City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Alameda |
Alameda |
California |
33 |
75,099 |
|
alamedaca.gov/ |
1 |
Albany |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.albanyca.org/ |
1 |
Alderpoint |
Humboldt |
California |
472 |
186 |
a census-designated place |
|
1 |
Almanor |
Plumas |
California |
4,554 |
|
a census-designated place |
|
- |
Alpine |
San Diego |
California |
|
|
an unincorporated city |
|
- |
Alturas |
Modoc |
California |
4,370 |
2,827 |
|
www.cityofalturas.org/ |
- |
Alviso |
Santa Clara |
California |
10 |
2,128 |
more properly considered as a community of San Jose |
www.alviso.com |
1 |
Amboy |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
4 |
founded 1883 |
|
- |
Anaheim |
Orange |
California |
|
|
|
www.anaheim.net/ |
2 |
Anderson |
Shasta |
California |
430 |
9,932 |
|
ci.anderson.ca.us/ |
1 |
Angels Camp |
Calaveras |
California |
1,378 |
3,836 |
|
angelscamp.gov/ |
- |
Antioch |
Contra Costa |
California |
43 |
108,930 |
|
www.ci.antioch.ca.us/ |
2 |
Aptos |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
|
|
www.aptoschamber.com/ |
1 |
Arcadia |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home |
- |
Arcata |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofarcata.org/ |
16 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Arroyo Grande |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
118 |
17,716 |
|
www.arroyogrande.org/ |
- |
Arvin |
Kern |
California |
|
|
|
www.arvin.org/ |
1 |
Atascadero |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
|
|
|
www.atascadero.org/ |
2 |
Atherton |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
I have used Atherton several times for my HOG ABC's |
www.ci.atherton.ca.us/ |
1 |
Atwater |
Merced |
California |
151 |
28,168 |
|
www.atwater.org/ |
1 |
Auburn |
Placer |
California |
227 |
13,330 |
|
www.auburn.ca.gov/ |
3 |
Avila Beach |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
430 |
15,505 |
Beautiful, touristy town on the ocean |
www.visitavilabeach.com/ |
- |
Azusa |
Los Angeles |
California |
610 |
46,361 |
|
www.ci.azusa.ca.us/ |
- |
Baker |
San Bernardino |
California |
942 |
442 |
a census-designated place |
|
2 |
Bakersfield |
Kern |
California |
404 |
347,483 |
|
www.bakersfieldcity.us/index.htm |
2 |
Baldwin Park |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
|
www.baldwinpark.com/ |
- |
Ballard |
|
California |
646 |
768 |
a census-designated place |
|
1 |
Barstow |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
|
|
www.barstowca.org/ |
2 |
Bayside |
Humboldt |
California |
33 |
|
an unincorporated community south-southeast of Arcata |
|
- |
Beaumont |
Riverside |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Belmont |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
www.belmont.gov |
1 |
Ben Lomond |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Benicia |
Solano |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.benicia.ca.us |
3 |
Berkeley |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
visitberkeley.com/ |
2 |
Big Bear Lake |
San Bernardino |
California |
6,752 |
5,019 |
|
citybigbearlake.com/ |
- |
Big Sur |
Monterey |
California |
|
|
Small town on the coast, fabulous vistas to and from |
www.bigsurcalifornia.org/ |
4 |
Bishop |
Inyo |
California |
4,150 |
3,879 |
|
www.cityofbishop.com/ |
- |
Blue Lake |
Humboldt |
California |
131 |
1,253 |
|
bluelake.ca.gov/ |
- |
Blythe |
Riverside |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofblythe.ca.gov/ |
- |
Boca |
Nevada |
California |
5,528 |
|
a former settlement in Nevada County, touted as coldest city in CA |
|
- |
Bodega Bay |
Sonoma |
California |
|
|
|
www.bodegabay.com |
2 |
Bodie |
Mono |
California |
|
|
|
www.monocounty.org/bodie/ |
1 |
Bonbay Beach |
Imperial |
California |
|
295 |
on shore of Salton Sea |
www.atlasobscura.com/places/bombay-beach |
- |
Boulder Creek |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
|
|
www.boulder-creek.com/ |
1 |
Brea |
Orange |
California |
361 |
39,282 |
|
www.cityofbrea.net/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Brentwood |
Contra Costa |
California |
79 |
51,481 |
|
www.brentwoodca.gov/ |
- |
Bridgeport |
Lake |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Bridgeville |
Humboldt |
California |
636 |
25 |
an unincorporated community |
|
1 |
Brookdale |
Santa Cruz |
California |
405 |
1,991 |
Small town on Hwy-9, quaint litle post office |
www.brookdalecalifornia.com/ |
- |
Cabazon |
Riverside |
California |
1,834 |
2,535 |
|
www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g32134-Activities-Cabazon_California.html |
1 |
Calistoga |
Napa |
California |
348 |
5,155 |
home of the geysers and mud baths |
www.ci.calistoga.ca.us/ |
- |
Callahan |
Siskiyou |
California |
3,140 |
50 |
|
|
- |
Camarillo |
Ventura |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.camarillo.ca.us/ |
