Northern California Destination Guide
Northern
California Transport
Northern California is well serviced by many airports. San
Francisco and Oakland International Airports serve the Bay
Area. Mineta San Jose International Airport has daily flights
from most major cities and Sacramento International Airport
receives flights from 10 major airlines. There are no major
airports California’s most northerly region. Depending on
which city you are headed to, you may be better served by
flying into Reno/Tahoe International Airport.
By car, Interstate 5 runs north and south from Oregon and
goes through Sacramento. You’ll have to exit onto I-80 or
I-580 to get to San Francisco and Oakland. From the East,
I-80 runs through downtown Oakland from Lake Tahoe, Cheyenne,
WY and Omaha, NE. Once in Oakland, a scenic drive over the
Golden Gate Bridge takes you into San Francisco. Interstate
880 continues South from Oakland into San Jose and towards
Monterrey.
Northern California FAQ
1. What are Northern California‘s biggest attractions?
Millions travel to San Francisco each year to visit Fisherman’s
Wharf, Ghirardelli Square or take a ride on the famous cable
cars. Other vacationers head straight for Lake Tahoe’s sparkling
lake and gambling establishments. Some the most amazing natural
sites in the world are here. Beyond Lake Tahoe and its expansive
beaches, Northern California is home to Yosemite National
Park. More than a million visitors stop here every year.
2. What are some of the best golf courses near Lake Tahoe?
If you want to play in the Tahoe
Basin, you can’t go wrong with Edgewood-Tahoe
Golf Course. A beautiful course set above the shoreline
of Lake Tahoe, Edgewood is a George and Tom Fazio design.
Large pine trees and big, rolling greens make the course a
favorite of celebrities who play the Isuzu Celebrity Golf
Championship held at Edgewood every year.
Because most of the space surrounding the lake has been
built on, newer courses are popping up off of I-80, near the
exit to Lake Tahoe. The spectacular Coyote
Moon Golf Club opened here in 2000. Designed by Brad Bell,
Coyote Moon was carved out of a logging tract in Truckee,
CA. Stretching to 7,177 yards with a 138 slope rating from
it championship tees, Coyote Moon will test golfers’ accuracy
and length. There aren’t many bunkers here, but tree-lined
fairways open and close rapidly. You’ll find yourself behind
one of these towering pines if you aren’t careful.
3. What’s a good municipal courses to play in the Bay
Area if I have to stay near the city?
Presidio
Golf Course is part of the lavish 77,000 acre Golden Gate
Recreation Area. Originally laid out in 1896, it is one of
the oldest golf courses west of the Mississippi. A military
course until the Presidio Post was decommissioned, it reopened
to the public in 1997. With any prevailing winds, Presidio
can become troublesome. Otherwise it offers a great combination
of historical and relaxing golf.
4. Why is Yosemite National Park so famous?
The size of Rhode Island, Yosemite National Park offers
a stunning combination of mountain and valley land. A collection
of waterfalls, giant sequoia groves and sub alpine meadows,
Yosemite welcomes millions of visitors every year. Some of
its most popular sites are Mariposa Grove, filled with hundreds
of the world’s oldest living trees, Glacier Point and abundant
cliffs and waterfalls.
5. What nearby course should I play if I visit Yosemite?
A few miles west of Yosemite National Park is Groveland,
CA. Pine Mountain Lake Golf Club is the area’s premier championship
course. Designed by Billy Bell in 1969, Pinie Mountain Lake
offers majestic views of the Sierra peaks in Yosemite and
the Tuolumne River Canyon.
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