Quiet CoordinatesQuiet places worth the drive.

Quiet Coordinates

Day trips that still have parking.

Under-the-radar spots from San Francisco and from New York. Many Bay Area drives are about two hours. Some Hudson Valley days are longer, and Carl Schurz Park is a subway ride. Times are general guidance, not live traffic.

California · 12 trips

From San Francisco

From downtown San Francisco, these are under-the-radar days within about two hours. Muir Woods and the famous coastal pullouts are left off on purpose. Drive times assume a calm midday. Summer weekends and bridge traffic will add time.

New York · 13 trips

From New York

Times are general guidance from Midtown on a calm day, not a live traffic report. Most of these are Hudson Valley. Carl Schurz Park is a subway ride, not a drive. Peekamoose and Hither Hills are long days. Weekend traffic and a Metro-North timetable will beat these estimates. Check a map the morning you go.