Lonely Planet California & Nevada
by Schulte-Peevers, Andrea; Schulte-Peevers, David; Keller, Nancy; Gierlich, Marisa; McNeely, Scott; Lyon, James; Wheeler, TonyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher(s): Lonely Planet
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Summary
Describes sites and national parks in California and Nevada, suggests restaurants, accommodations, and entertainment, and provides budgeting and travel tips.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 17 |
| Facts for the Visitor | p. 19 |
| Planning | p. 19 |
| Responsible Tourism | p. 20 |
| Tourist Offices | p. 21 |
| Visas and Documents | p. 21 |
| Customs | p. 25 |
| Money | p. 26 |
| Post and Communications | p. 30 |
| Internet Resources | p. 32 |
| Books | p. 33 |
| Newspapers and Magazines | p. 34 |
| Radio | p. 35 |
| TV | p. 35 |
| Photography and Video | p. 35 |
| Time | p. 36 |
| Electricity | p. 37 |
| Weights and Measures | p. 37 |
| Laundry | p. 37 |
| Toilets | p. 37 |
| Health | p. 37 |
| Women Travelers | p. 42 |
| Gay and Lesbian Travelers | p. 43 |
| Disabled Travelers | p. 44 |
| Senior Travelers | p. 45 |
| Travel with Children | p. 45 |
| Useful Organizations | p. 46 |
| Dangers and Annoyances | p. 47 |
| Emergency | p. 50 |
| Legal Matters | p. 50 |
| Business Hours | p. 51 |
| Public Holidays | p. 51 |
| Cultural Events | p. 51 |
| Special Events | p. 52 |
| Work | p. 55 |
| Accommodations | p. 55 |
| Food | p. 61 |
| Drinks | p. 64 |
| Entertainment | p. 65 |
| Spectator Sports | p. 67 |
| Shopping | p. 68 |
| Activities | p. 70 |
| Hiking and Backpacking | p. 70 |
| Bicycling | p. 76 |
| Skiing | p. 77 |
| Rock Climbing and Mountaineering | p. 80 |
| Horseback Riding | p. 81 |
| River Running | p. 82 |
| Sea Kayaking | p. 83 |
| Surfing and Windsurfing | p. 83 |
| Diving and Snorkeling | p. 85 |
| Fishing | p. 86 |
| Caving | p. 86 |
| Golf | p. 86 |
| Hot-Air Ballooning | p. 86 |
| Skydiving | p. 87 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 88 |
| Air | p. 88 |
| Bus | p. 95 |
| Train | p. 96 |
| Car and Motorcycle | p. 97 |
| Organized Tours | p. 97 |
| Getting Around | p. 99 |
| Air | p. 99 |
| Bus | p. 99 |
| Train | p. 100 |
| Car and Motorcycle | p. 101 |
| Bicycle | p. 105 |
| Hitchhiking | p. 106 |
| Boat | p. 106 |
| Local Transport | p. 106 |
| Organized Tours | p. 107 |
| Facts About California | p. 110 |
| History | p. 110 |
| Geography | p. 123 |
| Climate | p. 125 |
| Ecology and Environment | p. 125 |
| Flora and Fauna | p. 127 |
| National and State Parks | p. 131 |
| Government and Politics | p. 133 |
| Economy | p. 134 |
| Population and People | p. 135 |
| Arts | p. 136 |
| Religion | p. 148 |
| Language | p. 148 |
| San Francisco | p. 151 |
| History | p. 151 |
| Information | p. 154 |
| Union Square | p. 156 |
| Civic Center | p. 157 |
| South of Market | p. 157 |
| Financial District | p. 159 |
| Nob Hill | p. 160 |
| Chinatown | p. 161 |
| North Beach | p. 162 |
| Russian Hill | p. 164 |
| Fisherman's Wharf | p. 164 |
| Marina and Cow Hollow | p. 165 |
| Pacific Heights | p. 165 |
| Japantown | p. 166 |
| The Haight | p. 166 |
| The Castro | p. 167 |
| The Mission | p. 168 |
| The Presidio | p. 168 |
| San Francisco Map Section | p. 169 |
| The Richmond | p. 178 |
| Golden Gate Park | p. 179 |
| Sunset and Twin Peaks | p. 180 |
| The Bay | p. 181 |
| Activities | p. 182 |
| Walking Tours | p. 183 |
| Special Events | p. 184 |
| Places to Stay | p. 185 |
| Places to Eat | p. 190 |
