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San Joaquin Valley
Table of Contents
Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to San Joaquin Valley, visa requirements / Get around / San Joaquin Valley attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / San Joaquin Valley nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get outThe San Joaquin Valley of California stretches from the Tehachapi Mountains north of Los Angeles up to Sacramento. Largely agricultural, the area is some of the most fertile farmland in the world.
Regions
- Fresno County
- Kern County
- Kings County
- Madera County
- Merced County
- San Joaquin County
- Stanislaus County
- Tulare County
Cities
- Atwater
- Bakersfield
- Fresno
- Hilmar
- Manteca
- Merced
- Modesto
- Oakdale
- Reedley
- Ripon
- Selma
- Stockton
- Tracy
- Turlock
- Visalia
Other destinations
Culture and History
Talk
English and Spanish are both spoken in the San Joaquin Valley. It's helpful to know a little of each, as many people speak only one or the other. Punjabi and Tagalog are also widely spoken by Indian and Filipino immigrants in major cities.
Travel to San Joaquin Valley & Visa Requirements
Tours & Getting around San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley attractions and sightseeing
San Joaquin Valley city tours
San Joaquin Valley Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
San Joaquin Valley nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs
Stay safe
The San Joaquin Valley can get very foggy in winter, making driving extremely dangerous with visibility of 100 feet and less. On the faster highways such as Interstate 5 and State Route 99, the fog can turn small accidents into smash-ups of dozens of cars.
Gang activity is quite common in the larger cities. Avoid being out alone after dark, and avoid wearing solid red or solid blue, as these are gang colors and may make you a target.
Get out
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