Day Trippin' › California › From Sacramento › Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
The drive from Sacramento to Point Lobos State Natural Reserve takes about 3 hr 5 min (south of Sacramento), by real roads from ZIP 95814. Along the way we found 102 stops within a short detour: 22 coffee shops, 4 bakeries, 22 ice cream and treats and 29 places to eat.
The list below is the best few of each kind, in driving order, with how far into the drive you reach each one (counted from Sacramento) and the detour it adds. Stops marked Our pick are chosen by us; the rest come from OpenStreetMap listings, so confirm hours before you count on them.
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
State park
Rocky coves, sea otters, harbor seals and cypress groves, often called the crown jewel of state parks.
Heads-up: Parking is limited. Arrive early or walk in from Highway 1. No dogs.
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About 3 hr 5 min by road, heading south from the middle of ZIP 95814. Traffic and weather change that.
Good ones to start with: Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (Swingle), Tomo Tea House (Davis), Volt Coffee (Davis), Baskin-Robbins (Dixon) and Starbucks (Dixon). The page lists 28 in all, in driving order.
Tomo Tea House in Davis, Volt Coffee in Davis, Starbucks in Dixon and Dutch Bros. Coffee in Dixon. Check hours first; they come from OpenStreetMap listings.
Mary's Pizza Shack in Dixon, Pizza Guys in Dixon, Que Onda Tacobar in Vacaville and Noodle or Rice in Vacaville.
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area in Swingle, Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, Center for Freedom & Flight in Vacaville and Pena Adobe Park in Vacaville.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP <class 'zip'> (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Stops come from our own picks and OpenStreetMap listings; hours and detours change, so check before you go. We do not store anyone's location.