The Central Valley is both California’s breadbasket and a jumping-off point for excursions to the California Wine Country, Gold Country, the San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, Yosemite Region and Lake Tahoe.

The cities of Sacramento and Vacaville are DogTrekker.com dog-passionate partners and are part of the journey as you travel from north to south through the Central Valley on Interstate 5 or California State Route 99, arriving in Bakersfield.