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This small beautiful town is situated about two hours (1 hour 45 minutes on a good day) north of San Francisco along the 101 Freeway.

HOPLAND, CA

Dave
2004-02-21 14:06:59

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This small beautiful town is situated about two hours (1 hour 45 minutes on a good day) north of San Francisco along the 101 Freeway. Hopland is about 40 to 45 minutes north of Santa Rosa in Mendocino County. The 101 is a freeway the entire way from San Francisco until several miles south of Hopland where it turns into a 2 lane road. The freeway ends at a place called Squaw Rock, a sheer piece of rock that towers above the western side of the road. This section between Squaw Rock and Hopland can be a dangerous drive. Several times I have seen accidents happen on this stretch of roadway. There is also a nice rock shop right on the eastern side of the road just south of Hopland. They have many different specimens of rocks on old wooden display cases outside of the store, as well as many nice pieces inside.

Hopland makes a great day trip from Santa Rosa, or even a long day trip from San Francisco. Its far enough away to be out of the influence of the Bay Area. It is located among the California Coastal foothills, among gentle oak covered rolling hills. Hopland is a rustic community located in a farming area. Although there are many wineries, this area does not have the recognition that Napa and Sonoma County do. It is about 16 airline miles from California's largest natural lake, Clear Lake. You can drive to Clear Lake from Hopland in about a half hour on Highway 175.

The weather can vary dramatically between seasons in this part of the state. There can be buckets of rain falling from the sky in the winter, while in the summer temperatures are often over 100 degrees F.

Besides Hopland lodging which tends to be limited, there are more places to stay in Cloverdale which is located about 15 minutes to the south of Hopland. Ukiah provides another option for lodging. Located 20 minutes north of Hopland, they are only a short drive away. Ukiah and Cloverdale both offer very reasonable hotel rates. Here are ...