San Francisco is only 60 miles. http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/
Nappa is 60 miles. http://www.napavalley.com/
Monterey and Carmel are 130 miles. http://www.seemonterey.com/
Yosemite is 140 miles. http://www.nps.gov/yose/
The nearest snow skiing is a little over an hour away, but Lake Tahoe is worth driving 180 miles. http://www.visitinglaketahoe.com/
California’s Gold Country is only an hour away. http://calgold.org/