Getting Oriented in the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area Map - by counties
map via Google Maps

This map shows the general location of the counties that make up the Bay Area, along with its three largest cities, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose.

For the purpose of simplicity, this website groups the counties in the following large regions (click region name for more information):

SAN FRANCISCO
EAST BAY: Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solono Counties
SOUTH BAY: San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
NORTH BAY: Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties

	FRISCO VISTA Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area


home news/opinion about orientation history culture natural world activities search contact	Getting Oriented in the San Francisco Bay Area map via Google Maps This map shows the general location of the counties that make up the Bay Area, along with its three largest cities, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. For the purpose of simplicity, this website groups the counties in the following large regions (click region name for more information): SAN FRANCISCO EAST BAY: Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solono Counties SOUTH BAY: San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties NORTH BAY: Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties	*** San Francisco East Bay North Bay South Bay / Peninsula
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