Every summer I get excited to try new things, go to new places and make new memories. My hope is to check off a bunch of places off my list!
Below is my mega list for the summer. Some are close and some are far…..
Parks
- Lew Howard Park 38 minutes
- Folsom Family Park 40 minutes
- McKinley Park in Sacramento 17minutes
Beaches
- Lovers point beach in Pacific Grove 3 hours
- Half Moon Bay 2 hours
- Stinson Beach in Marin County 2 hours
- Glass beach in Fort Bragg 4 hours
- Doran Beach on Bodega Bay (has bathrooms) 2 hours 15 minutes
Hikes
- Tilden Park near Berkeley. Bring veggies to feed animals 1 hour 30 minutes
- Muir Woods National Park 2 hours
- Old Salmon Falls Bridge in El Dorado Hills (Dogs ok) 1 hour
- Meadow Slew Trails in Walnut Grove (Dogs ok) 30 minutes
- Sailor Bar in Fair Oaks 35 minutes
- Cold Stream Trail at Donner Memorial Park ( Dogs Allowed, 3.6 miles) 2 hours
- Big Sur Pfeiffer Falls 3 hours 40 minutes
- Hidden Falls in Auburn 1 hour
- Dave Moore Nature Area in Coloma (look for Dino figures) 1 hour
- Pointe Reyes Station in Marin County 2 hours
- Fairy Falls Trail to Beale Falls in Grass Valley 1 hour 45 minutes
- Jenkinson Lake Hike to waterfall in El Dorado Hills (go early) 1 hour 15 minutes
- Nimbus Hatchery in Folsom 37 minutes
- Beeks Bight at Folsom Lake 1 hour
- Effie Yeauw in Carmicheal (no dogs) 40 minutes
- Fort Funston near SF (Dogs allowed) 2 hours
- Spenceville Wildlife Area in Penn Valley (hike to waterfall) 1 hour 40 mins
- Magnolia Ranch Trail in El Dorado Hills 1 hour
- Empire Mine State Park in Grass Valley 1 hour 20 mins
- Lewd Howard Park in Folsom 40 mins
- Lands End near San Francisco (ca coastal trail to mile rock beach) 2 hour
- Caves in Vallecito 1 hour 20 mins
- Sly Park in El Dorado Hills 1 hour 15 mins
- Rossmoore Bar in Rancho Cordova (Watch rafters) 36 minutes
- Stagecoach Trail in Volcano 54 minutes
- Rivers End Park ($6 Parking) 30 minutes
- Bannon Creek (Dog park)
Water
- Loon Lake in El Dorado National Park 2 hours
- Lake Clementine in Auburn (forest hill bridge) $10 parking 1 hour
- Sugar Pine in Tahoe 2 hours 30 minutes
- Donner Lake 2 hours
- Mokolumne River Hatchery (tubing) 40 minutes
- Lake Comanche to fish 52 minutes
- Marshall Gold to play in river 1 hour
- Hidden Falls (Get there before 10 am) 1 hour
- Jenkinson Lake Hike at Sly Park 1 hour 10 minutes
- Glen Alpine Falls Lake Tahoe 2 hour 20 minutes
Other
- Bluestone Meadow Lavender Farm 1 hour
- Jenson Botanical Garden 30 minutes
- Sonoma (train town, snoopy museum & Sonoma children’s museum) 1 hour 20 minutes
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