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==Hitching Out==
===Going North or East===
You can take the BART to '''Richmond''' (about 4 US$), get off, walk East, where there is the on ramp to the I-80 East. See [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Richmond,+CA&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=37.936312,-122.333064&spn=0.016044,0.05403&om=1&iwloc=A Google maps].
You can also take BART to '''Pleasant Hill''', there is an onramp next to the BART station, but the best onramp to hitchhike at in this area is about a mile north at Monument Blvd. It has a nice stop light on the on ramp itself. A sign saying "Sacramento" or wherever you are going helps.== Hitchhiking out ==
For going north from San Francisco, best place to hitch is on approach to Golden Gate Bridge from Lombard Street. Just before it reaches the Presidio, it makes an angular turn toward the bridge, and a block or so down that angular street is a perfect hitching spot.
You can also take SamTrans (From San Francisco, the best place to hitch in this direction is on approach to Golden Gate Bridge from Lombard Street. Just before it's $1.50 from Daly Cityreaches the Presidio, $4.00 from downtown SF) to Pacificait makes an angular turn toward the bridge, and get off a couple blocks down that angular street (at Reina Del Mar Richardson and Hwy 1. Much more low key than dealing with the city, if you have the spare cashLyon) is a large rarely-used bus stop area which makes a perfect hitching spot.
Once Immediately across the bridge is Marin County, which is mostly a rich suburban area where getting a ride is difficult, so if you're out going up 101 it's best if you can get a ride from SF at least as far as Novato, and preferably beyond Santa Rosa. Between Novato and Petaluma is a stretch of non-freeway where you could hitch on the city and dealing with smaller town traffic road, which is probably better than hitching on a ramp if you want a long ride north towards Humboldt/Oregon. (Pacifica and Southcheck the map for this spot)Alternately you can take Highway 1 from Marin County up the coast, getting picked up is a piece of cakebut while very scenic this road has little traffic so be prepared for long waits.
===To [[Los Angeles]]===
Take the I-5 if you want to get there fast. You might want to take the BART train to '''Dublin/Pleasanton'''. The BART station is located next to a highway on ramp, but you might have better luck if you walk further East to the following onramp.
Otherwise you You can go through Santa Cruz and take one of the most scenic roads in california and take Highway 1 andBART to '''Richmond''' (about $4.50), get off, walk East, where there is the on ramp to the I-80 East. See [http://maps.google.com/or USmaps?f=q&hl=en&q=Richmond,+CA&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=37.936312,-101122.333064&spn=0.016044,0.05403&om=1&iwloc=A Google maps].Waiting time at this spot was half an hour for a straight ride to Sacramento, April 2016. (see above)
==Things To Do==The Bay Area You can also take BART to '''Pleasant Hill''' (about $5.25), there is a diverse placean onramp next to the BART station, with but the best onramp to hitchhike at in this area is about a long and proud history of Left-leaning politics and Counter Culturemile north at Monument Blvd. It is also, as has a whole, one of nice stop light on the wealthiest and most expensive places in the United Stateson ramp itself. The area should have something to offer for everyoneA sign saying "Sacramento" or wherever you are going helps.
[http://thelonghaul.org/ The Long Haul Infoshop] in BerkeleyYou can try to follow I-80 to get to I-5 north, is but if you're trying to go north you'll probably have an anarchist library and community space which often has neat eventseasier time on US-101, see above.
The Bay Area is home to many book stores, and two of the best are San Francisco's [http://www.citylights.com/ City Lights Books] and Berkeley's [http://www.moesbooks.com/moes/ Moe's Books]
The Bay Area is home to a number You can also take SamTrans bus 110 for $2 from Daly City station (just south of great parks for relaxing and hiking in. Golden Gate Park in San Francisco is a lovely urban park. For hiking it is best to go further out to Mount Diablo State Park in the East Bay SF city line, reachable by BART or south Muni bus) to Big Basin Redwoods state park (or walk across the Golden Gate Bridge [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=37.832374Pacifica,-122and get off at Reina Del Mar and Hwy 1.480557&spn=0.0005Much more low key than dealing with the city,0if you have the spare cash.001198&t=h&z=20 turn right walk down Once you're out of the steps under the bridge] to the other side walking north a few more yards to Conzelman Roadcity and dealing with smaller town traffic (Pacifica and south), walk getting picked up and West through the Marin Headlands, )is a piece of cake.
