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California Coastal
Byways
Backcountry drives for the whole family
by Tony Huegel
50 Adventure
drives for owners of sport-utility vehicles
From the Oregon Border to
the San Diego Area
California Coastal Byways
provides detailed trip descriptions, clear maps and photographs in a handy
format that will help you and your family discover motoring adventure,
solitude and natural beauty on California's backroads.
Escaping California's crowded highways and campgrounds has
often meant standing in line for a wilderness permit, hauling a backpack,
praying that the next hill goes down instead of up and that the kids will
understand that this is play not punishment.
No more. With so many people switching from sedans,
station wagons and vans to sport-utility vehicles, California's wild and
uncrowded places are more accessible than ever.
California Coastal Byways is
your introduction to the unpaved alternatives in the spectacular mountain
ranges between the Oregon border and the San Diego area. With a
factory-sock SUV you'll be able to leave the highways and explore lush
coastal forests, pastoral inland valleys and high ridges and peaks, places
relatively few people ever see.
About the author:
As
the leading chronicler of America's top adventure roads, Tony Huegel has
introduced tens of thousands of travelers to the most scenic and historic
backcountry byways in the West. Tony's other family-oriented guides for owners
of sport-utility vehicles include: California
Desert Byways, Sierra Nevada
Byways, California Coastal
Byways, Colorado Byways,
Oregon Byways, Utah Byways,
and Washinton Byways.
He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is now an Idaho-based journalist.
Praise for Tony
Huegel's Byways series
Backcountry Drives for the Whole Family
"...well organized and presented ...one of the best guides of its
type around." Open Road
Magazine
"Author Tony Huegel has ... produced some of the best guides that
we've ever seen for those who really want to get away with the whole
family. [His Byways Series] all offer concise directions, clear maps
and excellent advice on how to get the most out of your off-road
adventure." Motor Week
(Maryland Public television)
"Huegel's attention to seemingly every detail and his sincere goal
of wanting to make outdoor adventure a family activity set his guidebook
apart and make it a joy to read. Every page is infused with the
excitement the author obviously feels for the great American
wilderness." 4Wheel Drive and
Sport Utility Magazine
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Contents |
|
Introduction
|
Page |
| Route descriptions |
7 |
| Map symbols |
8 |
| Guide to trip activities & symbols |
8 |
| The off-ramp to adventure |
10 |
| Where land meets sea |
11 |
| Touring backcountry byways |
14 |
| Making it fun for all |
20 |
| Author's favorites |
21 |
Appendix
| Sources of information |
144 |
| References and suggested reading |
146 |
| Index |
147 |
| Photo Index |
149 |
| Backcountry road signs |
150 |
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The Drives
| No. 1 |
Long Divide Road |
|
No. 26 |
Hi Mountain |
| No. 2 |
Old Gasquet Toll Road |
|
No. 27 |
Avenales Observation Point |
| No. 3 |
Bear Harbor |
|
No. 28 |
Sierra Madre Mountains |
| No. 4 |
Freshwater Lagoon Spit |
|
No. 29 |
McPherson Peak loop |
| No. 5 |
Hoopa Valley Loop |
|
No. 30 |
San Emigdio Mountain |
| No. 6 |
Eel River Wildlife Area |
|
No. 31 |
Quatal Canyon |
| No. 7 |
Bear River Ridge Road |
|
No. 32 |
West Camino Cielo |
| No. 8 |
Showers Pass |
|
No. 33 |
Big Caliente Hot Spring |
| No. 9 |
Punta Gorda |
|
No. 34 |
Grade Valley |
| No. 10 |
Smith-Etter Road |
|
No. 35 |
Alamo Mountain Loop |
| No. 11 |
Dyerville Loop Road |
|
No. 36 |
Liebre Mountain |
| No. 12 |
Kings Peak Road |
|
No. 37 |
Del Sur Ridge |
| No. 13 |
Saddle Mountain Road |
|
No. 38 |
Magic Mountain Loop |
| No. 14 |
Usal Road |
|
No. 39 |
Pacific Crest Trail |
| No. 15 |
Bell springs Road |
|
No. 40 |
Pacifico Mtn. to Little Rock |
| No. 16 |
Fort Bragg-Sherwood Road |
|
No. 41 |
Rincon to Shortcut |
| No. 17 |
Fish Rock Road |
|
No. 42 |
North Main Divide Road |
| No. 18 |
Old Coast Road |
|
No. 43 |
Wildomar Road |
| No. 19 |
Indians Road |
|
No. 44 |
Palomar Mountain |
| No. 20 |
Cone Peak |
|
No. 45 |
Black Mountain Summit |
| No. 21 |
South Coast Ridge Loop |
|
No. 46 |
Black Canyon Road |
| No. 22 |
San Martin Loop |
|
No. 47 |
Boulder Creek Road |
| No. 23 |
Three Peaks |
|
No. 48 |
Fred Canyon |
| No. 24 |
Cypress Mountain Drive |
|
No. 49 |
Los Pinos Mountain |
| No. 25 |
Santa Rita Road |
|
No. 50 |
Bear Valley Road |

Photo of windy Point (Punta Gorda)
Punta Gorda Trail Map
from California Coastal Byways
(All 50 Byways Drives are accompanied by individual maps of
similar detail)
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