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Capital, Gold Country & Sierra

Choose Sacramento, Mariposa or South Lake Tahoe as a distinct base. Long drives and mountain conditions separate these places; Yosemite and Tahoe need their own travel days, access checks and reservations.

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Sacramento skyline and Tower Bridge at duskHistoric streetscape in Mariposa

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Capital, Gold Country & Sierra, a little closer.

Choose Sacramento, Mariposa or South Lake Tahoe as a distinct base. Long drives and mountain conditions separate these places; Yosemite and Tahoe need their own travel days, access checks and reservations.

Santa Clara CountyOrange CountyFresno CountyMadera CountyImperial CountyStanislaus CountyAmador CountyMarin CountySonoma CountySolano CountyMerced CountyNevada CountySanta Cruz CountyTuolumne CountyTulare CountyContra Costa CountyButte CountyPlacer CountyNapa CountyPlumas CountyDel Norte CountyAlpine CountySan Luis Obispo CountyTrinity CountyAlameda CountyColusa CountySan Mateo CountyMendocino CountyYolo CountyEl Dorado CountyYuba CountyGlenn CountyRiverside CountySan Joaquin CountySutter CountySan Bernardino CountyCalaveras CountySiskiyou CountyTehama CountyLake CountyMariposa CountySacramento CountyVentura CountyLassen CountyModoc CountyLos Angeles CountyMono CountySan Benito CountyKings CountySan Diego CountyKern CountySan Francisco CountyHumboldt CountyShasta CountyInyo CountySierra CountyMonterey CountySanta Barbara CountySacramento1. Sacramento →Mariposa2. Mariposa →South Lake Tahoe3. South Lake Tahoe →

Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Santa Clara CountyOrange CountyFresno CountyMadera CountyImperial CountyStanislaus CountyAmador CountyMarin CountySonoma CountySolano CountyMerced CountyNevada CountySanta Cruz CountyTuolumne CountyTulare CountyContra Costa CountyButte CountyPlacer CountyNapa CountyPlumas CountyDel Norte CountyAlpine CountySan Luis Obispo CountyTrinity CountyAlameda CountyColusa CountySan Mateo CountyMendocino CountyYolo CountyEl Dorado CountyYuba CountyGlenn CountyRiverside CountySan Joaquin CountySutter CountySan Bernardino CountyCalaveras CountySiskiyou CountyTehama CountyLake CountyMariposa CountySacramento CountyVentura CountyLassen CountyModoc CountyLos Angeles CountyMono CountySan Benito CountyKings CountySan Diego CountyKern CountySan Francisco CountyHumboldt CountyShasta CountyInyo CountySierra CountyMonterey CountySanta Barbara County

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Photo credits & visitor sources

Real California photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.

Visitor information: Sacramento, Mariposa, South Lake Tahoe. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.

County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.

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