- |
Cambria |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
43 |
6,032 |
|
www.cambriachamber.org/ |
- |
Camino |
El Dorado |
California |
3,133 |
1,750 |
|
www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g32150-Camino_California-Vacations.html |
3 |
Campbell |
Santa Clara |
California |
197 |
39,349 |
|
www.ci.campbell.ca.us/ |
11 |
Canbria |
Monterey |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Canby |
Modoc |
California |
4,314 |
315 |
a census-designated place |
|
- |
Canoga Park |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles |
|
- |
Capetown |
Humboldt |
California |
49 |
|
a locality in Humboldt County formerly, Gas Jet and False Cape |
|
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Capitola |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.capitola.ca.us/ |
5 |
Cardiff-by-the-Sea |
San Diego |
California |
|
|
An area in Encinitas |
|
1 |
Carlsbad |
San Diego |
California |
|
|
|
www.carlsbadca.gov/Pages |
1 |
Carmel |
Monterey |
California |
|
|
also called Carmel-by-the-Sea |
ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/ |
2 |
Carmel Valley |
Monterey |
California |
|
|
|
|
3 |
Carpinteria |
Santa Barbara |
California |
33 |
13,040 |
|
www.carpinteria.ca.us/ |
- |
Castroville |
Monterey |
California |
23 |
6,481 |
|
|
3 |
Cayucos |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
75 |
2,592 |
|
www.cayucosbythesea.com/ |
- |
Chico |
Butte |
California |
|
|
|
www.chico.ca.us/ |
1 |
Chino |
San Bernardino |
California |
728 |
77,983 |
|
www.cityofchino.org/ |
1 |
Clayton |
Contra Costa |
California |
394 |
10,897 |
|
ci.clayton.ca.us/ |
- |
Clear Creek |
|
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Clearlake |
Lake |
California |
1,417 |
15,250 |
|
www.clearlake.ca.us/ |
- |
Clearlake Oaks |
Lake |
California |
1,335 |
2,369 |
|
www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g32219-Clearlake_Oaks_Lake_County_California-Vacations.html |
1 |
Cloverdale |
Sonoma |
California |
335 |
8,618 |
|
www.cloverdale.net/ |
3 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Coarsegold |
Madera |
California |
2,218 |
1,840 |
a census-designated place |
|
1 |
Colfax |
Placer |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.colfax.ca.us/ |
- |
Colma |
San Mateo |
California |
121 |
1,792 |
|
www.colma.ca.gov/ |
- |
Coloma |
El Dorado |
California |
764 |
529 |
|
www.historichwy49.com/coloma/coloma.html |
1 |
Colton |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
|
|
colton ca |
- |
Columbia |
Tuolumne |
California |
2,139 |
2,297 |
|
columbiaca.org/ |
1 |
Colusa |
Colusa |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Concord |
Contra Costa |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.concord.ca.us/ |
1 |
Cool |
El Dorado |
California |
1,518 |
2,520 |
|
www.historichwy49.com/coloma/cool.html |
- |
Copperopolis |
Calaveras |
California |
997 |
3,671 |
|
|
- |
Cordelia |
Solano |
California |
13 |
108,321 |
|
www.fairfield.ca.gov/ |
- |
Corning |
Tehama |
California |
276 |
7,663 |
|
corning.org/ |
4 |
Corte Madera |
Marin |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.corte-madera.ca.us/ |
- |
Cotati |
Sonoma |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.cotati.ca.us/ |
- |
Crescent City |
Del Norte |
California |
|
|
|
www.crescentcity.org/ |
8 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Crockett |
Contra Costa |
California |
120 |
3,094 |
|
www.crockettcalifornia.com/ |
1 |
Cupertino |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.cupertino.org/ |
16 |
Daly City |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
www.dalycity.org/ |
1 |
Danville |
Contra Costa |
California |
358 |
42,039 |
|
www.danville.ca.gov/ |
- |
Davenport |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Davis |
Yolo |
California |
|
|
|
cityofdavis.org/ |
2 |
Desert Center |
Riverside |
California |
656 |
204 |
|
|
- |
Dinsmore |
Humboldt |
California |
2,415 |
|
an unincorporated community |
|
- |
Dixon |
Solano |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.dixon.ca.us/ |
3 |
Downieville |
Sierra |
California |
2,966 |
282 |
a census-designated place |
|
- |
Dublin |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.dublin.ca.us |
2 |
Dunnigan |
Yolo |
California |
69 |
1,416 |
|
www.city-data.com/city/Dunnigan-California.html |
- |
Dunsmuir |
Siskiyou |
California |
|
|
|
ci.dunsmuir.ca.us/ |
2 |
East Palo Alto |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.east-palo-alto.ca.us/ |
1 |
El Cajon |
San Diego |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.el-cajon.ca.us/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
El Centro |
Imperial |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofelcentro.org/ |
4 |
El Cerrito |
Contra Costa |
California |
69 |
23,549 |
|
www.el-cerrito.org/ |
1 |
El Granada |
