

Canoeing/KayakingCourse/TourSkiingSnorkelingSurfingSwimming/PoolWalkingWindsurfingOther Activity

LaneTertiary

TollwayFreewayPrimary

StepsPlaza/Mall

Pedestrian overpass

Secondary

Unsealed roadRoad under construction

Tunnel

Cable car/Funicular

Sights

Activities,Courses & Tours

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Information Routes

Boundaries

Hydrography

Areas

Geographic

Population

Transport

Note: Not all symbols displayed aboveappear on the maps in this book

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