Time line for San Francisco, Napa, and Yosemite trip

Hi! My husband and I are planning to take a trip to San. Francisco, Napa, and Yosemite this summer. We are planning on a 10 day total trip. I was hoping to get some suggestions on how to break up the days between the three destination spots. Any suggestions. I am just trying to choose hotels and am not sure how many days to stay in each spot. Thanks in advance for your help.

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Time line for San Francisco, Napa, and Yosemite trip

It depends on what you like to do. If you are outdoorsy, and like to hike a lot then I%26#39;d say 3 days in Yosemite. If you just want to look around at the scenery, then 2 days, one night is probably enough.

Napa, same thing, if you are really into wineries and want to see all of them I suppose you could spend 3 days there, but 2 is probably more than enough.

Spend the rest of the time in SF.

Consider taking a day trip down south to Carmel and Monterey, even better spend the night there.

Time line for San Francisco, Napa, and Yosemite trip

I just about couldn%26#39;t tell you better then how ';SIMBOT';put it. That%26#39;s about what I would%26#39;ve told you as well.

I took a similar trip this past spring. I spent 5 nights in SF, 3 nights in Yosemite, and 1 night in Monterey (from there, I drove south to Big Sur). I went to Napa as a day trip from SF. It was an ambitious itinerary, but I kept a quick pace and got to see just about everything I intended to.

You can spend an unlimited amount of time in and around the city; exploring the various neighborhoods.

You can see most of Yosemite in 2 full days if you keep moving. You%26#39;ll do a lot of driving. Check out this website for a 2-day schedule: (www.yosemitefun.com/images/yosemite_park.htm)

If you want to relax, do some hiking, and really take it all in, you can spend a lot more time there.

As for Napa - unless you%26#39;re really into wine tastings, I think 1 night would be sufficient. I took a train ride through the valley. Its beautiful, but the scenery is the same throughout.

Good luck. I loved it and will be back in SF next month. =)

First, you cannot see all the wineries in 10 days...(i.e. I saw the earlier answer that said you could see all the wineries in 2 days. There are 100%26#39;s of wineries in this area.

As such, it depends what you like to do most. Hiking and nature - more time in Yosemite. The problem here is getting lodging as there are not that many places to stay. Wineries - lots. If first trip to San Francisco, a minimum 3 days.

It also depends on what you want from your hotel stay and your price.

Also, Yosemite availability is limited. I would first start and look at the Yosemite National Park Site and see what is available and for how many nights. (Note; There are cancellations later on, but its good to firm this up asap.)

http://www.nps.gov/yose/

If you just want to get an overview of the park, you can do it in 2 nights stay. If you want to get out and take in a day hike, plan on 3.

For Napa, I would probably opt for a bed and breakfast stay - they are so nice in this area and really add to the charm of staying here. If you like wine tsating, olive oil tasting, etc. plan on 3 days (2 nights).

Balance of the time in San Francisco.

';First, you cannot see all the wineries in 10 days..';

Agreed, I didn%26#39;t mean it that literally. Maybe I should have said, after 3 days you%26#39;ll be sick of wineriers. Or maybe that%26#39;s just me, 1/2 a day in Napa is more than enough for me.

Now Yosemite, that%26#39;s a different story, I could spend months there.