Sacramento Magazine

It’s tempting to go to the Monterey-Carmel area and think only of the coastline. Cannery Row, fronting the bay. Pacific Grove, with its ocean-splashed...

It was, as they say, a step back in time. We parked just off Parrotts Ferry Road, seeking coffee, and wandered into a town...

Eat, stay and play like a local or a tourist. There’s no wrong way to enjoy this cozy and refined beach town.I lived in...

Our travel writer visits some properties designed by Julia Morgan, who is responsible for the look of more than 800 buildings in California and...

Tahoe ski resorts take visitors sky high in summer.Summer hiking season is here, and for many of us, that means pointing the compass “up...

Take a couple of days to rediscover this region of natural beauty and culinary bounty in West Marin.On one of the first clear days...

Spend the night in one of Mendocino’s historic water towers.“Isn’t it a little ironic,” said my husband, Mike, “that we’re going to stay in...

Our travel writer visits Shasta County after the Carr Fire devastated so much acreage this past summer.In the mid-1980s, Fou Choy Saechao, a Laotian...

Lake County’s treasures await visitors who are ready for some gentle adventure.At the corner of Main Street and Konocti Road in Kelseyville, a modest...

Whether you go glam (or glamping), Yosemite in the wintertime brings a special quiet beauty and the place to yourself.Six years ago, inside what...

It’s cold—it’s San Francisco, after all. It’s also crowded—it’s Union Square—but that adds to the happy energy. Your ankles are wobbly, and you don’t...

Get away to the lake with a stay at one of these lovely spots, where reservations fill up fast.It’s that time of year: You...