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This is Our Northern California Site Map

Northern California Beach; Photo by Suzi Rosenberg Think of it as a Table of Contents or an Index. No pictures (well, almost no pictures!), no maps, no padding - just an easy way to find the Northern California travel tips that YOU are looking for. The group of pages you'll find listed first are what I call the "Taking Care of Business" pages, things like "About Me," "Blog/What's New," "Contact Me," etc. - arranged, as you can see, in alphabetical order. Next comes "Where Do You Want To Go Today?" - each major area of Northern California listed alphabetically with it's sub-pages underneath. The site map sub-pages are grouped by type of topic, like "Attractions," "Beaches," "Camping" - so, if you want travel tips about San Francisco or Yosemite, look for "Discover San Francisco", and "Discover Yosemite".

Or maybe you're looking for specific adventures like camping or whale watching in Northern California (not necessarily near San Francisco or in Yosemite). You'll find those site map listings under "What Do You Want To Do Today?"

And last - but certainly not least - you'll see the section I like to call "Discovering YOUR Northern California Adventures!" These are the comments, contributions, questions, stories, and travel tips that YOU and other READERS LIKE YOU have given us - along with the gift of their Insider Secrets!

So check out our Site Map - discover the Northern California topics YOU'RE interested in - and click on the links!

Or simply enter what you're looking for in the Search Box below and let Google help you find YOUR favorite NorCal topic!

And if none of this gets you what you're looking for, feel free as always to contact me and I'll do my best to answer (or find the answer to) any of your Northern California questions!

Site Map:
Taking Care of Business

Discover Northern California's Home Page

1. About Me (Who Am I and Why Am I Doing This?)
2. Advertise (Are You an Advertiser?)
3. Advertising Policy (Can You Rely on Our Travel Tips?)
4. Blog (What's New at Discover Northern California?)
5. Build Your Own Website (Want to do What I've Done?)
6. Contact Me (Have a Question or Comment?)
7. Privacy Policy (How Much Do We Respect Your Privacy?)
8. Site Map (You are HERE!)
9. Visitor Survey (Tell Us What YOU Think of Discover Northern California!)
   

Site Map:
Where Do You Want to Go Today?

Discover Alameda County (and Discover the East Bay)

Discover Alpine County (Fondly Called The California Alps)

1. Alpine County Attractions
   

Discover Big Sur (Quirky Character at its Best)

1. Big Sur Attractions (First Timer Must-Sees)
   
2. Big Sur Beaches (Garrapata to Elephant Seal)
   Garrapata, Molera, and Pfeiffer
   Mill Creek and Limekiln
   Sand Dollar, Jade Cove, and Willow Creek
   Nude Beaches
   
3. Big Sur Camping (Backcountry to Streamside)
   Back Country Camping
   Forest Service Camping
   Oceanview Camping
   Private Camping
   State Parks Camping
   Streamside Camping
   
4. Big Sur Day Trips (Where do YOU Want To Go?)
   Big Sur Day Trips: Salinas
   
5. Things To Do in Big Sur (Five Free Things)

Discover Calaveras County (of Jumping Frog Fame)

1. Calaveras County Attractions (Antiques to Ziplines)
2. Calaveras County Communities to Visit
   Coperopolis
   

Discover California's Central Valley (California's Ultimate Gold Mine)

Discover Chico (My Adopted Home Town)

1. Chico Day Trips (Where Do YOU Want To Go?)
   Chico Day Trips: Sutter Buttes
   Chico Day Trips: Gold Country Drive
   
2. Chico Downtown (Lively and Vibrant)
   Chico Downtown Shopping
   Chico Downtown Culture
   
3. Chico Events (Local to National)
   California Nut Festival
   Chico Kite Day
   National Yo-Yo Contest
   Snow Goose Festival
   Soroptomist Home and Garden Show
   
4. Chico Farmers Markets (Let Me Count The Ways)
   
5. Chico Things To Do (Never at a Loss For Something To Do)

Discover Del Norte County (Rugged and Natural)

1. Del Norte County Attractions (Old Growth Redwoods)
   

Discover Lake Tahoe (A Border Runs Through It)

1. Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts (Not Only About Skiing)
2. Lake Tahoe: Discovery Trail
   

Discover Marin County (East Marin or West Marin?)

