One of my favorite campgrounds on the southern Oregon coast is Humbug mountain. There’s lots of sandy beaches and tide pools, a great hike to the top of the mountain, and the Crazy Norwegian restaurant is a short drive.
A few quick ones I would recommend not missing
- Alcatraz / angel island
- presidio / national cemetery and fort point
- fort Ross
-id camp in gulala on the river for awesome redwoods
-pt arena ( westernmost point in Lowe 48)
- skunk train
- if you are into fishing and desolate areas head up 299 fish the Trinity and the salmon check out sawyers bar
- tulelake / lava beds
- burney falls / pit river
- mt lassen for sure !
- lakes basin in sierra city / gold mines / sierra buttes
There are many interesting places to see along the way
The old Benicia armory and state capital is full of history mt Diablo has the 2nd most viewable sq/miles in the world (#1is mt Kilimanjaro) the geysers in Calistoga (and maybe a sprint car race ) , scotia old sawmill and company town
I'd also drive the old 50 highway on your way back through Nevada