San Mateo |
California |
39 |
5,467 |
just north of Half Moon Bay |
www.city-data.com/city/El-Granada-California.html |
2 |
El Segundo |
Los Angeles |
California |
115 |
16,654 |
|
www.elsegundo.org/ |
- |
Elk |
Mendocino |
California |
|
|
an unincorporated community along Highway-1 |
|
- |
Elmira |
Solano |
California |
76 |
188 |
|
|
1 |
Emigrant Gap |
Placer |
California |
5,190 |
80 |
an unincorporated community located 0.25 miles southwest of Emigrant Gap |
|
- |
Encinitas |
San Diego |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofencinitas.org/ |
1 |
Escalon |
San Joaquin |
California |
|
|
|
cityofescalon.org/ |
2 |
Etna |
Siskiyou |
California |
2,936 |
737 |
originally named rough and ready |
www.cityofetna.org/city/ |
2 |
Eureka |
Humboldt |
California |
39 |
27,191 |
I was born in Eureka |
www.ci.eureka.ca.gov/ |
29 |
Exeter |
Tulare |
California |
390 |
10,334 |
|
www.cityofexeter.com/ |
- |
Fairfield |
Solano |
California |
|
|
|
www.fairfield.ca.gov/ |
1 |
Fall River Mills |
Shasta |
California |
3,195 |
573 |
|
www.fallrivervalleycc.org/new-site/? |
- |
Felton |
Santa Cruz |
California |
285 |
4,057 |
I use Felton for my ABC F city |
|
3 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Ferndale |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
Beautiful Victorian Houses |
ci.ferndale.ca.us |
8 |
Fillmore |
Ventura |
California |
456 |
1,502 |
|
www.fwry.com/ |
1 |
Floriston |
Nevada |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Folsom |
Sacramento |
California |
|
|
|
www.folsom.ca.us/ |
- |
Fontana |
San Bernardino |
California |
1,237 |
203,003 |
|
www.fontana.org/ |
- |
Fort Bragg |
Mendocino |
California |
|
|
|
city.fortbragg.com/ |
10 |
Fort Dick |
Del Norte |
California |
52 |
978 |
|
|
- |
Fort Jones |
Siskiyou |
California |
2,762 |
830 |
|
www.city-data.com/city/Fort-Jones-California.html |
1 |
Fort River Falls |
Shasta |
California |
|
573 |
unincorporated town and census-designated place |
|
- |
Fortuna |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
|
friendlyfortuna.com/ |
3 |
Foster City |
San Mateo |
California |
7 |
32,754 |
|
www.fostercity.org/ |
2 |
Fremont |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.fremont.gov/ |
6 |
Fresno |
Fresno |
California |
|
|
|
www.fresno.gov/default.htm |
3 |
Frink |
Imperial |
California |
|
|
an unincorporated community |
trip-suggest.com/united-states/california/frink/ |
- |
Fullerton |
Ventura |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Garberville |
Humboldt |
California |
535 |
913 |
|
www.garberville.org/ |
9 |
Gasquet |
Del Norte |
California |
384 |
661 |
|
|
- |
Geyserville |
Sonoma |
California |
213 |
862 |
an unincorporated community and census-designated place |
geyserville.com/ |
2 |
Gilroy |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofgilroy.org/cityofgilroy/ |
3 |
Glendale |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Glendora |
Los Angeles |
California |
774 |
52,558 |
|
www.cityofglendora.org/ |
2 |
Gold Bluffs Beach |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
A small community near Gold Bluffs Beach |
|
1 |
Goleta |
Santa Barbara |
California |
20 |
29,888 |
|
www.cityofgoleta.org/ |
2 |
Graeagle |
Plumas |
California |
4,373 |
737 |
|
www.graeagle.com/ |
- |
Grass Valley |
Nevada |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofgrassvalley.com/ |
2 |
Greenbrae |
|
California |
33 |
|
Unincorporated community |
|
1 |
Greenfield |
Monterey |
California |
289 |
16,330 |
|
ci.greenfield.ca.us/ |
1 |
Greenville |
Plumas |
California |
3,586 |
1,129 |
census-designated place |
|
1 |
Groveland |
Tuolumne |
California |
3,136 |
601 |
|
www.visittuolumne.com/groveland |
- |
Grover Beach |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
59 |
13,156 |
|
www.grover.org/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Gualala |
Mendocino |
California |
49 |
2,093 |
|
gualala.com/ |
3 |
guernville |
Sonoma |
California |
59 |
4,534 |
an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Russian River Valley |
www.guerneville-online.com/ |
- |
Guinda |
Yolo |
California |
361 |
254 |
a census-designated place |
|
- |
Gustine |
Merced |
California |
98 |
6,620 |
|
www.cityofgustine.com/ |
3 |
Half Moon Bay |
San Mateo |
California |
75 |
11,324 |
|
www.half-moon-bay.ca.us/ |
9 |
Hanford |
Kings |
California |
249 |
53,967 |
distance is 215 via King City |
www.ci.hanford.ca.us/ |
2 |
Happy Camp |
Siskiyou |
California |
1,660 |
1,920 |
|
happycampchamber.com |
1 |
Harbor City |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
35,000 |
a highly diverse neighborhood within the Los Angeles Harbor Region |
|
- |
Hayfork |
Trinity |
California |
2,310 |
2,368 |
a census-designated place |
|
- |
Hayward |
Alameda |
California |
105 |
144,186 |
|
www.hayward-ca.gov/ |
3 |
Healdsburg |
Sonoma |
California |
105 |
11,254 |
