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Tahoe's not too far and you can stop in Sacramento on your way through. Its BEAUTIFUL in Tahoe, and while its pushing your 3 hour limit, its sooo worth it!
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This might have some suggestions:
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/visiting-san-fran-what-should-i-do
If you are an outdoorsy type, there is tons, tons, tons of hiking and backpacking to do. Also, a *must* is a trip to Monterey and a visit to the Aquarium. I really think it's the best in the world.
Some others: Muir woods (even if you don't hike), Stanford Museum and campus, Gilroy Garlic Festival (seriously, such cheeseball fun), beaches on the PCH (Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz).
yosemite national park is a 4 hour drive. stay over there and visit this beautiful place. one day may not be enough. i don't even think 2 days is enough. i think you can even take amtrak.
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Some other suggestions: Sausalito (you can get there by riding bikes across the Golden Gate Bridge...super fun!), Tiburon, Santa Cruz Mystery Spot, Mount Diablo, Monterey 17 mile drive. Have fun!
If you want just a day trip, you should go get lunch at Duarte's in Pescadero (about 45 min north of santa cruz).
Then drive north on hwy 1, and take a right on hwy 84 - this road is awesome! Once you get past the fields, and you get into the foresty area, there's a turn-off for a little hiking area.
When you get to skyline (the top of the hill - alice's restaurant is on the left, and the gas station is there), take a left, and you can drive through some more forests, with more opportunities for nature hikes.
I love this area!
** on some nature hikes, you might even be lucky enough to find some chanterelle mushrooms!! The best time to look is october through march, though.
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To the South - Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur - some of my FAVORITE places on this earth!
To the North - The Sea Ranch - INCREDIBLE town. A bit of a harrowing drive on switch-backs, but worth it...is is beautiful.
Yay, come to Tahoe! And like other posters said, Yosemite and Sacramento are awesome, too. In the late summer/fall you can also come up to Apple Hill, which is just over your 3 hour limit. You can do apple picking, drink apple wine, tour all the orchards... And close by is of course San Jose, Berkeley, the Jelly Belly Factory...
I'm also a fan of Castle Crags State Park...followed by a swim in Lake Shasta on the way home :)
You can check out:
Yay Bay Area! :) So excited for you!
I second those who mentioned Monterey/Carmel (you can do both in the same trip). Santa Cruz beach boardwalk is also a great day trip! Also maybe a hike at Angel Island or a tourist's trip over to Alcatraz. Also, don't forget SF even though it's at the heart of the Bay Area -- there are plenty of museums and shopping to make up multiple day trips' worth of exploring.
There are large outdoor mall style outlet stores in Vacaville, Napa and Gilroy that are worth checking out for a day of cheaper retail therapy.
The following I'd recommend staying overnight at least 1 night to make it really worth it, though technically you could do a day trip:
- If you like the beach I recommend heading down to San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach and Montana de Oro State Park (3.5 hours away). I'm totally biased b/c I went to school down there, but it's gorgeous!
- Yosemite is a definite MUST SEE while you are in CA... all caps intentional! LOVE!
- Lake Tahoe is great as a relaxing trip in summer or a ski/snowboard trip during snow season.
Mr. P and I went to Yosemite during our honeymoon and SLO/Pismo for a minimoon trip, so if you'd like to see pics you can backtrack a little in the bloglink in my profile to those particular posts!
Thanks! You bees are great! I cant believe how soon the move is!!!! Yay! (WHOA Exclamation points!!!!)
BTW -- we DEFINITELY will be doing everything and anything in SF. I just wanted to know what the things to do outside so if we have a night where we are twiddling our thumbs, we are ready to book it out of town the next day lol.
Would anyone be interested in trying to coordinate a SF Bee Meetup this summer?
I was thinking of suggesting some such thing...though maybe sooner than the summer. I've got "wedding" on the brain a lot...be nice to talk about it with other Bees instead of subjecting innocent bystanders to it :)
Any other interest?
I think a meetup would be a great idea!
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Okay as long as its after the second week of May ... I'm sure I'll have a lot of job hunting to do which will give me some free time when I first move hehe!
I agree with Lillindy -- definitely check out Sonoma and the Alexander Valley Hwy is a great drive between Sonoma and Napa. Stop at Hendry Wine for a personal 2 hour tour and it's free with a personal tasting with the winemaker himself! You can see my suggestions for a Sonoma Napa Day Tour on Yelp>>
If you're a foodie, do stop in at the Ferry Building and treat yourself to Recchiuti Confections, Miette's French macaroons, Cowgirl Creamery's Drake slathered on Acme Bread's French baguette. http://www.cuesa.org/
Oakland's College Ave is great for shopping, and eat at Wood Tavern. Hike Sibley Volcanic Park or Redwood Regional at the top of the Oakland Hills (Skyline Blvd). http://www.ebparks.org/
One of my favorite daytrips is to go to Woodside and visit Thomas Fogarty, the native California plant nursery and eat a hamburger at Alice's. I love stopping in at Palo Alto's Stanford Mall afterwards for my shopping fix.
Finally, wine tasting in Livermore and Pleasanton is actually pretty fun!
Sausalito is a great day trip and right across the golden gate bridge. :) GREAT seafood at one of my favorite seafood restaurants called FISH. http://www.331fish.com/
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As we are getting stuff finalized for the move, I have to say I am most excited about things we get to DO when living in the Bay Area. We will be here for a tleast 1 year (1 1/2 years) and who knows where we will be next? We are really excited to take advantage of the fun day trips. What are some things you suggest doing on our free weekends? (Maybe up to a 3 hour drive away)
Some things I've come across:
What are some others we should keep in mind?