Complete Guide with Coastal Drives, National Parks and the Wine Country (Gold Guides)

The best guide to California, updated every year
Great tours, from neighborhood walks in San Francisco and San Diego to drives along the coast and in the mountains
Beaches, redwoods, Lake Tahoe, Monterey, Palm Springs, Death Valley, Santa Barbara, and the High Sierra
Where to bike, canoe, fish, golf, hike, ski, and surf, plus tips on whale-watching and adventure cruises
Balloon rides, panning for gold, and other good times
The best nightlife--from the "in" to the far out

Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Beachside resorts and ranches in the hills, Gold Rush inns and simple motels, ski lodges and B&Bs
California cuisine in Beverly Hills, seafood in La Jolla with an ocean view, dim sum in San Francisco's Chinatown, and "grub" at a North Coast loggers'cookhouse

Fresh, thorough, practical--off and on the beaten path
Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents

76 pages of maps, 15 vacation itineraries, and more
Smart travel tips
Fodor's Choice
What's Where
Pleasures & Pastimes
New & Noteworthy