August getaway in California. OR, WA
 

Hi Everyone,

Greetings From Newport Beach, CA

Any ideas for a well travelled couple, wanting to plan a 3 day weekend ( Thursday-Sunday)Something nearby in the Orange County area ,drive or less than 2 hour flight, cozy town w/bed and breakfast and good food in town, a "get away" type resort, a lakeside cottage or resort or bed and breakfast lakeside in Oregon or Washington or CA??

Fly to Reno and stay at Lake Tahoe

http://www.westshorecafe.com

Thanks looks lovely!

MichelleY, LOL .. I am going to fly to Reno and go to Lake Tahoe in August. I am likely going to take a day trip to Yosemite as well.

OP/Wfuld. Look into Jet Blue from Long Beach for decent fares to Reno/Tahoe. There is a plethora of places to stay.

<i> I am likely going to take a day trip to Yosemite as well. </i>

Yosemite valley is a 4 hr. drive one way from South Lake Tahoe according to Google.

Yes, I am expecting a very long and tiring day. I really want to do it, though.

Thanks everyone, but I am looking for specific Recommendations based on my above request. Need suggestions for Resort, Cabins, ..Need place with upscale dining in a town that is quaint etc...on the water. I know tough request. The couple is well Travelled, so trying to come up with something different and unigue in CA, Washington State or Oregon. thanks,

hpeabody-are you going 395 over Tioga Pass? Spectacular! We did that on our honeymoon, but broke up the trip with an overnight in Bridgeport. So beautiful.

Yes, 395 over Tioga Pass :-)

hpeabody: Down 395 into Yosemite from S. Lake Tahoe is close to a 5 hour drive. And if you are starting from another part of the Tahoe basin it is even longer. Driving 10 hours would be awful -- you don't want to be driving back in the dark.

<i>395 over Tioga Pass</i>

395 does not go over Tioga pass, it's CA120.

A two hour flight limit eliminates Oregon and Washington, or any place in California that requires a plane change.

What about something like a "staycation" in, say, San Diego, or maybe something up by Big Bear or Lake Arrowhead?

I'm sure MichelleY and hpeabody meant '395 <i>and</i> over Tioga Pass' . . . which would be understood. Still isn't a day trip though (unless one just meant Tuolumne Meadows and not in to Yosemite Valley - and even that would be a pretty long day)

Thanks for all you comments! Client is now Looking for a more quaint, small and charming place: lake house or bed and breakfast type; bed and breakfast in a small town in Bay Area.