|
cityofhealdsburg.net/ |
3 |
Hollister |
San Benito |
California |
289 |
34,928 |
|
www.hollister.ca.gov/site/index.asp |
3 |
Honeydew |
Humboldt |
California |
322 |
|
an unincorporated community |
|
1 |
Huntington Beach |
Orange |
California |
39 |
200,809 |
|
www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/ |
- |
Ignacio |
Marin |
California |
|
|
Too small for even its own post office |
|
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Independence |
Inyo |
California |
|
|
|
www.independence-ca.com/ |
- |
Indio |
Riverside |
California |
|
|
|
www.indio.org |
4 |
Ingomar |
Merced |
California |
|
|
Ingomar is too small for a post office |
|
- |
Inverness |
Marin |
California |
43 |
|
|
www.pointreyes.org/inverness-marin-county.html |
2 |
Irvine |
Orange |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofirvine.org/ |
- |
Isleton |
Sacramento |
California |
|
|
|
www.isletoncoc.org/ |
3 |
Ivanhoe |
Tulare |
California |
|
|
|
www.ivanhoeca.com/ |
- |
Jackson |
Amador |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.jackson.ca.us/ |
- |
Jamestown |
Tuolumne |
California |
1,427 |
3,433 |
|
www.jamestown-ca.com/ |
2 |
Jenner |
Sonoma |
California |
13 |
136 |
|
www.russianrivertravel.com/jenner.htm |
- |
Julian |
San Diego |
California |
4,226 |
1,502 |
California Historical Landmark |
www.julianca.com/ |
- |
Jurupa Valley |
Riverside |
California |
|
95,004 |
|
www.jurupavalley.org/ |
- |
Kettleman City |
Kings |
California |
253 |
1,439 |
|
|
- |
King City |
Monterey |
California |
|
|
|
www.kingcity.com/ |
- |
Klamath |
Del Norte |
California |
|
|
|
www.klamathcc.org/ |
4 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Klamath Falls |
|
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Kneeland |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
an unincorporated community, elevation 2,129 ft. |
|
- |
Knights Ferry |
Stanislaus |
California |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Knights Landing |
Yolo |
California |
36 |
995 |
|
|
1 |
Korbel |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Ktttleman City |
Kings |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
La Honda |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
La Jolla |
San Diego |
California |
|
42,800 |
an affluent neighborhood in San Diego |
www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/lajolla/ |
1 |
Laguna Hills |
Orange |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us/ |
- |
Lake Elsinore |
Riverside |
California |
1,296 |
57,525 |
|
www.lake-elsinore.org/ |
- |
Lakeport |
Lake |
California |
|
|
On the west side of Clear Lake |
www.cityoflakeport.com/ |
1 |
Lancaster |
Los Angeles |
California |
2,359 |
156,633 |
|
www.cityoflancasterca.org/ |
- |
Larkspur |
Marin |
California |
43 |
11,926 |
|
www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/ |
1 |
Lathrop |
San Joaquin |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.lathrop.ca.us/ |
1 |
Laytonville |
Mendocino |
California |
1,670 |
1,227 |
|
laytonville.org/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Lee Vining |
Mono |
California |
6,781 |
222 |
|
|
1 |
Leggett |
Mendocino |
California |
|
|
|
mendosearch.com/Leggett-California.htm |
2 |
Lemoore |
Kings |
California |
230 |
24,531 |
Nearby Lemoore Naval Air Base |
lemoore.com/ |
- |
Likely |
Modoc |
California |
4,449 |
63 |
a census-designated place |
california.hometownlocator.com/ca/modoc/likely.cfm |
- |
Livermore |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityoflivermore.net/ |
3 |
Lodi |
San Joaquin |
California |
60 |
62,134 |
|
www.lodi.gov/ |
1 |
Loleta |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Loma Linda |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Lomita |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
|
www.lomita.com/cityhall/ |
- |
Lone Pine |
Inyo |
California |
3,727 |
2,035 |
|
www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g32646-Lone_Pine_California-Vacations.html |
1 |
Long Beach |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
|
www.longbeach.gov/ |
2 |
Los Alamitos |
Siskiyou |
California |
23 |
11,449 |
|
cityoflosalamitos.org/ |
- |
Los Alamos |
Santa Barbara |
California |
568 |
1,890 |
|
visitlosalamos.org/ |
1 |
Los Altos |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.los-altos.ca.us/ |
2 |
Los Altos Hills |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
I have ridden through, but not visited by bike |
www.lacity.org/index.htm#Menu |
15 |
Los Banos |
Merced |
California |
|
|
|
www.losbanos.org |
3 |
Los Gatos |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.town.los-gatos.ca.us/ |
16 |
Lucia |
Monterey |
California |
354 |
|
an unincorporated community |
www.beachcalifornia.com/lucia.html |
- |
Ludlow |
San Bernardino |
California |
1,778 |
10 |
unincorporated community, ghost town |