1. Marin County Attractions (The Top Ten)
   

Discover Mendocino County (Diverse and Spectacular)

1. Fort Bragg (Blue Collar Fishing Village)
   
2. Little River (Don't Blink - You Won't Want to Miss It!)
   
3. Mendocino Village (Are We in Maine Yet?)

Discover Mono County: Mono Lake

Discover Monterey County California (Beach Towns to Farmland)

1. Monterey (Former Capital of Alta California)
2. Carmel-by-the-Sea with Pets (by Carol Martin)
   

Discover Napa County (Half of California's Wine Country)

1. Napa County Attractions (Beyond the Wine)
   

Discover Sacramento California (California's Capital City)

Discover San Francisco (None Other Than The City)

1. San Francisco Attractions (First-Timer Must-Sees)
   Alcatraz Island
   Cable Cars
   Chinatown
   Coit Tower
   Fisherman's Wharf
   Golden Gate Bridge
   Union Square
   Union Street
   
2. San Francisco Neighborhoods (My Favorite Part of The City)
   Chinatown Neighborhood
   Fisherman's Wharf Neighborhood
   North Beach Neighborhood
   The Marina/Cow Hollow
   
3. San Francisco Nude Beaches (Beaches - Who Knew?)
   
4. San Francisco Things To Do (The Free and The Almost Free)
   

Discover Santa Cruz (Beach City Babylon)

1. Santa Cruz Things To Do (Iconically Speaking)
   

Discover Shasta County (An Original All the Way)

Discover Siskiyou County (The State of Jefferson)

Discover Sonoma County (The Other Half of Wine Country)

1. Sonoma County Communities
   Healdsburg
   
2. Sonoma County Day Trips (There's More Than Wine)
   Sonoma County Day Trips: Glen Ellen
   Sonoma County Day Trips: Russian River
   
3. Sonoma County Wineries (But Then There's Wine)
   
4. Sonoma Valley Wineries (The Appellation)
   
5. Sonoma Town (History, Shopping, and Wine Tasting)
   Sonoma Plaza
   Sonoma Plaza History
   
6. Sonoma Things To Do (More Free Things To Do)

Discover Tehama County (Olive Country and More)

Discover Top Northern California Attractions

Discover Trinity County (Trinity Alps, Clear Mountain Lakes...)

1. Trinity County Attractions (Joss House to Scenic Byways)
   

1. Ashland, Oregon (It's Not ALL About Shakespeare!)
   

Discover Yosemite National Park (Wilderness at its Best!)

1. Yosemite Camping (The Wild and the Wooly)
   Yosemite Campgrounds (Everything You Need to Know)
   
2. Yosemite Lodging (Take Your Pick)
   Yosemite Cabins & Tent Cabins
   Yosemite High Country Lodges
   Yosemite Hotels
   Yosemite Lodge at the Falls
3. Yosemite's Secrets: Off the Beaten-path Adventures
4. Hiking with Yosemite Bears
5. Don't Feed the Bears
6. Yosemite: Taft Point
7. Yosemite: Things to See and Do
   

Site Map:
What Do You Want to Do Today?

Discover Activity Village (Awesome Activity Experiences)

1. Discover Castle Rock (and Rock Climbing)

Discover Day Trips (Expand your horizons)

1. Big Sur Day Trips
   Day Trip to Salinas
   
2. Chico Day Trips
   Day Trip to Sutter Buttes
   Day Trip: Gold Country Drive
   
3. Sonoma Day Trips
   Day Trip to Glen Ellen and Jack London
   Day Trip along the Russian River
   

Discover Camping (Northern California Camping is the BEST!)

