48 Hours of Sierra Foothill Flavor in Chico

Trip Overview

This two-day spin through Chico balances the town's outdoor playground with its emerging food-and-drink scene. Morning starts with cool, pine-scented air in Upper Bidwell Park, afternoons glide between local breweries and tree-lined downtown patios, and evenings end under strings of Edison bulbs at riverside patios where the faint hum of cicadas mingles with clinking glasses. The pace is deliberate, one major activity per half-day, so you can linger over a smoked-trout omelet or a second pint of farmhouse ale without watching the clock.