www.desertusa.com/desert-california/ludlow-ca.html |
- |
Mad River |
Trinity |
California |
2,484 |
420 |
|
|
- |
Madera |
Madera |
California |
272 |
|
|
www.cityofmadera.ca.gov/ |
2 |
Malibu |
Los Angeles |
California |
105 |
12,645 |
|
www.malibucity.org/ |
- |
Mammoth Lakes |
Mono |
California |
7,880 |
8,234 |
|
www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us/ |
1 |
Marin City |
Marin |
California |
23 |
2,666 |
|
marincitygov.org/ |
1 |
Marina Del Rey |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
8,866 |
|
www.visitmarinadelrey.com/ |
- |
Mariposa |
Mariposa |
California |
|
|
|
|
3 |
Markleeville |
Alpine |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Martinez |
Contra Costa |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofmartinez.org/ |
3 |
Marysville |
Yuba |
California |
62 |
12,072 |
|
www.marysville.ca.us/ |
2 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
McKinleyville |
Humboldt |
California |
141 |
15,177 |
|
mckinleyvillechamber.com/ |
1 |
Mendocino |
Mendocino |
California |
154 |
894 |
|
www.mendocino.com/ |
5 |
Menlo Park |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
www.menlopark.org/ |
4 |
Merced |
Merced |
California |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Mill Valley |
Marin |
California |
79 |
13,903 |
|
www.cityofmillvalley.org/ |
- |
Milpitas |
Santa Clara |
California |
20 |
70,092 |
|
www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/ |
3 |
Mineral |
Tehama |
California |
4,914 |
123 |
a census-designated place |
|
- |
Miranda |
Humboldt |
California |
3,521 |
520 |
|
|
- |
Modesto |
Stanislaus |
California |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Mono City |
Mono |
California |
6,768 |
172 |
census-designated place |
|
- |
Montague |
Siskiyou |
California |
2,539 |
1,443 |
|
ci.montague.ca.us/ |
- |
Montclair |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.montclair.ca.us/ |
- |
Monte Sereno |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.montesereno.org/ |
1 |
Monterey |
Monterey |
California |
|
|
|
www.monterey.org/ |
5 |
Morgan Hill |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.morgan-hill.ca.gov/ |
5 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Morro Bay |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
|
|
|
www.morro-bay.ca.us/ |
- |
Moss Beach |
San Mateo |
California |
62 |
3,103 |
|
|
3 |
Moss Landing |
Monterey |
California |
|
|
|
Be sure to visit Haute Enchilada or Phil's |
1 |
Mountain Mesa |
Kern |
California |
2,641 |
777 |
|
|
- |
Mountain View |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/ |
5 |
Mt. Shasta |
Siskiyou |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Murphys |
Calaveras |
California |
2,172 |
2,213 |
Queen of the Sierra, a census-designated place |
visitmurphys.com/ |
- |
Murrieta |
Riverside |
California |
1,175 |
103,466 |
|
www.murrietaca.gov/ |
- |
Myers Flat |
Humboldt |
California |
203 |
148 |
a census-designated place |
|
2 |
Napa |
Napa |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofnapa.org/ |
6 |
National City |
San Diego |
California |
69 |
|
|
www.nationalcityca.gov/ |
- |
Needles |
San Bernardino |
California |
495 |
4,844 |
|
www.cityofneedles.com/ |
1 |
Nevada City |
Nevada |
California |
2,477 |
3,068 |
|
www.nevadacityca.gov/ |
5 |
Newark |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.newark.org/ |
3 |
Niles |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.niles.org/ |
1 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Nipomo |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
331 |
12,626 |
|
www.slocal.com/places-to-visit/south-coast/nipomo/ |
1 |
North Palm Springs |
Riverside |
California |
863 |
|
an unincorporated community |
|
- |
Northridge |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
a neighborhood of Los Angeles |
|
1 |
Novato |
Marin |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.novato.ca.us/ |
5 |
Oakdale |
Stanislaus |
California |
|
|
Once home to a Hershey |
www.ci.oakdale.ca.us/ |
2 |
Oakhurst |
Madera |
California |
2,274 |
2,829 |
a census-designated place (CDP) |
www.city-data.com/city/Oakhurst-California.html |
2 |
Oakland |
Contra Costa |
California |
|
|
|
www2.oaklandnet.com/ |
6 |
Oakley |
Contra Costa |
California |
20 |
35,432 |
|
www.ci.oakley.ca.us/ |
3 |
Oceanside |
San Diego |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/ |
- |
Ocotillo |
Imperial |
California |
|
|
census designated place |
|
- |
Ojai |
Ventura |
California |
745 |
7,581 |
|
ojaicity.org/ |
- |
Olancha |
Inyo |
California |
3,658 |
192 |
an unincorporated community |
|
- |
Old Station |
Shasta |
California |
4,386 |
51 |
a census-designated place |
|
1 |
Olema |
Marin |
California |
69 |
55 |
|
pointreyes.org/olema-marin-county-california/ |
- |
Orange |
Orange |
California |
190 |
136,416 |
|
www.cityoforange.org/ |
