“The mountains are calling, and I must go.”

John Muir

I’ve spent the past 25+ years exploring the beautiful state of California. I’ve lived throughout the whole state, including Sacramento region, Sierra Nevadas, Southern California, and the Bay Area, and a bunch of places in between! This gives me a unique perspective of the state, and an upperhand in giving all of the wonderful hidden gems that California has to offer.

Looking to visit a specific California city? Here are some of our favorite cities.

San Diego

Los Angeles

Oceanside

Elk Grove

Sacramento

Auburn

Pleasant Hill

Fairfield

Vacaville

California Wineries

California has risen in popularity for making some incredible wines. When we mention California wines, we often think of Napa and Sonoma counties, as they are often at the center of California wine-making. However, California has a lot of wineries throughout the whole state!

Amador County

El Dorado County

Placer County

Napa

Sonoma

Paso Robles

California Breweries

California also has risen in popularity when it comes to breweries and beer. From big-name brands to microbrews, there are breweries throughout all of California to explore and try.

Paso Robles: 805

Sierra Nevadas

Pyramid