Destinations
Places worth a trip
We only write up places we've actually been and know what to do with. Each one is tagged by the season that makes it worth the drive.
Spring
North Table Mountain, Oroville
Best April wildflower hike in Northern California, hands down. Flat, easy, short. Stunning if you catch the peak week.
Point Reyes National Seashore
Gray whale migration and coastal wildflowers overlap for a two-week window in April. The only place on the NorCal coast with both at once.
Mendocino coast
Rough coast, dramatic headlands, last-of-season Dungeness crab at the fish markets, and the boats switching over to whale tours.