Daytrips San Francisco and Northern California

Unlike the dime-a-dozen Bay Area travel guides geared for tourists, this book is a great resource for residents. Do not mistake this book for yet another "weekend getaways around the Bay Area" travel book, either; this book does not assume you have three days off. If you live and work in the Bay Area, you can enjoy most of the trips in this book on your regular weekend off without having to carve into your precious vacation time. The book isn't perfect. After all, it's tough to squeeze in 50 itineraries in one book, so each trip is only a few pages long. If you want to get off the recommended itineraries, obtain some additional literature about your destination (either online, thru its chamber of commerce or visitor center if you want to keep a frugal budget). The maps in this book are also rather rudimentary. You won't get lost, but you won't find a tremendous lot beyond what is drawn on the map. Fortunately a quick trip to your auto club should remedy your need for more comprehensive road maps. All in all however, this book is great and highly usable. Definitely recommended.