| Entertainment | p. 201 |
| Spectator Sports | p. 209 |
| Shopping | p. 209 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 212 |
| Getting Around | p. 213 |
| San Francisco Bay Area | p. 217 |
| Marin County | p. 217 |
| Marin Headlands | p. 219 |
| Sausalito | p. 222 |
| Tiburon | p. 224 |
| Angel Island | p. 225 |
| Larkspur and Vicinity | p. 225 |
| San Rafael | p. 226 |
| Mill Valley | p. 227 |
| Mt Tamalpais SP | p. 228 |
| Muir Woods | p. 230 |
| The Coast | p. 231 |
| East Bay | p. 236 |
| Oakland | p. 236 |
| Berkeley | p. 247 |
| Beyond the Hills | p. 258 |
| San Pablo and Suisun Bays | p. 259 |
| The Peninsula | p. 260 |
| Palo Alto | p. 262 |
| San Jose | p. 267 |
| Half Moon Bay | p. 274 |
| Santa Cruz | p. 276 |
| San Juan Bautista | p. 282 |
| Wine Country | p. 284 |
| Napa Valley | p. 287 |
| Napa | p. 290 |
| Yountville | p. 291 |
| Oakville | p. 292 |
| Rutherford | p. 292 |
| St Helena | p. 292 |
| Calistoga | p. 293 |
| Sonoma Valley | p. 297 |
| Sonoma | p. 298 |
| Jack London SHP | p. 302 |
| Santa Rosa | p. 302 |
| Sacramento Valley | p. 304 |
| Sacramento | p. 304 |
| Davis | p. 313 |
| Yuba City and Marysville | p. 316 |
| Oroville | p. 318 |
| Chico | p. 320 |
| Red Bluff | p. 325 |
| Gold Country | p. 327 |
| Northern Gold Country | p. 328 |
| Yuba River | p. 329 |
| Nevada City and Grass Valley | p. 332 |
| Auburn | p. 338 |
| Auburn State Recreation Area | p. 339 |
| Coloma | p. 340 |
| Placerville | p. 341 |
| Southern Gold Country | p. 344 |
| Plymouth | p. 344 |
| Amador City | p. 344 |
| Sutter Creek | p. 346 |
| Jackson | p. 348 |
| Lake Amador and the Reservoirs | p. 349 |
| San Andreas | p. 349 |
| Angels Camp | p. 349 |
| Murphys | p. 350 |
| Ebbetts Pass | p. 351 |
| Sonora | p. 352 |
| Sonora Pass | p. 354 |
| Jamestown | p. 355 |
| Chinese Camp | p. 355 |
| Northern Mountains | p. 356 |
| Mt Shasta Area | p. 356 |
| Mt Shasta | p. 357 |
| Dunsmuir | p. 363 |
| Castle Crags SP | p. 364 |
| The Lakes | p. 364 |
| Redding | p. 366 |
| Shasta SHP | p. 369 |
| Weaverville | p. 369 |
| Trinity Scenic Byway | p. 370 |
| McCloud | p. 371 |
| McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial SP | p. 372 |
| Ash Creek Wildlife Area | p. 373 |
| Stewart Mineral Springs | p. 373 |
| Yreka | p. 373 |
| Scott Valley | p. 375 |
| Klamath NF | p. 375 |
| Northeastern California | p. 375 |
| Klamath Basin NWR | p. 375 |
| Lava Beds National Monument | p. 377 |
| Modoc NF | p. 378 |
| Alturas | p. 378 |
| Surprise Valley and Cedarville | p. 380 |
| Susanville | p. 380 |
| Lake Almanor, Chester and Westwood | p. 381 |
| Lassen NF | p. 382 |
| Lassen Volcanic NP | p. 383 |
| Quincy | p. 385 |
| Bucks Lake | p. 386 |
| Plumas-Eureka SP | p. 387 |
| Lakes Basin Recreation Area | p. 388 |
| Portola | p. 388 |
| Plumas NF | p. 389 |
| Western Mountains | p. 389 |
| Six Rivers NF | p. 389 |
| Mendocino NF | p. 390 |
| Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness | p. 390 |
| Clear Lake | p. 390 |
| North Coast | p. 394 |
| Russian River | p. 394 |
| Occidental | p. 399 |
| Sebastopol | p. 400 |
| Along Hwy 101 | p. 401 |
| Healdsburg | p. 401 |
| Hopland | p. 404 |
| Anderson Valley | p. 405 |
| Ukiah | p. 406 |
| Willits | p. 409 |
| Lower North Coast | p. 411 |
| Bodega Bay | p. 411 |
| Sonoma Coast State Beaches | p. 414 |
| Jenner | p. 415 |
| Fort Ross SHP | p. 415 |
| Salt Point SP | p. 416 |
| Gualala | p. 416 |
| Point Arena | p. 416 |
| Manchester SB | p. 417 |
| Elk | p. 417 |
| Navarro River Redwoods SP | p. 417 |
