@lisarosanty: 📌 SAVE your weekend gateways idea from SF🤍 I had the BEST time exploring these stunning destinations just a short drive from SF! Here are the must-visit spots for each location. 🌊 📍 Big Sur (2.5 - 3 hr) - McWay Falls - Bixby Bridge - Pfeiffer Beach - Garrapata State Park Bluff Trail - Garrapata Beach: Calla Lily Valley - Point Lobos State Natural Reserve 📍 Santa Cruz & Capitola (1.5 - 2 hr) - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Capitola Village - Natural Bridges State Beach - Wilder Ranch State Park - West Cliff Drive - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park 📍 Point Reyes National Seashore (1.5 - 2 hr) -Point Reyes Lighthouse - South Beach Overlook - Chimney Rock Trail - Cypress Tree Tunnel - Point Reyes Shipwrecks - Alamere Falls - Tomales Bay Trail 📍Lake Tahoe (3.5 - 4 hr) - Emerald Bay State Park - Sand Harbor State Park - Eagle Falls & Eagle Lake - Heavenly Gondola & Heavenly Village - Secret Cove Beach - Cave Rock Trail 📍 Yosemite National Park (3.5 - 4 hr) - Yosemite Falls - Glacier Point & Tioga Pass - Tunnel View - Mist Trail (Vernal & Nevada Falls) - Yosemite Valley View - Mirror Lake Trail 📍 Monterey & Carmel-by-the-Sea (2 - 2.5 hr) - Monterey Bay Aquarium - 17-Mile Drive - Monterey Bay Whale Watch - Ocean Avenue - Carmel Beach - Point Lobos State Reserve 📍Mammoth Lakes (5 -5.5 hr) - Devils Postpile National Monument & Rainbow Falls - Wild Willy’s Hot Springs - Convict Lake - Hot Creek Geological Site - Crowley Lake - Big Pine Lakes - June Lake Loop 📍Napa & Sonoma (1.5 hr) - Domaine Carneros - Castello di Amorosa - Oxbow Public Market - Napa Valley Wine Train - Napa Valley Hot Air Balloon - V. Sattui Winery 📍Half Moon Bay (45 min - 1 hr) - Half Moon Bay State Beach - Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail - Mavericks Beach - Poplar Beach - Pillar Point Harbor - Gray Whale Cove State Beach 📍Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park (4.5 hr) - General Sherman Tree - General Grant Grove - Congress Trail - Moro Rock Trail - Tunnel Log - Giant Forest best weekend trips from San Francisco. California weekend trips. San Francisco day trips. #sftravel #sanfrancisco #california