1 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Orick |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
|
humboldtsearch.com/Orick-California.htm |
5 |
Orinda |
Contra Costa |
California |
|
|
post office is a store front |
www.ci.orinda.ca.us |
2 |
Orland |
Glenn |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityoforland.com/ |
- |
Oroville |
Butte |
California |
157 |
15,506 |
|
www.cityoforoville.org/ |
- |
Oxnard |
Ventura |
California |
52 |
205,437 |
|
cityofoxnard.org/ |
3 |
Pacheco |
Contra Costa |
California |
75 |
3,685 |
|
www.city-data.com/city/Pacheco-California.html |
- |
Pacific Grove |
Monterey |
California |
151 |
15,500 |
|
www.ci.pg.ca.us/ |
- |
Pacifica |
San Mateo |
California |
82 |
37,234 |
|
www.cityofpacifica.org/ |
2 |
Paicines |
San Benito |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Palm Springs |
Riverside |
California |
479 |
44,552 |
|
www.palmsprings-ca.gov/ |
3 |
Palmdale |
Los Angeles |
California |
2,657 |
152,750 |
|
www.cityofpalmdale.org/ |
- |
Palo Alto |
Santa Clara |
California |
30 |
64,403 |
|
www.cityofpaloalto.org/ |
5 |
Pasadena |
Los Angeles |
California |
863 |
137,122 |
|
www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/ |
1 |
Paso Robles |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
732 |
29,793 |
El Paso Robles |
www.prcity.com/ |
3 |
Patterson |
Stanislaus |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.patterson.ca.us/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Pepperwood |
Humboldt |
California |
115 |
|
formerly Barkdull, an unincorporated community |
|
- |
Pescadero |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
Duarte's, Made in Pescadero, Pescadero Store |
10 |
Petaluma |
Marin |
California |
|
|
|
cityofpetaluma.net/ |
4 |
Petrolia |
Humboldt |
California |
121 |
|
an unincorporated community, California's First Drilled Oil Well, formerly New Jerusalem |
|
1 |
Phillipsville |
Humboldt |
California |
289 |
140 |
|
|
- |
Piercy |
Mendocino |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Pine Valley |
San Diego |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Pismo Beach |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
56 |
7,861 |
|
pismobeach.org/ |
- |
Pittsburg |
Contra Costa |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/ |
1 |
Placerville |
El Dorado |
California |
|
|
|
ci.placerville.ca.us/ |
3 |
Pleasant Hill |
Contra Costa |
California |
52 |
33,152 |
|
www.ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us/ |
1 |
Pleasanton |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/ |
5 |
Point Arena |
Mendocino |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofpointarena.com |
- |
Point Reyes Station |
Marin |
California |
|
350 |
unincorporated community |
www.pointreyes.org/pointreyes-marin-county.html |
2 |
Port Chicago |
Contra Costa |
California |
13 |
|
originally called Bay Point |
www.usmm.org/portchicago.html |
1 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Port Costa |
Contra Costa |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Portola |
Plumas |
California |
4,856 |
2,104 |
|
www.ci.portola.ca.us/ |
1 |
Portola Valley |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
www.portolavalley.net |
3 |
Quincy |
Plumas |
California |
3,432 |
1,728 |
|
www.quincychamber.com/ |
7 |
Ragged Point |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
|
|
a headland on California's Central Coast |
|
1 |
Raisin City |
Fresno |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Red Bluff |
Tehama |
California |
305 |
14,000 |
|
www.ci.red-bluff.ca.us/ |
3 |
Redcrest |
Humboldt |
California |
377 |
89 |
Census-designated place |
|
- |
Redding |
Shasta |
California |
495 |
92,000 |
|
www.ci.redding.ca.us/ |
9 |
Redlands |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.redlands.ca.us/ |
- |
Redway |
Humboldt |
California |
538 |
1,225 |
|
|
3 |
Redwood City |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
www.redwoodcity.org/about/ |
7 |
Redwood Estates |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Richmond |
Contra Costa |
California |
50 |
103,701 |
|
www.ci.richmond.ca.us/ |
1 |
Rio Dell |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
|
riodellcity.com/ |
2 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Rio Vista |
Solano |
California |
|
|
a southern Sacramento Delta city |
www.rio-vista-ca.com/ |
2 |
Riverbank |
Stanislaus |
California |
86 |
22,678 |
|
www.riverbank.org/ |
- |
Riverdale |
Fresno |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Riverside |
Riverside |
California |
|
|
|
www.riversideca.gov/ |
4 |
Rocklin |
Placer |
California |
|
|
|
www.rocklin.ca.us/ |
- |
Rohnert Park |
Sonoma |
California |
105 |
40,971 |
|
www.rpcity.org/ |
1 |
Roseville |
Placer |
California |
|
|
|
www.roseville.ca.us |
1 |
Sacramento |
Sacramento |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofsacramento.org/ |
