At The Heart Of It All

Yosemite National Park The Golden Gate Bridge

Not only is Manteca at the heart of all major attractions in Northern California making it ideal for tourists to stay here and use it as a base for day trips to places such as Yosemite National Park, San Francisco, Old Sacramento, the Gold Country and more but it has its own recreational and family attractions such as Big League Dreams and the Great Wolf Indoor Water Park Resort.

YOSEMITE NATIONALPARK is just 90 minutes away via Highway 120 out of Manteca. The breath-taking Cathedral of John Muir’s beloved Range of Light — Yosemite Valley — is perfect for day trips any time of the year from Manteca. More than 4 million people a year make their way to the 1,169-square-mile national park that includes the several of the most iconic glacier carved granite on the planet — El Capitan and Half Dome — as well as stunning waterfalls and world-class vistas. For more information go to www. yosemite.national-park.com

THE GOLD COUNTRY is less than 60 minutes away offering everything from Angels Camp where Mark Twain dreamed up his famous jumping frog con-

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test to Columbia State Park — a “living museum” as well as the only “working” Gold Country era town of its own complete with shops. Jamestown, on the way to Yosemite and Sonora offers Railtown 1897 California State Park complete with operating steam engines pulling excursion trains . For more information go to www. visittuolumne.om or call 1-800-446-1333 for the Tuolumne County/Sonora area or go to www.amadorcountychamber.com or call (209) 223-0350 for the Amador County/Jackson area.

THE CALIFORNIA DELTA is unparalleled for water activities with 1,000 miles of meandering waterways. The Delta with its nooks and crannies hiding water fowl and secret fishing places alike to its 19th century Delta towns making it suitable for the fisherman, the explorer and the sightseer. As the only Delta on the Pacific Coast of the Americas it is a major estuary on the Pacific Flyway making it a bird watcher’s paradise. The best source to enjoy all the eastern side of the Delta has to offer is to contact the California Delta Chambers & Visitors Bureau online at www.californiadelta.org or call (916) 777-4041.

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MERCED is the home of the newest University of California campus is less than 60 miles away. Aviation enthusiasts will appreciate the Castle Air Force Museum with its abundance of retired military aircraft including the fabled SR-71. For more information on the Merced area go to www.mymerced.com or call the Merced Visitors Buruea at (209) 394-8004.

OLD SACRAMENTO, the California State Railroad Museum, and State Capitol are just 45 minutes away via Interstate 5 or Highway 99 Old Sacramento is where the Pony Express ended its journey and was the western terminus of the transcontinental railroad. It is considered the best restoration of a Gold Rush town and river waterfront in the West, The State Capitol still ranks as the most opulent and ambitious restoration of a 19th century government building in the United States. There are also more than a dozen museums. For more information go to www.oldsacramento.com or call (916) 442-8575.

SAN FRANCISCO with its fabled 49 hills, the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars climbing halfway to the stars, Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, Union Square and its world class shopping, Pier 39,Coit Tower and much more is 70 miles away from Manteca via Interstate 205. You can take a culinary trip around the world and not even having to leave The City that has in excess of 1,000 sit-down restaurants catering to broad and niche cuisine. For more info go to www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com or call (415) 362-7323.

SAN JOSE is an hour away with such attractions as the Tech Museum of San Jose, one of the original 18th-cnetury California Missions, Great America, the Winchester Mystery House and more. For more information go to www.sanjose. org or call 1-800-SAN-JOSE.

THREE WINE COUNTRIES are an easy drive from Manteca including the Lodi Wine Country with 70 wineries with many featuring wine tasting rooms. Manteca and its world renowned Delicato Vineyard is included among the broader Lodi Wine Country that serves as the marketing face for San Joaquin County wine grapes. San Joaquin County is the largest wine grape growing county in the nation easily surpassing the Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, and Monterey. The bulk of the wineries are scattered around the Lodi area that is just 30 minutes away. For more information go to lodiwine.com or call 1-800-798-1610.

NAPA VALLEY AND THE GOLD

COUNTRY are the other two wine regions. Napa Valley with its world famous wineries and dining is just 90 minutes away.

For more information go to www.napavalley.org or call (707) 226-7459. The Gold Country Wine Country nestled in the Sierra foothills is an hour away with nearly three dozen wineries including Ironstone Vineyards.