Day Trips From Sacramento getaway ideas for the local traveler

No planning required! Need a day away to relax, refresh, renew? Just get in your car and go! Day Trips from Sacramento is your guide to hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover right in your own backyard. Explore places you never knew existed-many free of charge and most within a two-hour drive of Sacramento. Do something soul-restoring: Stand on the north shore of Lake Tahoe and take in the stunning mountain views; enjoy the nearly unlimited recreational possibilities. Do something kid-approved: See Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the whole "Peanuts" gang at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. Do something unexpected: Join the 200,000 crawdad-eating, Cajun-music-loving locals and visitors at the annual Isleton Crawdad Festival. Do something fun: Ride the Larkspur Ferry to SBC Park, watch the San Francisco Giants play baseball, then stop for a burger at the Marin Brewing Company. With full trip-planning information, you can make the most of your time off and rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip.Metzger, Stephen is the author of 'Day Trips From Sacramento getaway ideas for the local traveler', published 2005 under ISBN 9780762736867 and ISBN 0762736860.