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You can also take BART to '''Pleasant Hill''', there is an onramp next to the BART stationFrom San Francisco, but the best onramp place to hitchhike at hitch in this area direction is about 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 mile north couple blocks down that angular street (at Monument Blvd. It has Richardson and Lyon) is a nice large rarely-used bus stop light on the on ramp itself. A sign saying "Sacramento" or wherever you are going helpsarea which makes a perfect hitching spot.
For Immediately across the bridge is Marin County, which is mostly a rich suburban area where getting a ride is difficult, so if you're going north up 101 it's best if you can get a ride from San FranciscoSF at least as far as Novato, best place to and preferably beyond Santa Rosa. Between Novato and Petaluma is a stretch of non-freeway where you could hitch on the road, which is probably better than hitching on approach to Golden Gate Bridge from Lombard Streeta ramp if you want a long ride north towards Humboldt/Oregon. Just before it reaches (check the Presidio, it makes an angular turn toward map for this spot) Alternately you can take Highway 1 from Marin County up the bridgecoast, and a block or but while very scenic this road has little traffic so down that angular street is a perfect hitching spotbe prepared for long waits.
=== To [[Santa Cruz]] ===From San FranciscoYou can also take BART to '''Pleasant Hill''' (about $5.25), Go there is an onramp next to the 19th AvenueBART station, which but the best onramp to hitchhike at in this area is also Highway 1about a mile north at Monument Blvd. Find It has a good traffic nice stop light while walking Southon the on ramp itself. You can even start in the Golden Gate ParkA sign saying "Sacramento" or wherever you are going helps.
You can also take SamTrans There is a tradition of [http://sfcasualcarpool.com/ "casual carpools"] (known elsewhere as "slugging") across the Bay Bridge (it's $1.50 from Daly City, $4check that website for further info).00 from downtown SF) This is a good way to Pacifica, and get off at Reina Del Mar and Hwy 1. Much more low key than dealing with out of the city, along I-80 if you have 're leaving in the afternoon, but less useful in the spare cashmorning as it's mainly for commuters. Some but not all drivers ask for a $1 contribution (still cheaper than BART).
Once You can try to follow I-80 to get to I-5 north, but if you're out of the city and dealing with smaller town traffic (Pacifica and South)trying to go north you'll probably have an easier time on US-101, getting picked up is a piece of cakesee above.
Take the CalTrain === Going South (it is easy to get on w/o paying though inspectors do come through) all the way south to Gilroy. Hitch hike out on 1st streetHighway 1, which is also highway 152. Good hitching spot in the morning when people are headed from Gilroy to towards [[Santa Cruz to work.]] and scenic route towards [[Los Angeles]]) ===
=== To [[Los Angeles]] ===Take HIGHWAY 1 CLOSED BETWEEN RAGGED POINT and GORDA : ''BE CAREFUL DUE TO MUD and ROCK SLIDES the Highway 1 is closed between RAGGED POINT and GORDA since May 2017 and should apparently REOPEN at the I-5 if you want to get there fastEND of JULY 2018. 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 can still take the following onramp101 from Santa Cruz till San Luis Obispo instead.
Otherwise you You can go through Santa Cruz and also take one SamTrans bus 110 for $2 from Daly City station (just south of the most scenic roads in california SF city line, reachable by BART or Muni bus) to Pacifica, and get off at Reina Del Mar and take Highway Hwy 1 . Much more low key than dealing with the city, if you have the spare cash. Once you're out of the city and/or US-101. dealing with smaller town traffic (see abovePacifica and south), getting picked up is a piece of cake.
=== I5 South, and on to [[Las Vegas]] ===Continuing beyond Santa Cruz towards Los Angeles along Highway 1 will probably be slower than taking I-5 but this is considered one of the most scenic roads in California.
Just done this route, worked really well. Take BART south If you're starting from closer to Milbrae. Change onto Caltrain systemSan Jose, take that to San Hose for maybe 7 dollars. Take you can also reach Santa Cruz by taking the VTA 68 bus 68 from there south to Gilroy from therefor $2 and hitchhiking out on 1st street, 1 hour 20 minutes, 1.75 dollars. Find Pacheco Pass which is also highway, head east with that onto I-5152 (west); this is a good hitching spot in the morning when people are headed from Gilroy to Santa Cruz to work. South on I5, come off Though at junction 257, to get onto highway 58. Take that East, avoid getting stuck in Bakersfield. 58 goes rate the 17 bus from San Jose all the way through, past Mohave to Santa Cruz is $5 and Barstow, towards Vegastakes a much more direct route.
