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San Diegan Maps and Links

Amtrak's official San Diegan homepage has an excellent route map  with descriptions of and maps for every station along the route. The links here will provide additional information so that you can plan an outing to one or more of the cities along the route.  More information will be added periodically as I travel along this route or find interesting websites, so check back.

• San Diegan Travelogues (including Wizzle photographs)
• Stop by Stop Information
Short Overview (if Wizzle has been there)
Local Transportation - City or County
Places to Stay in and around the Station
City or County Guides
Wizzle Recommendations

Stop by Stop Information (North to south along the route with Coast Starlight stops in bold)
 
 

Stop	Links	Comments/Recommendations
Paso Robles	Chamber of Commerce	Paso Robles has a wonderful wine region.  See SLO links, below,  for public transportation in the area.
Atascadero	Check back for links	TBD
San Luis Obispo	SLO City Information	SLO is a college town (hosting Cal Poly) and is the southern gateway to the fabulous sights along California's scenic Highway 1. There is a mission and lots to do in SLO proper.  The stretch of Highway 1 between SLO and Monterey is by far its most scenic portion so renting a car at SLO for the drive up could be the start of a great trip. Along the way stop at Hearst Castle, the artist community of Cambria and Santa Cruz, which boasts a few redwoods, a steam excursion train and one of the campuses of the University of California (great courses in basket weaving and hemp utilization, I understand). Wizzle and the Prince both went (or are going) to UCLA.....a "real" UC campus. Amtrak runs buses from Monterey back to the trains.......so give this some serious consideration as a vacation.......train up from LA to SLO.....rent a car and drop it off in Monterey (which is a great place) then hop on an Amtrak bus back to the train and return to LA. I'd allow at least 5 days for the coast portion.......1 day for Hearst Castle, 1 day for Cambria, 1 for Santa Cruz and 2 for Monterey/Carmel.   If you want to ride the steam train in Santa Cruz consider adding an extra day.
	SLO Vicinity Public Transport	Maps and general information about buses and shuttles in SLO and area.....even has links to taxi service.  Very nice website.
	SLO Net	County website
	SLO County Guide	By the Visitor's and Conference Bureau
Grover Beach	City Information	Amtrak station is at Grand and Highway 1 close to downtown
	Welcome to Grover Beach	By Chamber of Commerce
Guadalupe	TBD	New station.
Surf	None	Small stop
Goleta	TBD	The stop for UC Santa Barbara soon to open.
Santa Barbara	Visitor's Bureau	SB is a lovely town with what has to be the best climate in California.  Strict zoning laws keep the city to a Spanish motif and banish garish signs.  It's an easy walk to the beach and restaurants from the Amtrak station. Check back for photos and a travelogue.
	SB Metropolitan Transit	Very thorough with lots of information to get around SB to Goleta
	SB Guide	Commercial website
Carpentaria	Check back for links	Beach with camping faclities.
Ventura	Check back for links	Amtrak's station is close to the fairgrounds and the marina.  Check back for more info and photos when I get a chance to get up there.
Oxnard	City Guide	A trip up to Oxnard is the closest way for those living in LA to get to "the country." Oxnard has a wonderful Strawberry Festival in the spring and a great marina.  I'm planning a train trip to explore how to get from the Amtrak station to the marina.  Check back
	City and Harbor Guide	By the Tourism Bureau
Camarillo	City of Camarillo	Nice little city with a fabulous deli for smoked salmon (according to my cousin).  I'll have to get more info but I've eaten the salmon and he is right.
Moorpark	City of Moorpark	The usual "ho hum" city website but it does have a link for bus information
Simi Valley	http://www.SimiValley.com/	Nice commercial website
Chatsworth	Yahoo - Chatsworth	At the west end of the San Fernando Valley where it's hot and without redeeming features
Van Nuys	Yahoo - Van Nuys	Van Nuys is the central stop for the San Fernando Valley - a ho hum place at best (I grew up nearby)
Burbank Airport	http://burbank.acityline.com/	Excellent website by the city with more than just the usual political nonsense - has lots of good tourist info
Glendale	City of Glendale	Another good city website - and Glendale is a nice town with a really fabulous shopping mall, the Glendale Galleria.  The area around the Galleria has many nice restaurants and galleries  Amtrak's station there is currently under rennovation but is open, if unstaffed.
Los Angeles Union Station	Wizzlog	Photos and detailed station information plus maps of the area and local transportation information
Commerce	None	Very boring place
Fullerton	http://www.idyllmtn.com/fullerton/	Commercial website - so so........Steve Grande's information is lots better. Amtrak shuttles to Disneyland available - call Amtrak.
Anaheim	http://www.anaheimoc.org/	The train stop is right across the parking lot from Padres' stadium and Amtrak runs shuttle buses to Disney land from here (call Amtrak). Nice station, too.
	Disneyland	The official site
	Knott's Berry Farm	The official site
Santa Ana	Yahoo - Santa Ana	Limp
Irvine	Yahoo - Irvine	Limp
San Juan Capistrano	http://www.sanjuancapistrano.com/	Good commercail website
San Clemente	http://www.san-clemente.com/	Good commercial website
Oceanside	http://www.oceanside-ca.com/tableof.htm	Commercial website
Solana Beach	Yahoo- Solana Beach	The Solana Beach stop has a free shuttle to the track during the racing season at Del Mar
San Diego	Wizzlog	Photos and detailed station information plus maps to nearby hotels and attractions and links for local transportation

 

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