| Hendy Woods SP | p. 417 |
| Albion | p. 417 |
| Van Damme SP | p. 418 |
| Montgomery Woods State Reserve | p. 418 |
| Mendocino | p. 418 |
| Russian Gulch SP | p. 422 |
| Jug Handle State Reserve | p. 423 |
| Jackson Demonstration State Forest | p. 423 |
| Fort Bragg | p. 423 |
| MacKerricher SP | p. 426 |
| Westport | p. 426 |
| Upper North Coast | p. 426 |
| Leggett | p. 427 |
| Richardson Grove SP | p. 428 |
| Benbow Lake | p. 428 |
| Garberville | p. 429 |
| Humboldt Redwoods SP | p. 430 |
| Scotia | p. 431 |
| Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP | p. 431 |
| Ferndale | p. 432 |
| Lost Coast | p. 435 |
| Eureka | p. 437 |
| Arcata | p. 443 |
| Trinidad | p. 448 |
| Patrick's Point SP | p. 449 |
| Humboldt Lagoons SP | p. 450 |
| Orick | p. 450 |
| Redwood NP | p. 450 |
| Prairie Creek Redwoods SP | p. 451 |
| Klamath | p. 453 |
| Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP | p. 454 |
| Crescent City | p. 455 |
| Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP | p. 458 |
| Lake Earl SP | p. 458 |
| North to Oregon | p. 459 |
| Central Coast | p. 460 |
| Monterey Peninsula | p. 460 |
| Monterey Bay | p. 460 |
| Monterey | p. 462 |
| Pacific Grove | p. 473 |
| 17-Mile Drive | p. 475 |
| Carmel-by-the-Sea | p. 475 |
| Upper Central Coast | p. 479 |
| Big Sur | p. 479 |
| Hearst Castle | p. 485 |
| San Simeon | p. 488 |
| Cambria | p. 488 |
| Estero Bay | p. 489 |
| Along Hwy 101 | p. 492 |
| Lower Central Coast | p. 495 |
| San Luis Obispo | p. 495 |
| Santa Ynez Valley | p. 503 |
| Santa Barbara | p. 505 |
| Los Padres NF | p. 514 |
| Wine Country | p. 514 |
| Ventura | p. 515 |
| Channel Islands NP | p. 515 |
| San Joaquin Valley | p. 518 |
| The Sacramento Delta | p. 518 |
| Stockton | p. 520 |
| Modesto | p. 521 |
| Oakdale | p. 522 |
| Merced | p. 522 |
| Fresno | p. 524 |
| Blossom Trail | p. 529 |
| Hanford | p. 530 |
| Visalia | p. 530 |
| Bakersfield | p. 531 |
| Kern River | p. 535 |
| Sierra Nevada | p. 538 |
| Lake Tahoe | p. 540 |
| Truckee and Donner Summit | p. 542 |
| Squaw Valley USA | p. 547 |
| Tahoe City | p. 548 |
| North and East Shores | p. 550 |
| West Shore | p. 552 |
| Emerald Bay | p. 554 |
| South Lake Tahoe | p. 554 |
| Desolation Wilderness | p. 560 |
| Yosemite NP | p. 560 |
| Yosemite Gateways | p. 574 |
| Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks | p. 575 |
| Flora and Fauna | p. 577 |
| Kings Canyon Hwy | p. 578 |
| Generals Hwy | p. 579 |
| Mineral King | p. 580 |
| Three Rivers | p. 583 |
| Eastern Sierra | p. 584 |
| Bridgeport | p. 585 |
| Twin Lakes | p. 585 |
| Buckeye Hot Springs | p. 586 |
| Bodie SHP | p. 586 |
| Virginia and Lundy Lakes | p. 586 |
| Mono Lake | p. 587 |
| June Lake Loop | p. 589 |
| Mammoth Lakes | p. 590 |
| Bishop | p. 595 |
| Lone Pine | p. 598 |
| Los Angeles | p. 601 |
| History | p. 601 |
| Geography and Geology | p. 604 |
| Climate | p. 604 |
| Information | p. 604 |
| Downtown | p. 608 |
| Exposition Park | p. 611 |
| East Los Angeles | p. 612 |
| South Central | p. 613 |
| Hollywood | p. 615 |
| West Hollywood | p. 616 |
| LA Map Section | p. 617 |
| Mid-City | p. 632 |
| Griffith Park | p. 633 |
| Beverly Hills | p. 634 |
| Westside | p. 635 |
| Malibu | p. 637 |
| Santa Monica | p. 637 |
| Venice Beach | p. 638 |
| San Pedro | p. 638 |
| Long Beach | p. 639 |
| San Fernando Valley | p. 640 |
| Pasadena | p. 642 |
| Beaches | p. 644 |
| Mountains | p. 644 |
| Organized Tours | p. 645 |
| Special Events | p. 646 |
| Places to Stay | p. 646 |
