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Comments for King City
King City: 07/17/07
When traveling on the 101 to or from the Bay Area, King City is the obvious first or last stop depending on the direction traveled. Usually we stop there at night to refuel, stretch our legs, get a drink and take care of other needs. On Saturday, though, we left early enough to see the city in the day time. We even took a little detour through it on the "business route."
King City, named for founder Charles H. King, who bought the land to raise wheat, lies 145 miles south of San Francisco. In driving terms from Hayward, it's about two hours away, or three if traffic is bad. On Saturday it was about 2 and half hours away and the perfect distance to stop for lunch.
We stopped at the Denny's which I've been told by beckerbuns has a Geocache in the parking lot. I'm not a Geocacher but if you are and are in the area, check it out!
In the daytime, one can see that King City is in the southern end of the "Long Valley" (Salinas Valley), just near where the valley begins to bend and the foothills encroach from the sides. The city seems financially depressed. The roads need serious repair work, there are abandoned buildings and there is just a general sense of not much happening. The city does, however, have a very nice website which paints a far rosier picture than what we saw.
king city | vacation | salinas valley
Comments (2)
Comment #1: Tuesday, July, 17, 2007 at 14:28:30
Happy Trails!
Hope you guys get tons more photo ops!
Thanks for sharing.
Happy Wednesday!"