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32 named destination areas in California
How to read these pages. The city name is the destination label used by GSA. The county or location line tells you what area the rate actually covers. Open the matching page to see the full lodging seasons or month-by-month breakdown.

Antioch / Brentwood / Concord

Contra Costa

Up to $147 lodging · $86 M&IE

Bakersfield / Ridgecrest

Kern

Up to $132 lodging · $74 M&IE

Barstow / Ontario / Victorville

San Bernardino

Up to $124 lodging · $86 M&IE

Death Valley

Inyo / NAWS China Lake

Up to $142 lodging · $80 M&IE

Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville

Humboldt

Up to $172 lodging · $86 M&IE

Fresno

Fresno

Up to $129 lodging · $86 M&IE

Los Angeles

Los Angeles / Orange / Ventura / Edwards AFB less the city of Santa Monica

Up to $191 lodging · $86 M&IE

Mammoth Lakes

Mono

Up to $195 lodging · $86 M&IE

Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato

Marin

Up to $175 lodging · $92 M&IE

Monterey

Monterey

Up to $279 lodging · $92 M&IE

Napa

Napa

Up to $246 lodging · $92 M&IE

Oakhurst

Maderapreserve

Up to $135 lodging · $80 M&IE

Oakland

Alameda

Up to $145 lodging · $92 M&IE

Palm Springs

Riverside

Up to $186 lodging · $86 M&IE

Point Arena / Gualala

Mendocino

Up to $129 lodging · $86 M&IE

Sacramento

Sacramento

Up to $150 lodging · $86 M&IE

San Diego

San Diego

Up to $237 lodging · $86 M&IE

San Francisco

San Francisco

Up to $272 lodging · $92 M&IE

San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

Up to $203 lodging · $86 M&IE

San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont

San Mateo

Up to $183 lodging · $86 M&IE

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Up to $262 lodging · $92 M&IE

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Up to $176 lodging · $86 M&IE

Santa Monicapreserve

City limits of Santa Monica

Up to $273 lodging · $92 M&IE

Santa Rosa

Sonoma

Up to $157 lodging · $86 M&IE

South Lake Tahoe

El Dorado

Up to $247 lodging · $86 M&IE

Stocktonpreserve

San Joaquin

Up to $132 lodging · $74 M&IE

Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose

Santa Clara

Up to $192 lodging · $92 M&IE

Tahoe City

Placer

Up to $131 lodging · $86 M&IE

Truckee

Nevadapreserve

Up to $173 lodging · $86 M&IE

Visalia

Tulare

Up to $131 lodging · $80 M&IE

West Sacramento / Davis

Yolo

Up to $142 lodging · $80 M&IE

Yosemite National Park

Mariposa

Up to $203 lodging · $86 M&IE

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