Halfway point between San Francisco and Willow Creek
On the US-101, CA-299 and CA-96 drive, the natural place to split the trip is Ukiah, CA. It is about 129 miles from San Francisco, CA and 191 miles from Willow Creek, CA.
- Whole drive
- About 320 miles, 6 h
- To Ukiah
- About 2 h from San Francisco
- Highway
- US-101, CA-299 and CA-96
Total trip cost
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- Gas, about 320 miles
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Why Ukiah
It sits right on US-101, CA-299 and CA-96 near the middle of the drive, so neither day is much longer than the other, and it has plenty of hotels by the exits. Meeting someone coming the other way? It also works as a fair meetup spot.
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