9 |
Salinas |
Monterey |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.salinas.ca.us/ |
3 |
Samoa |
Humboldt |
California |
|
|
|
|
2 |
San Andreas |
Calaveras |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
San Anselmo |
Marin |
California |
46 |
12,336 |
|
www.townofsananselmo.org/ |
1 |
San Bernardino |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us/ |
1 |
San Bruno |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
sanbruno.ca.gov/ |
1 |
San Carlos |
San Mateo |
California |
33 |
28,406 |
|
www.cityofsancarlos.org/ |
3 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
San Clemente |
Orange |
California |
|
|
|
san-clemente.org/ |
- |
San Diego |
San Diego |
California |
|
|
|
|
6 |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
California |
|
|
|
www.sfgov.org/ |
43 |
San Gregorio |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
San Jose |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
I live in San Jose |
www.sanjoseca.gov/ |
59 |
San Juan Bautista |
San Benito |
California |
|
|
|
www.san-juan-bautista.ca.us/ |
8 |
San Juan Capistrano |
Orange |
California |
|
|
|
www.sanjuancapistrano.org/ |
- |
San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
|
|
|
www.slocity.org/ |
1 |
San Marcos |
|
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
San Marino |
|
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
San Mateo |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/ |
2 |
San Rafael |
Marin |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofsanrafael.org/ |
1 |
San Ramon |
|
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
San Simeon |
San Luis Obispo |
California |
230 |
462 |
|
sansimeonchamber.org/ |
- |
Santa Ana |
Orange |
California |
|
|
|
|
3 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
California |
49 |
88,685 |
|
www.santabarbaraca.gov/ |
10 |
Santa Clara |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
santaclaraca.gov/ |
9 |
Santa Clarita |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
|
www.santa-clarita.com/ |
- |
Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofsantacruz.com/ |
3 |
Santa Maria |
Santa Barbara |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us/home.shtml |
- |
Santa Monica |
Los Angeles |
California |
105 |
89,736 |
|
www.smgov.net/ |
1 |
Santa Nella |
Merced |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Santa Rosa |
Sonoma |
California |
|
|
|
ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/Pages/default.aspx |
4 |
Saratoga |
Santa Clara |
California |
|
|
|
www.saratoga.ca.us/ |
15 |
Sausalito |
Marin |
California |
13 |
7,061 |
|
www.ci.sausalito.ca.us/ |
1 |
Sawyers Bar |
Siskiyou |
California |
2,247 |
|
an unincorporated community located on the North Fork Salmon River |
|
- |
Schellville |
Sonoma |
California |
13 |
|
|
an unincorporated community |
- |
Scotia |
|
California |
194 |
850 |
|
www.townofscotia.com/ |
2 |
Scotts Valley |
Santa Cruz |
California |
561 |
11,580 |
|
www.scottsvalley.org/ |
3 |
Sebastopol |
Sonoma |
California |
|
|
|
ci.sebastopol.ca.us/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Shasta Lake |
Shasta |
California |
|
|
|
ci.shasta-lake.ca.us/ |
2 |
Shelter Cove |
Humboldt |
California |
138 |
693 |
|
sheltercove-lostcoast.com/ |
- |
Shingletown |
Plumas |
California |
3,468 |
2,283 |
known as "The Gateway to Lassen" |
www.shingletown.com/ |
- |
Shoshone |
Inyo |
California |
1,585 |
17 |
a census designated place |
www.daytrippen.com/historic-shoshone-california/ |
- |
Simi Valley |
Ventura |
California |
768 |
126,874 |
|
www.simivalley.org/ |
1 |
Soda Springs |
Nevada |
California |
|
|
|
www.skisodasprings.com |
- |
Soledad |
Monterey |
California |
150 |
25,738 |
|
www.ci.soledad.ca.us/ |
1 |
Solvang |
Santa Barbara |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofsolvang.com/ |
1 |
Somes Bar |
Siskiyou |
California |
|
|
|
www.salmonriveroutpost.com |
- |
Sonoma |
Sonoma |
California |
|
|
|
www.sonomacity.org/ |
2 |
Sonora |
Tuolumne |
California |
|
|
|
www.sonoraca.com/ |
1 |
Soquel |
Santa Cruz |
California |
33 |
9,644 |
|
|
1 |
South Gate |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
South Lake Tahoe |
El Dorado |
California |
|
|
|
www.visitinglaketahoe.com/ |
- |
South San Francisco |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
www.ssf.net/ |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
St Helena |
Napa |
California |
253 |
5,947 |
|
www.ci.st-helena.ca.us/ |
1 |
Stinson Beach |
Marin |
California |
|
|
|
www.stinsonbeachonline.com/ |
1 |
Stockton |
San Joaquin |
California |
|
|
|
www.stocktongov.com |
- |
Studio City |
Los Angeles |
California |
|
|
actually, a neighborhood on Los Angeles City |
www.studiocitychamber.com/ |
- |
Suisun City |
Solano |
California |
7 |
28,111 |
|
www.suisun.com/ |
1 |
