Weekend getaways from San Francisco
9 places within about 4 hours of San Francisco, closest first. Locals go to get out of town, and visitors can add one to a city trip. Every trip here is by car.
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9 getaways, closest first
- 45 minby car Half Moon Bay Bluffs, pumpkin patches and a coastal trail just over the hill.
- 1 hrby car Sonoma Relaxed wine country with a historic plaza and family wineries.
- 1 hr 15 minby car Napa Valley World-class wineries, Calistoga mud baths and some of the best restaurants in the country.
- 1 hr 15 minby car Point Reyes Wild headlands, elk, oysters and a lighthouse at the edge of the Pacific.
- 2 hrby car Monterey and Carmel A world-famous aquarium, fairy-tale cottages in Carmel and 17-Mile Drive.
- 2 hr 30 minby car Big Sur Cliffs, redwoods and waterfalls on one of the world's great coastal roads.
- 3 hrby car Mendocino A Victorian village on headlands above the ocean.
- 3 hr 30 minby car Lake Tahoe A huge alpine lake with ski resorts in winter and beaches in summer.
- 4 hrby car Yosemite Granite walls, giant sequoias and waterfalls that thunder in spring.
Nothing matches both filters. Try a longer trip or a different kind of weekend.