# @visitcalifornia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYphtCKjeFV
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-22T17:12:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Visit California | Travel + Fun Things to Do (@visitcalifornia) — https://gondola.cc/visitcalifornia

## Caption

Want to check a National Park off your bucket list on your journey from the Bay Area to DiscoverLA? Take U.S. 99, and a scenic detour to visit SequoiaKingsNPS, for this road trip. 

If you’re traveling for the world’s biggest soccer tournament, here’s some spots to stop on your way.

OAKLAND (Before leaving the bay, explore VisitOakland)
🥒 Pickleball at PickleAthletics
🛍️ Shop in the Rockridge Neighborhood
📚 Visit Clio's Books (a bookstore bar!)
🌋 Hike in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
🍽️ Get delicious Colombian food at ParcheOak
🛏️ Stay at KisselUpTownOakland

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK: 
🌲 See General Sherman, the largest tree (by volume in the world)
🥾 Hike Congress Trail
🪨 See pictographs at Hospital Rock
🚗 Stop by Tunnel Rock, the park's original entrance
💧 Relax along the Kaweah River and check out the suspension bridge

VISALIA
🍕 Pizza at BufalaOnMain
🌮 Follow the taco trail - we tried VelascosMexicanFood and ElTarascomainst559
☕️ Coffee at ComponentCoffeeLab
🍳 Rooftop brunch at ElderwoodVisalia
🥗 Salads and sandwiches at TheBravoFarms
⚽️ Watch soccer matches at 1852Visalia

PASADENA (VisitPasadena)
🚶🏻‍♂️ See the architecture in OldPasadena
📚 Have wine and cheese at VRomansBookstore
🐼 Eat at the original Panda Express PandaInn
🎭 See a show at ANoiseWithin

Which stops are you most excited about?

🎥 jacobthefu and estherjulee

#VisitCalifornia #RoadTrip #SequoiaNationalPark #NationalRoadTripDay #Soccer

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soccer, visitcalifornia, sequoianationalpark, nationalroadtripday, roadtrip

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