Places outside of San Fran for visitors..Beaches..red woods

Would love to rent a car and go to places with in a couple of ours??

Places outside of San Fran for visitors..Beaches..red woods

You can go north or south, depending upon how much time you want to spend getting there.

Driving north of SF, you can cross the Golden Gate Bridge and head out to Highway 1, visit the redwoods in Muir Woods, then continue on to Stinson Beach and even farther to Point Reyes National Seashore. It%26#39;s a beautiful area and located amazingly close to SF yet very rural. However, what you experience at the coast will vary greatly depending upon the time of year you visit, from fog to cold and wind to warm weather. These aren%26#39;t your sunny southern California beaches.

Driving south, you can also drive along the coast on Hwy 1 and head to Half Moon Bay and eventually to Santa Cruz (you could also take the faster route to Santa Cruz and take 280 S to 17 to get to Santa Cruz) Just north of Santa Cruz is Big Basin Redwoods Park, as well as Henry Cowell Redwood park. You could continue further south to Monterey Bay and spend the night down there.

My personal preference would be the northern route, as that keeps you closer to SF while still giving you an excellent variety of scenery.

Places outside of San Fran for visitors..Beaches..red woods

Ditto with Macjack. . . and if you do take the northern route, you might also check out the Sonoma wine country just north of the city (about an hour%26#39;s drive). . . the town of Sonoma, the village of Glen Ellen, Benziger Winery tour, Jack London State Park are doable and fun. . . .

Enjoy!

Thank you Mack Jack