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Napa Valley-area is at the northeastern tip of San Francisco Bay, about an hour’s drive north of San Francisco. Napa Valley, is approximately 30 miles long and five miles wide, incorporating five cities: American Canyon, Calistoga, Napa, St. Helena, and Yountville. Originally the Wappo Indians settled here before the Spanish arrived. In the early 1830s, some 10,000 lived in the valley. After the gold-rush era that made San Francisco prosperous, there was a demand for wine. By the early 1890s more than 600 vineyards made the Napa Valley their home. Prohibition made replacement crops a necessity so plum and walnut orchards were planted with a few vineyards that produced medicinal elixirs or sacramental wine for religious occasions staying the course. Now, there are more than 200 wineries throughout the county, along with restaurants, shops and scenic attractions that make this a year round getaway..

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Attractions & Activities   

American Canyon - city that is the gateway to the valley from East Bay.

Bale Grist Mill - historic mill, Hwy 29 at 3369 Northwest St. Helena Hwy.

Calistoga -  spa capital of Napa Valley

Calistoga Balloons -  (707) 942-5754

Charles Krug Winery & More-2800 Main Street. St. Helena.

Cross Roads -Youngville Cross Road, Oakville Cross Road, and Rutherford Cross, each providing access to wineries.

Highway 29 - Scenic drive that winds through all the valley towns, wineries and restaurants,  parallel to the Napa Valley Wine Train.

Lake Berryessa - one of California’s largest man-made lakes, about 25 miles long and three miles wide, with nearly 170 miles of shoreline.

Napa Valley Museum - (707) 944-0500

Napa Valley Wine Train -(707) 253-2111

Oakville - close to local vineyards and the Oakville Grocery, on the National Registry of Historic Places, Oakville Grocery, (707) 944-8802

Old Faithful Geyser of California - exhibit hall, picnic areas, viewing,  (707) 942-6463

Petrified Forest -pliocene fossil forest. 4100 Petrified Forest Road. (707) 942-6667

Robert Louis Stevenson State Park - (707) 942-4575

Safari West Wildlife Preserve and Tent Camp -(707) 579-2551

Schramsberg - first hillside winery of the Napa Valley. The original house and winery have been preserved. At the end of Schramsberg Road on Highway 29, 3.1 miles south of Calistoga.

Silverado Trail - ghost mining town of Silverado, once located between Calistoga and Middletown, on the shoulder of Mt. St. Helena.

Yount Blockhouse - California State Historic Landmark 564
Northeast corner of Cook Road and Yount Mill Road, 1 mile north of Yountville.


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