1. Camping: Big Sur (On the Rim of the Pacific)
   
2. Camping: Family Camping Tips (From Our Family to Yours)
   
3. RV Destinations in Northern California
4. Camping: Yosemite (Drama at its FINEST!)

Discover Events and Festivals (throughout the North State)

1. January through March
   
2. April through June
   
3. July through September
   
4. October through December
   
5. Northern California Fun Food Festivals

Discover the Gold Rush (California's Claim to Fame)

1. Gold Discovery (January 24, 1848)
2. Gold Panning (Then and Now)
3. Gold Rush History (Going for the Gold)
   Around the Horn
   Overland by Covered Wagon
   Then On to the Goldfields
4. Gold Rush Sites (See how the 49ers Lived)
   Empire Mine
   Old Sacramento
   Sutter's Fort
   Sutter's Mill
5. Gold Rush Trail (Follow the 49ers)
   

Discover Whale Watching

1. Whale Watching Tips
2. What Watching Trips
   Whale Watching Aloft
   Whale Watching Asea
   Whale Watching Ashore
   
3. Whale Watching Videos

Discover Helpful Hints and Tips

1. Beach Safety Tips
2. Best Kept Travel Secrets
3. Family Camping Tips
4. iPhone Apps for Mapping out Holiday Travel
   
5. Nude Beaches
6. Recession Travel Tips
7. Tide Pool Tips
8. Travel Sites I Love
9. Travel Tips
10. Whale Watching Tips
11. Wine Tasting Tips
12. Winter Driving Tips

Discover Weekend Trips (Expand your horizons more)

1. The Pacific Flyway
   

Site Map:
Discovering Your Northern California Adventures

Here's What Our Readers Have to Say!

1. YOUR Big Sur Adventures
   Big Sur After the Fires
   Tubing on Big Sur River
   
2. YOUR Calaveras County Adventures
3. YOUR Chico Adventures
   If You Visited Chico
   
4. YOUR Del Norte County Adventures
5. YOUR FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
   Do You Know any Good Spots
   to go Crabbing in Northern California?
   Looking to Relocate to Northern
   California
   Warmer Weather Camping in
   March/April?
   Ziplines??
   How Do I Download a Map for the Russian River Drive Day Trip?
   
   
6. YOUR Gold Country Adventures
   5th Grade History Field Trip
   
7. YOUR Lake Tahoe Adventures
8. YOUR Marin County Adventures
9. YOUR Mendocino County Adventures
   Best Wintertime Whitewater in California
   
10. YOUR Miscellanous Adventures
    Dream of Dreams
    From My Youth: Burney Falls
    Great Stays, Low Pays
    Lost Coast Pictures
    More About California Admission Day
    My Lodi
    Nevada City
    No Story, But...
    The Most Boring Road in California
    
    
11. YOUR Napa County Adventures
    Downtown Napa Not So Good;
    Go Up the Valley
    "Why Shouldn't You Pay Like
    Everyone Who Visits?"
    
12. YOUR Northern California Camping Adventures
    Warmer Weather Camping in March/April?
    
13. YOUR San Francisco Adventures
    Great Places to Eat in San Francisco!
    How To Be A (Hayes) Valley Girl
    
    
14. YOUR Santa Cruz County Adventures
    My Home Town
    Old Friends in Santa Cruz
    Santa Cruz Boardwalk: 3 Generations
    Santa Cruz Memories
    
    
15. YOUR Sonoma County Adventures
    Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma
    Sonoma Cooking Class
    
    
16. YOUR Whale Watching Adventures
    A Whale Watching Dream Come True
    Whale Watching in March
    
17. YOUR Wine Tasting Adventures
18. YOUR World Travel Adventures
19. YOUR Yosemite Adventures
    Don't Feed the Bears!
    Hiking with Yosemite Bears
    Yosemite's Secrets - Off the Beaten
    Path Adventures!
    
    

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