San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most beautiful destinations and geographic regions in all of California. Among its amazing assets are the stunning, massive Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  Other attractions that span the region include miles of famous beaches such as Santa Cruz, a surfing destination, Bodega Bay and Half Moon Bay. Iconic symbols of the Bay Area include Cable Cars, Pier 39, Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. But those attractions are just the beginning of a fantastic journey exploring the Bay, San Jose, Silicon Valley and the East Bay.

CITIES & TOWNS

Alameda Alamo Albany American Canyon Aptos Belmont Belvedere Benicia Ben Lomond Berkeley Bodega Bodega Bay Boulder Creek Brisbane Burlingame Calistoga Campbell Capitola Castro Valley Clayton Colma Concord Corte Madera Cupertino Daly City Danville Davenport Dublin El Cerrito El Granada El Sobrante Emeryville Fairfax Felton Foster City Fremont Greenbrae Half Moon Bay Hayward Hercules Hillsborough Inverness Lafayette Lagunitas La Honda Larkspur Livermore Los Altos Los Gatos Marin City Marshall Martinez Menlo Park Millbrae Mill Valley

Milpitas Montara Moraga Moss Beach Mountain View Napa Newark Novato Oakland Oakville Olema Orinda Pacifica Palo Alto Pescadero Pinole Pleasant Hill Pleasanton Point Reyes Station Princeton-by-the-Sea Redwood City Richmond Rutherford Saint Helena San Anselmo San Bruno San Carlos San Francisco San Gregorio San Jose San Leandro San Mateo San Pablo San Rafael San Ramon Santa Clara Santa Cruz Saratoga Sausalito Scotts Valley Soquel South San Francisco Stanford Stinson Beach Sunnyvale Tiburon Tomales Union City Vallejo Walnut Creek Watsonville Woodside Yountville

COUNTIES     Alameda     Contra Costa     Marin     Napa     San Francisco     San Mateo     Santa Clara     Santa Cruz     Solano     Sonoma

AIRPORTS

Oakland International Airport
San Jose Int'l Airport
San Francisco International Airport
 

ATTRACTIONS

Alcatraz
Island State Historic Park
Golden Gate Park
San Rafael Arcangel
San Francisco Zoo
Mission Dolores
Pier 39
Alcatraz Cruises
AT&T Park
Monster Park
The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf
Exploratorium
Old Faithful Geyser
Copia
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Coliseum
Mission San Jose de Guadalupe
Chronicle Pavilion
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Roaring Camp Railroads
Lick Observatory
Winchester House of Mystery
The Tech Museum
Santa Clara de Asis
Paramount's Great America
Intel Museum
Shoreline Amphitheater

PARKS, RECREATION AREAS

There are 51 California State Parks and Recreation Areas in the Bay Area region spanning 10 counties. Certainly one of the best areas for outdoor hiking, camping, ocean sports and nature exploring, the bay area includes some must-see attractions within the state parks and national recreation areas.

San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Reserve
 Napa River Eco Reserve
Pleasure Cove Marina

San Pablo Bay
Lake Berryessa
Napa River
N a p a V a l l e y


Mountains
Santa Cruz Mountains
Mount Hamilton
4,213'


Point Aņo Nuevo
Pigeon Point
Point San Pedro
Pillar Point
Point Montara
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
John Muir National Historic Site
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Reserve
Coyote Hills Regional Park
Crown State Beach
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Martinez Regional Shoreline
Mount Diablo State Park


Lake Merritt
Chabot Observatory
Calaveras
Reservoir
San Francisco Bay
Lake Chabot
Upper San Leandro Reserve
Los Vaqueros   Reservoir
San Pablo Res Briones Res

Mt Diablo 3,849'
Bolinas Lagoon Preserve
Muir Woods National Monument
Mt Tamalpais State Park
Olompali State Historic Park
Tomales Bay State Park
Samuel P Taylor State Park
Marconi Conference
Center State Historic Park
China Camp State Park
Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds
Angel Island State Park
Point Reyes National Site
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area

Laguna Reservoir
Kent Lake
Nicasio Reservoir

Tomales Point
Mt Tamalpais 2,571'
Point Reyes
Point Bonita Park