| Places to Eat | p. 654 |
| Entertainment | p. 662 |
| Spectator Sports | p. 668 |
| Shopping | p. 669 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 671 |
| Getting Around | p. 673 |
| Around Los Angeles | p. 675 |
| San Bernardino NF | p. 678 |
| Orange County | p. 684 |
| Anaheim | p. 685 |
| Orange County Beaches | p. 693 |
| Seal Beach | p. 693 |
| Huntington Beach | p. 694 |
| Newport Beach | p. 694 |
| Laguna Beach | p. 698 |
| Mission San Juan Capistrano | p. 702 |
| San Diego Area | p. 704 |
| San Diego | p. 704 |
| History | p. 704 |
| Information | p. 709 |
| Downtown | p. 711 |
| Embarcadero | p. 715 |
| Balboa Park | p. 715 |
| Mission Valley | p. 722 |
| Old Town | p. 723 |
| Uptown and Hillcrest | p. 725 |
| Point Loma and Ocean Beach | p. 727 |
| Coronado | p. 728 |
| Mission Bay | p. 729 |
| Mission Beach and Pacific Beach | p. 732 |
| La Jolla | p. 733 |
| South Bay and Chula Vista | p. 737 |
| Activities | p. 738 |
| Organized Tours | p. 739 |
| Special Events | p. 740 |
| Places to Stay | p. 741 |
| Places to Eat | p. 746 |
| Entertainment | p. 750 |
| Spectator Sports | p. 753 |
| Shopping | p. 753 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 753 |
| Getting Around | p. 754 |
| Around San Diego | p. 755 |
| North County Inland | p. 761 |
| The Backcountry | p. 762 |
| Tijuana, Mexico | p. 766 |
| Information | p. 767 |
| Avenida Revolucion | p. 769 |
| Fronton Palacio Jai Alai | p. 769 |
| Centro Cultural Tijuana | p. 769 |
| Plaza Fiesta Mall | p. 769 |
| Mercado Hidalgo | p. 769 |
| Bullfights | p. 769 |
| Places to Stay | p. 770 |
| Places to Eat | p. 770 |
| Entertainment | p. 770 |
| Shopping | p. 770 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 771 |
| Getting Around | p. 772 |
| California Deserts | p. 773 |
| Palm Springs and Coachella Valley | p. 778 |
| Joshua Tree NP | p. 787 |
| The Low Desert | p. 791 |
| Imperial Valley | p. 791 |
| Salton Sea | p. 794 |
| Algodones Dunes | p. 794 |
| Anza-Borrego Desert | p. 796 |
| Ocotillo Wells SRA | p. 800 |
| The Mojave | p. 800 |
| Antelope Valley | p. 800 |
| Victor Valley | p. 801 |
| Upper Mojave | p. 801 |
| Barstow | p. 803 |
| Eastern Mojave | p. 806 |
| Death Valley | p. 806 |
| Death Valley NP | p. 807 |
| Lake Havasu and Colorado River | p. 814 |
| Lake Havasu City | p. 815 |
| Facts About Nevada | p. 818 |
| History | p. 818 |
| Geography and Geology | p. 823 |
| Climate | p. 823 |
| Ecology and Environment | p. 823 |
| Flora and Fauna | p. 825 |
| National and State Parks | p. 827 |
| Government and Politics | p. 827 |
| Economy | p. 827 |
| Population and People | p. 828 |
| Culture and Society | p. 828 |
| Gambling | p. 829 |
| Las Vegas and Canyon Country | p. 834 |
| Las Vegas | p. 834 |
| Around Las Vegas | p. 851 |
| East of Las Vegas | p. 853 |
| Laughlin | p. 855 |
| Canyon Country | p. 856 |
| Lake Mead to Grand Canyon NP | p. 858 |
| Grand Canyon NP | p. 858 |
| Grand Canyon--South Rim | p. 858 |
| Navajo Indian Reservation | p. 863 |
| Grand Canyon--North Rim | p. 864 |
| Bryce Canyon NP | p. 866 |
| Zion NP | p. 868 |
| Zion NP to Las Vegas | p. 871 |
| Western Nevada | p. 872 |
| Reno | p. 872 |
| Carson City | p. 882 |
| Virginia City | p. 885 |
| Nevada Great Basin | p. 891 |
| Along 1-80 | p. 892 |
| Along Hwy 50 | p. 897 |
| Along Hwy 95 | p. 906 |
| Along Hwy 93 | p. 907 |
| Glossary | p. 911 |
| Toll-Free Numbers | p. 914 |
| Climate Charts | p. 916 |
| Index | p. 920 |
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