5 Perfect Day Trips Just Outside of San Francisco
1. For lovers of the coastline
The California coast is one of the world’s most beautiful, and the national preserve just north of the bay boasts all its amenities— even elephant seals if you’re lucky.
If it’s Tuesday or Thursday, sign up for a guided tour of this oyster farm. If it’s not, drop by and ask to look around anyway, and then head a mile down the road to their restaurant to try their oysters for yourself.
2. For the surf curious
3. Santa Cruz is for lovers
This is a pro tip: you can rent these top or the line mountain bikes (worth thousands of bucks) for $60 for the day from their factory store. Then you can explore the miles of trails just down the road.
After mountain biking you deserve some beer and tacos.
4. Marin headlands hike
There’s a reason it’s so expensive to live in Marin.
Park here and check out the trail map. The falls could be your destination depending on how many miles you have in you that day!
This incredible Puerto Rican sandwich spot is exactly where you should head after your hike:
5. East Bay fermentation day
You’re adjacent to wine country, and luckily some real gems lie just over the Bay Bridge in Berkeley.
These two wineries are *natural* meaning they don’t add anything to their wine, and their grapes ferment with the yeast that already lived on them.
Go enjoy the East Bay sunshine and sample a few glasses of wine, then beer. Or vice versa:
If you still have the energy, drive 10 minutes into the heart of the east bay for some queer and women led beer experiences:
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