The Bay Area is home to many book storesThere are a few dumpster-diveable supermarkets around, e.g. the Safeway and two of the best are San FranciscoSprout's [http://www.citylights.com/ City Lights Books] in Dublin (just west of I-680) and Berkeleya Rancher's [http://wwwMarket just west of the Santa Rita on-ramp.moesbooks.com/ Moe's Books]
In North Berkeley is one of the worlds best known punk rock clubs [httpA note regarding Caltrain:tickets often aren't checked, but fare inspectors do come through sometimes (if you ride end-to-end you have maybe a 1//www.924gilman.org/ 924 Gilman Street] with shows every Friday 3 chance of seeing one) and Saturdayif caught without a ticket the fine is nearly $300, so think twice before risking it. (What happens if you're a foreigner and sometimes Sunday.you don't pay your fine?)
The Bay Area is home to If you're considering taking a number of great parks for relaxing and hiking in. Golden Gate Park bus: booking months in advance you can sometimes find Megabus tickets from 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 or south to Big Basin Redwoods state park (or walk across the Golden Gate Bridge [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=37Los Angeles for as little as $1.83237450,-122though it's usually at least $10.480557&spn=0.0005 With less advance purchase,0.001198&t=h&z=20 turn right walk down the steps under the bridge] to the other side walking north a few more yards to Conzelman Road, walk up Megabus and West through Greyhound are typically in the Marin Headlands, )$20-$40 range.
The Bay Area is also home to a number of sports teams, including two american football teams, the 49ers and The Raiders.
Food Not Bombs serves free meals both in [http://sffnb.org/ San Francisco] and Monday-Friday in Berkeley (at People's Park between Dwight & Haste, above Telegraph Ave.) and is a good place to meet people.
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.
Note that because the Bay Area is so spread out, just getting around within it can cost significant cash (exacerbated by the distance-based fares charged by the BART and Caltrain rail systems, and the fragmentation of the bus system between different agencies in different parts of the area). Getting from one end of the area to the other can cost $12 to $15. But at least within SF itself it's not so bad, walking between most points in the city is pretty feasible and the $2 Muni bus fare covers unlimited rides for 2-3 hours.
For events in the region see [[:nomad:Bay Area|Nomadwiki]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== Going North or East ===You can take the BART to '''Richmond''' (about 4 US$-101), 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].
=== Going South Northeast (I-80) ===You can take the BART 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/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].Waiting time at this spot was half an hour for a straight ride to Sacramento, April 2016.
In San Francisco, go to 19th Avenue, which is 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 L metro line) also works extremely well and may have less local traffic. These are both very good options if you don't want to pay for a bus/BART.
== Things To Do ==The Bay Area is a diverse place, with a long and proud history of LeftGoing South (I-leaning politics and Counter Culture. It is also5, as a whole, one of the wealthiest and most expensive places in the United States. The area should have something to offer for everyone.fast route towards [[Los Angeles]] or [[Las Vegas]]) ===
'''Option 1'''<br>
Take the I-5 if you want to get there fast. You might want to take the BART train to '''Dublin/Pleasanton''' (about $6). 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. You're actually hitching onto I-580 here but it merges into I-5 further out; avoid getting a ride to Tracy or Stockton if you want to go south, it won't do you much good.
[http[User://thelonghaulZenit|Zenit]] followed this advice in November 2017 and found it extremely hard to get out of Pleasanton.org/ The Long Haul Infoshop] He spent the whole day hitching at various on-ramps in Berkeleythe area, is an anarchist library and community space which often has neat eventsall he got for his pains was a short ride to Livermore, and more of the same there. He would certainly try option number two next time. Do ''not'' take a ride to Tracy or with people going to Modesto, stick it out in Livermore until somebody going south stops for you.
'''Option 2'''<br>
This route worked really well for an anonymous user in 2009: Take Caltrain south to San Jose (about $9 from downtown SF, $7 from the BART transfer at Millbrae). Take VTA bus 68 to Gilroy from there, 1.5 hours, $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 Barstow, towards Vegas.
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