Sunnyvale |
Santa Clara |
California |
125 |
140,081 |
|
sunnyvale.ca.gov/ |
15 |
Sunol |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.sunol.net/ |
2 |
Susanville |
Lassen |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Sylmar |
|
California |
|
|
a moderately diverse neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley |
|
1 |
Tahoe City |
Placer |
California |
6,150 |
|
|
www.visittahoecity.org |
1 |
Taylorsville |
Plumas |
California |
3,547 |
140 |
a census-designated place |
|
- |
Tehachapi |
Kern |
California |
|
|
|
www.tehachapicityhall.com/ |
2 |
Temecula |
Riverside |
California |
1,175 |
100,097 |
|
www.cityoftemecula.org/ |
- |
Thousand Oaks |
Ventura |
California |
|
|
|
www.toaks.org |
3 |
Tomales |
Marin |
California |
89 |
204 |
|
www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g33179-Tomales_Marin_County_California-Vacations.html |
- |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Tracy |
San Joaquin |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.tracy.ca.us |
2 |
Tres Pinos |
San Benito |
California |
|
|
Couple restaurants and a tiny post office |
|
2 |
Trinidad |
Humboldt |
California |
174 |
367 |
Little fishing village, whale watching in spring |
www.trinidad.ca.gov/ |
5 |
Trinity Center |
Trinity |
California |
2,510 |
267 |
|
|
1 |
Truckee |
Nevada |
California |
5,817 |
16,180 |
|
www.townoftruckee.com |
5 |
Tulare |
Tulare |
California |
289 |
59,278 |
|
www.tulare.ca.gov/ |
1 |
Tulelake |
Siskiyou |
California |
4,035 |
1,010 |
|
www.cityoftulelake.com/ |
4 |
Turlock |
Stanislaus |
California |
102 |
69,733 |
|
www.ci.turlock.ca.us/ |
1 |
Ukiah |
Mendocino |
California |
639 |
16,075 |
|
www.cityofukiah.com/ |
7 |
Union City |
Alameda |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.union-city.ca.us/ |
2 |
Vacaville |
Solano |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.vacaville.ca.us/ |
3 |
Vallejo |
Solano |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.vallejo.ca.us/GovSite/ |
2 |
Valley Ford |
Sonoma |
California |
|
|
|
|
- |
Van Nuys |
Los Angeles |
California |
712 |
136,443 |
a neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley region |
|
- |
Ventura |
Ventura |
California |
|
|
|
|
2 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Verdi |
Sierra |
California |
7,349 |
162 |
census-designated place adjacent to the Nevada state line |
|
- |
Victorville |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
|
|
ci.victorville.ca.us/ |
- |
Visalia |
Tulare |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.visalia.ca.us/ |
2 |
Volta |
Merced |
California |
|
|
Volta is too small for a post office |
|
- |
Walnut Creek |
Contra Costa |
California |
|
|
|
www.walnut-creek.org/ |
2 |
Walnut Grove |
Sacramento |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Watsonville |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
|
|
cityofwatsonville.org/ |
4 |
Weaverville |
Trinity |
California |
2,015 |
3,600 |
|
www.weavervilleinfo.com/ |
7 |
Weed |
Siskiyou |
California |
|
|
|
www.ci.weed.ca.us/ |
4 |
Weott |
Humboldt |
California |
300 |
288 |
|
|
- |
West Hollywood |
Los Angeles |
California |
282 |
34,399 |
|
www.weho.org/ |
1 |
Westlake Village |
Ventura |
California |
|
|
|
www.wlv.org/ |
1 |
Westminster |
Orange |
California |
|
|
|
www.westminster-ca.gov/ |
1 |
Westport |
Mendocino |
California |
|
|
|
www.westportca.org/html/visitors.html |
2 |
Williams |
Colusa |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofwilliams.org/ |
2 |
City Name |
County Name |
State |
Elevation |
Population |
Note |
Web Site |
POIs |
Willits |
Mendocino |
California |
1,391 |
4,888 |
|
thecityofwillits.com/ |
8 |
Willow Creek |
Humboldt |
California |
610 |
1,710 |
|
www.willowcreekchamber.com |
4 |
Willows |
Glenn |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofwillows.org/ |
4 |
Windsor |
Sonoma |
California |
118 |
26,801 |
|
www.townofwindsor.com/ |
- |
Winters |
Yolo |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofwinters.org/ |
2 |
Woodland |
Yolo |
California |
|
|
|
www.cityofwoodland.org/ |
5 |
Woodside |
San Mateo |
California |
|
|
|
www.woodsidetown.org |
4 |
Yolo |
Yolo |
California |
|
|
|
|
1 |
Yosemite National Park |
Tuolumne |
California |
|
|
|
yosemitepark.com |
3 |
Yreka |
Siskiyou |
California |
2,582 |
7,765 |
Yreka is the Northernmost city along I-5 |
ci.yreka.ca.us/ |
9 |
Yuba City |
Sutter |
California |
|
|
|
www.yubacity.net/ |
1 |
Zamora |
Yolo |
California |
|
|
I-5 exit 548 then left then right |
|
2 |
Zayante |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
|
Photo op at volunteer fire house |
|
1 |
Zenia |
Trinity |
California |
|
|
an unincorporated community |
|
1 |
Zzyzx |
San Bernardino |
California |
|
|
a bizarre pseudo-town |
www.roadsideamerica.com/story/21414 |
- |
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