The Bay Area can get very boring very quickly for non-outdoorsy people. San Francisco is fun but small, and the South Bay is basically a big suburb. I wanted to explore the area but it was hard to find routes that are actually worth the drive. I decided to come up with day trip routes around the Bay Area that can be a good excuse to leave the house and do things with friends other than hiking in the woods.

Day Trips is a result of an attempt to build routes that are good enough by creating a collage of non-touristic and sometimes unknown attractions that would not catch interest otherwise. As a non-outdoorsy resident of the Bay Area, I am happy to share the full and growing list of Day Trips together with the quote below.

So here is the full list of the Bay Area day trips:

1. Jack London Route

This route starts from San Francisco, makes a stop in Oakland and finally reaches Glen Ellen and the Jack London State Historic Park. It takes up six to seven hours.

2. Russian Colonization of California Route

This route can start from San Francisco or the South Bay. It makes a stop in Berkeley and reaches Sonoma County. It includes an optional stop in San Francisco to make the return ride more delightful. It takes about eight hours.

3. The ‘Amazing’ Crosstown Trail

Coming soon…