Northern California


Northern California is positively stuffed with cool places to visit. These Northern California destinations will help you fulfill a weekend getaway or a longer California vacation.

For the Bay Area out our local’s guides to San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay.

Plan a road trip to one of these scenic coastal towns, to the north coast redwoods, or to Yosemite.

And then hit the mountains with a road trip to Lake Tahoe, including the scenic drive around it, hit up the ski resorts, have winter fun, and visit some breweries.

Here’s the full archive:

Best Beaches in Half Moon Bay: Cowell Ranch

The 10 Best Half Moon Bay Beaches

Find the best Half Moon Bay beaches for you. This guide recommends beaches for: surfing, dogs, kids, beach strolls, tide pooling and more.

Volcanic Scenic Byway in California: Lassen National Park. highway and mountains

20 Eyepopping Scenic Drives in California

Get road trip inspiration with these 20 ideas for the best scenic drives in California. Find 10 multi-day and 10 day trip ideas covering Northern and Southern California.