The Bay Area Continuing beyond Santa Cruz towards Los Angeles along Highway 1 will probably be slower than taking I-5 but this is also home to a number considered one of sports teams, including two american football teams, the 49ers and The Raidersmost scenic roads in California.
Food Not Bombs serves free meals both If you're starting from closer to San Jose, you can also reach Santa Cruz by taking the VTA 68 bus from there south to Gilroy for $2 and hitchhiking out on 1st street, which is also highway 152 (west); this is a good hitching spot in the morning when people are headed from Gilroy to Santa Cruz to work. Though at that rate the 17 bus from San Jose all the way to Santa Cruz is $5 and takes a much more direct route. === Going South (I-5, fast route towards [[Los Angeles]] or [[http:Las Vegas]]) === '''Option 1''' Take the I-5 if you want to get there fast. You might want to take the BART train to '''Dublin//sffnbPleasanton''' (about $6).org/ San Francisco] The BART station is located next to a freeway entrance which has a lot of traffic and a fairly decent spot to stop (after the 'freeway entrance' sign). You might have better luck if you walk further east to the following entrance which has less traffic, but a big bus stop to pull into a couple hundred meters before the entrance itself. MondayYou're actually hitching onto I-580 here but it merges into I-Friday 5 further out; avoid getting a ride to Tracy or Stockton if you want to go south, it won't do you much good. '''Option 2'''This route worked really well for an anonymous user in Berkeley 2009: Take Caltrain south to San Jose (about $9 from downtown SF, $7 from the BART transfer at People's Park between Dwight & HasteMillbrae). Take VTA bus 68 to Gilroy from there, 1.5 hours, above Telegraph Ave$2.Hitchhike east along the Pacheco Pass highway (152 east) , which leads towards I-5; many cars here will be continuing south to Los Angeles on I-5. If heading towards Las Vegas, get off I-5 at exit 257, to get onto highway 58. Take that East, avoid getting stuck in Bakersfield. 58 goes all the way through, past Mojave and is a good place to meet peopleBarstow, towards Vegas. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
Other Free places, see : [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/428809 Chowhound] or [http://www.freeprintshop.org/ Free Charts]
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The '''Bay Area''' is an area in [[California]], containing '''San Francisco''', '''Oakland''', '''San Jose''' and other urban centres. It's fairly extended, with millions of inhabitants. There's a plethora of highways, and it's probably better to see the Area as one huge city, with "The City" (San Francisco) as its cultural centre.
===To [[Santa Cruz]]Going North (US-101) ===From San Francisco, Go to the 19th Avenue, which is also Highway 1. Find a good traffic light while walking South. You can even start in the Golden Gate Park.
=== Going Northeast (I-80) ===
There is a tradition of [http://sfcasualcarpool.com/ "casual carpools"] (known elsewhere as "slugging") across the Bay Bridge (check that website for further info). This is a good way to get out of the city along I-80 if you're leaving in the afternoon, but less useful in the morning as it's mainly for commuters. Some but not all drivers ask for a $1 contribution (still cheaper than BART).
=== Going South (Highway 1, towards [[Santa Cruz]] and scenic route towards [[Los Angeles]]) ===
In North Berkeley San Francisco, go to 19th Avenue, which is one also Highway 1. Find a good traffic light while walking South. You can even start in the Golden Gate Park. Along Great Highway (e.g. at the end of the worlds best known punk rock clubs [http://www.924gilmanL metro line) also works extremely well and may have less local traffic.org These are both very good options if you don't want to pay for a bus/ 924 Gilman Street] with shows every Friday and Saturday, and sometimes SundayBART.
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