| Part of the value of being in Napa County is | | | | five "most livable" cities in America. |
| having access to the equally remarkable | | | | |
| surrounding areas. When you are in Napa | | | | To the west of Napa County, you will find |
| County, you are only a short drive away from | | | | Sonoma County and the Sonoma Coast State |
| an incredible amount of Northern California | | | | Beach. The Sonoma Coast State Beach has long |
| attractions, destinations, and cities. This | | | | been a haven for those seeking relief from |
| includes the Northern California coastline, | | | | the summer heat in the Napa Valley. It is |
| cities like San Francisco and Sacramento, | | | | accessible by the famous Pacific Coast |
| major-league sports, national parks, | | | | Highway via Coast Highway One and extends 17 |
| award-winning wineries, natural wonders, | | | | miles from Bodega Head to Vista trail. Here, |
| international festivals, and headliner | | | | beach goers can sunbathe, swim, hunt |
| concerts. | | | | seashells, fish, and picnic along the series |
| | | | of beaches that are separated by bluffs and |
| Napa County may seem like a world away from | | | | headlands. Also in Sonoma County, nature |
| civilization when you are enjoying a hike | | | | lovers can marvel at the wonder of the |
| through a local park, but you can get to any | | | | Petrified Forest. This private park, located |
| major venue in Northern California in just a | | | | in eastern Sonoma County, is home to |
| couple of hours. | | | | thousands of red woods that were preserved by |
| | | | an ancient volcano whose lava flow replaced |
| The city San Francisco is only about an hour | | | | the organic material of the trees with fine |
| away from Napa COunty. Here, you can enjoy | | | | grained silicon and oxygen. |
| most anything that a world class city offers, | | | | |
| and for visitors to the area, this means | | | | Just east of Napa County is Yolo County, |
| quite a few attractions including Fisherman's | | | | which is best known for its organic farming. |
| Wharf, Alcatraz Prison and Island, the Golden | | | | Like Napa County, Yolo has been contributing |
| Gate Bridge and Park, The San Francisco Cable | | | | to the organic food revolution since the |
| Cars, China Town, Ghirardelli Square, the San | | | | 1970's and supplies most of the area's |
| Francisco Giants, Coit Tower, and the San | | | | restaurants and markets with olive oils, |
| Francisco Zoo. | | | | fruits, produce, meat, and dairy products. |
| | | | One of the great things to find in Yolo |
| North of Napa County, boating enthusiasts can | | | | County is the fresh organic produce at the |
| enjoy Clear Lake, which is by surface area | | | | many farmers markets. |
| the largest lake in California. Clear lake | | | | |
| is also believed to be the one of the oldest | | | | The areas that surround Napa County make it |
| lakes in North America and is actually the | | | | one of the best places to live in Northern |
| product of a geological fluke. Also to the | | | | California. You can find almost anything |
| north is the capital of California, which is | | | | within a driving distance that you can |
| Sacramento. Located along the Sacramento | | | | possible imagine, or you can simply stay put |
| River, it is the seventh largest city in | | | | and enjoy all of the amenities of Napa |
| California and has been named as one of the | | | | County. |