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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live on the west coast now.  The most special places to visit in California to me are: 1.  Yosemite Valley (do not listen to people who say to stay outside the valley for less crowds.  There’s crowds because it’s one of the most stunning places in the U.S. It won’t be too crowded to enjoy, especially in the fall.  Stay anywhere- Curry Village cabin, etc,  but stay in the valley.  I like the Yosemite Valley Lodge).  Valley altitude is low enough that snow is very very unlikely.  Hike every day, rent bikes, try rock climbing with a guide.  There’s sequoias there as well.   2.  Lake Tahoe.  But I don’t know about October; like another poster stated it could have snow.   California has strict chain laws which are problematic with a rental car.   3.  Pebble Beach/Big Sur are nice.  Not a lot to do as others have noted.

For 9 days in Oct I’d do something like 1-2 days in San Fran if you want (I personally didn’t care for Muir Woods; it felt like nature for city people and you’re going to Yosemite so..), 2 days to hike the coast (point lobos, mcway falls- frequent road closures so check) and drive (17 mi drive) the Carmel area, then bliss out in Yosemite for the rest of the trip.  Fly home from Fresno if prices are reasonable or back to sfo.   Tahoe is one of my favorite places but I might skip in October and come back in August.  Too much weather risk.

I’m excited for you OP!  Hope your kids love seeing these beautiful places.   [/quote]

Great post, good advice, and yes Yosemite is a very special place.  October should be a good time of year to be there.  One note- I would go back to SFO to fly back instead of Fresno, it's an extra 1.5 hours drive yes, but then you have multiple non-stop flight options, versus having to do stop once is flying from Fresno, with pretty limited options depending on time of day, etc.[/quote]

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