Between Chico CA and Bakersfield CA where would you go if you had two free days to explore California.?
My Girlfriend and I are traveling from Chico to Bakersfield to visit family and we will have two free days with nothing to do. We are going end of March. We were thinking visit Yosemite park but it may still be too snowy. We just went to Monterey a couple months back so thats out. Any suggestions for travel destinations in the central valley of California?
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I'd side track into the bay area....it's beautiful. As is Yosemite, even at the end of winter. March will have the waterfalls full if the snow is melting, and seeing as how we've had an interesting winter it is hard to tell. The only down fall is that in Yosemite at that time of year, some of the attractions are closed. Personally, I love San Francisco, Sausalito, Alcatraz, the golden gate bridge....and all of that can be explored in two full days. Good luck!
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They plow the roads in Yosemite, so it is definitely worth a visit. Sequoia national park is also great. On the coast, Montana de Oro state park is very beautiful. The drive from Monterey to San Luis Obispo on the coast highway through Big Sur is very beautiful.
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Actually, I think that - this year, especially - you'd be okay in Yosemite at the end of March since we've had so little rain and snow so far. Unless we have some pretty big storms between now and then, it might not be very snowy. But even if it is, Yosemite is beautiful under a blanket of snow and the Valley Floor facilities are usually open all year, so that's still a possibility for you. There's more information about Yosemite here: http://www.discovernortherncalifornia.com/yosemite-national-park.html My other suggestion is to play at being 49ers. Stop off in Sacramento and visit Old Sacramento (it's easy to imagine yourself back in 1849 since this is very much as it would have looked then); then visit Sutter's Fort (they have it set up very well with a self-guided tour around the fort). From Sacramento you could take your choice of: (1) Follow the Sacramento River in reverse of the route the 49ers would have taken from San Francisco, then do the Barbary Coast Trail and/or the Gold Rush Trail in San Francisco (see http://www.discovernortherncalifornia.com/gold-rush-trail.html for more information); or (2) Head up to Coloma, visit Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park (http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=484 ), then follow Highway 49 (which is the Gold Rush Trail) south as far as you want to (I would suggest at least to Jamestown) before cutting back over to I-5 at either Modesto or Merced. It's a lovely drive and there's lots of interest along the way! I hope this helps & that you have a great trip, whatever you decide to do!
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