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The drive from San Jose to Glass Beach Fort Bragg takes about 3 hr 42 min (northwest of San Jose), by real roads from ZIP 95112. Along the way we found 87 stops within a short detour: 16 coffee shops, 5 bakeries, 17 ice cream and treats and 26 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 San Jose) 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: Ggerdel - Foto de: Gustavo Gerdel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Beach
A pebble beach with sea glass pieces polished by waves. Look, do not take.
Heads-up: Do not take the glass. Check tides. Part of MacKerricher State Park; do not remove sea glass
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About 3 hr 42 min by road, heading northwest from the middle of ZIP 95112. Traffic and weather change that.
Good ones to start with: Andersen Bakery (Union City), Gerry's Grill and Bar (Union City), Lulu Poke (Union City), Sweet Bar (San Leandro) and Red Wing (San Leandro). The page lists 30 in all, in driving order.
Andersen Bakery in Union City, Bui Phong Bakery in Oakland, Shapeshifters Cafe in Oakland and Waterside Cafe in Albany. Check hours first; they come from OpenStreetMap listings.
Gerry's Grill and Bar in Union City, Lulu Poke in Union City, Red Wing in San Leandro and Pupuseria Papa Chico in Oakland.
Sneaker Museum in Oakland, Eames Institute in Richmond, Point Richmond History Association Museum in Point Richmond and Sonoma County Museum in Santa Rosa.
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.